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Myripristis

Actinopteri - Holocentriformes - Holocentridae

Taxonomy
Myripristis was named by Cuvier (1827) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant. Its type is Myripristis jacobus.

It was assigned to Percoidei by Agassiz (1835); to Myripristinae by Steurbaut (1979) and Steurbaut (1984); to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Myripristidae by Schwarzhans (2013); and to Holocentridae by Casier (1966) and Ebersole et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Myripristis Cuvier
1835Myripristis Agassiz p. 39ff
1966Myripristis Casier p. 186
1979Myripristis Steurbaut p. 67
1984Myripristis Steurbaut p. 69
2002Myripristis Sepkoski
2013Myripristis Schwarzhans p. 174
2019Myripristis Ebersole et al. p. 194

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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
Holocentrimorphaceae
orderHolocentriformes
familyHolocentridaeRichardson 1846
genusMyripristisCuvier 1827

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.

G. Myripristis Cuvier 1827
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Myripristis banatica Weiler 1950
Myripristis homopterygius Agassiz 1835
Myripristis jacobus Cuvier 1829
Myripristis leptacanthus Agassiz 1835
Myripristis priemi Schubert 1916
Myripristis verus Steurbaut 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available