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Lophiiformes (anglerfish)

Actinopteri - Lophiiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Lophiiformes Constantin
2001Lophiiformes Purdy et al. p. 165
2002Lophiiformes Sepkoski
2006Lophiiformes Nelson
2008Lophiiformes Carnevale et al.
2009Lophiiformes Carnevale and Pietsch
2010Lophiiformes Carnevale and Pietsch p. 625
2011Lophiiformes Long p. 243
2012Lophiiformes Fierstine et al. p. 78
2013Lophiiformes Betancur et al.
2014Lophiiformes Bannikov p. 26
2016Lophiiformes Nelson et al. p. 508
2018Lophiiformes Carnevale and Godfrey p. 171

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderLophiiformes
orderLophiiformes

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. Lophiiformes [anglerfish]
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G. Antennarius Lacépède 1798
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†Antennarius excavatus Stinton 1978
†Antennarius monodi Carnevale and Pietsch 2006
G. †Eophryne Carnevale and Pietsch 2009
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†Eophryne barbutii Carnevale and Pietsch 2009
G. †Neilpeartia Carnevale et al. 2020
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†Neilpeartia ceratoi Carnevale et al. 2020
Invalid names: Onchocephalidae Regan 1912 [empty], Tetrabranchidae [empty]
Fm. Brachionichthyidae Gill 1878
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G. Brachionichthys Bleeker 1855
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Brachionichthys australis Last et al. 2007
Brachionichthys hirsutus Lacepède 1804
G. †Histionotophorus Eastman 1904
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†Histionotophorus bassani De Zigno 1887
Invalid names: Histiocephalus De Zigno 1887 [replaced]
G. †Orrichthys Carnevale and Pietsch 2010
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†Orrichthys longimanus Carnevale and Pietsch 2010
G. Sympterichthys Gill 1878
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Sympterichthys politus Richardson 1844
Sympterichthys verrucosus Carnevale and Pietsch 2010
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G. Leptacanthichthys Regan and Trewavas 1932
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Fm. Oneirodidae Gill 1879
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G. Chaenophryne Regan 1925
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†Chaenophryne melanorhabdus Regan and Trewavas 1932
G. Oneirodes Lutken 1871
Invalid names: Ceratiidae [empty], Gigantactinidae [empty], Himantolophidae [empty], Melanocetidae [empty]
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G. Chaunax Lowe 1846
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†Chaunax bucculentus Schwarzhans 2019
†Chaunax lobatus Bassoli 1906
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G. Acentrophryne Regan 1926
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G. Borophryne Regan 1925
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†Borophryne apogon Regan 1925
G. Linophryne Collett 1886
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†Linophryne indica Brauer 1902
Subor. Lophioidei Cuvier
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Fm. Lophiidae Cuvier
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G. †Caruso Carnevale and Pietsch 2012
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†Caruso brachysomus Agassiz 1835
G. †Emmachaere Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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†Emmachaere rhomalea Jordan 1921
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Invalid names: Emmachaere rhachites Jordan and Gilbert 1919 [synonym]
G. †Eosladenia Bannikov 2004
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†Eosladenia caucasica Bannikov 2004
G. Lophiodes Goode and Bean 1896
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†Lophiodes hoi Schwarzhans 2019
G. Lophiomus Gill 1893
G. Lophius Linnaeus 1758
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†Lophius alveolus Schwarzhans 2019
†Lophius americanus Valenciennes 1837
†Lophius brachysomus Agassiz 1835
†Lophius budegassa Spinola 1807
†Lophius dolloi Leriche 1908
†Lophius onokensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Lophius orpiensis Leriche 1906
†Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus 1758
G. †Sharfia Pietsch and Carnevale 2011
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†Sharfia mirabilis Pietsch and Carnevale 2011
G. Sladenia Regan 1908
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G. Dibranchus Peters 1876
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Dibranchus geniculatus Schwarzhans 1980
†Dibranchus kakahoensis Schwarzhans 2019
G. Halieutaea Valenciennes 1837
G. †Ogcocephalidarum Schuber 1906
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†Ogcocephalidarum balcombiensis Schwarzhans 1985
†Ogcocephalidarum unicus Bassoli 1906
G. †Tarkus Carnevale and Pietsch 2011
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†Tarkus squirei Carnevale and Pietsch 2011
G. Ogcocephalus Fischer 1813
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†Ogcocephalus cirrhosus Stinton 1978
†Ogcocephalus dudensis Ciobanu 1977
Invalid names: Caulophrynidae [empty], Centrophrynidae [empty], Diceratiidae [empty], Lophichthyidae [empty], Neoceratiidae [empty], Tetrabrachiidae [empty], Thaumatichthyidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available