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Lepidocottus

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Gobioidei

Taxonomy
Lepidocottus was named by Sauvage (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Butidae by Gaudant et al. (2018).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Lepidocottus Sauvage
2002Lepidocottus Sepkoski
2018Lepidocottus Gaudant et al. p. 467

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyGobioidei
familyButidae
genusLepidocottusSauvage 1875

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. Lepidocottus Sauvage 1875
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Lepidocottus gracilis Laube 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available