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Lophotus

Discussion

Genus is extant according to WoRMS and FishBase

Taxonomy
Lophotus was named by Giorna (1809). It is extant. Its type is Lophotus lacepede.

It was assigned to Lophotidae by Danilt'chenko (1962).

Species
L. lacepede (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Lophotes Danilt'chenko p. 117

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RankNameAuthor
RankNameAuthor
genusLophotusGiorna 1809

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. Lophotus Giorna 1809
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Lophotus lacepede Giorna 1809
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available