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Xiphiinae

Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae

Taxonomy
Xiphiinae was named by Swainson (1839). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scombridae by Monsch (2004); to Scomberoidei by Monsch et al. (2005); and to Xiphiidae by Fierstine (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Xiphiinae Swainson
2004Xiphiinae Monsch p. 460
2005Xiphiinae Monsch et al. p. 276
2006Xiphiinae Fierstine p. 442

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
orderIstiophoriformes
familyXiphiidaeSwainson 1839
subfamilyXiphiinaeSwainson 1839
subfamilyXiphiinaeSwainson 1839

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.

Subfm. Xiphiinae Swainson 1839
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G. †Rotundorhynchus Monsch 2004
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G. †Tamesichthys Casier 1966
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Tamesichthys decipiens Casier 1966
G. Xiphias Linnaeus 1758 [sword fish]
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Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Xiphias delfortrieri Lawley 1876 [synonym]
Xiphias radiata Clark 1895
Invalid names: Istiophorini Lutken 1875 [empty], Xiphiorhynchini Regan 1909 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available