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Auxis

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Auxis was named by Cuvier (1829). It is extant.

It was assigned to Thunninae by Bannikov (1979); to Scomberoidei by Purdy et al. (2001); and to Thunnini by Starks (1910), Klawe (1977), Collette et al. (2001) and Serdy (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Auxis Cuvier
1910Auxis Starks p. 80
1977Auxis Klawe p. 1
1979Auxis Bannikov p. 355
2001Auxis Collette et al. p. 3
2001Auxis Purdy et al. p. 180
2004Auxis Serdy p. 235

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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
Scombrimorpharia
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
subfamilyScombrinaeRafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
tribeThunnini()
genusAuxisCuvier 1829

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. Auxis Cuvier 1829
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Auxis rochei Risso 1810
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Auxis rochei eudorax Collette and Aadland 1996
Auxis thazard Lacepede 1800
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Auxis thazard brachydorax Collette and Aadland 1996
Auxis thazard thazard Lacepède 1800
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available