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Paralichthys

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae

Taxonomy
Paralichthys was named by Girard (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Paralichthinae by David (1943); to Bothidae by Purdy et al. (2001); to Pleuronectiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paralichthyidae by Fierstine et al. (2012) and Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Paralichthys Girard
1943Paralichthys David p. 164
2001Paralichthys Purdy et al. p. 184
2002Paralichthys Sepkoski
2012Paralichthys Fierstine et al. p. 156
2018Paralichthys Carnevale and Godfrey p. 197

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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
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyParalichthyidae
genusParalichthysGirard 1858

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. Paralichthys Girard 1858
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Subg. †Paralichthys (Vorator) Jordan 1925
Paralichthys antiquus Jordan 1924
Paralichthys yamanai Sakamoto and Uyeno 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available