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Hoplostethus lawleyi

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae

Taxonomy
Otolithus (Hoplostethus) lawleyi was named by Koken (1891). It is extant.

It was recombined as Hoplostethus lawleyi by Schwarzhans (1978) and Nolf and Steurbaut (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. durus, H. sinusaustralis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Otolithus (Hoplostethus) lawleyi Koken
1978Hoplostethus lawleyi Schwarzhans p. 33
1983Hoplostethus lawleyi Nolf and Steurbaut p. 175

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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
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderBerycoidei
familyTrachichthyidaeBleeker 1859
genusHoplostethusCuvier and Valenciennes 1829
specieslawleyi(Koken 1891)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available