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Diplectrum (sand perch)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae

Taxonomy
Diplectrum was named by Holbrook (1855). It is extant.

It was assigned to Serranidae by Fitch and Lavenberg (1983) and Stringer (1998).

Species lacking formal opinion data
D. formosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Diplectrum Holbrook
1983Diplectrum Fitch and Lavenberg p. 513
1998Diplectrum Stringer p. 150

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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
suborderSerranoidei
familySerranidaeSwainson 1839
genusDiplectrumHolbrook 1855

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. Diplectrum Holbrook 1855 [sand perch]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available