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Rachycentron

Actinopteri - Carangiformes - Rachycentridae

Taxonomy
Rachycentron was named by Kaup (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rachycentridae by Carnevale and Godfrey (2018) and Godfrey and Carnevale (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Rachycentron Kaup
2002Rachycentron Sepkoski
2018Rachycentron Carnevale and Godfrey p. 179
2021Rachycentron Godfrey and Carnevale p. 2

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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
—Carangimorpharia
—Carangimorphariae
orderCarangiformes
familyRachycentridae
genusRachycentronKaup 1826

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. Rachycentron Kaup 1826
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†Rachycentron stremphaencus Godfrey and Carnevale 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available