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Gymnotiformes (disused)

Actinopteri - Gymnotiformes

Taxonomy
Gymnotiformes is an order. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ostariophysi by Nelson (2006); to Otophysi by Long (2011); and to Characiphysae by Betancur et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Gymnotiformes Nelson
2011Gymnotiformes Long p. 243
2013Gymnotiformes Betancur et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
—Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
—Otophysa
superorderCharaciphysae
orderGymnotiformes
orderGymnotiformes

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.

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Invalid names: Gymnotidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Apteronotidae [empty], Rhamphichthyidae [empty], Sternopygidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available