Alepisauridae

Alepisaurus ferox

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Section: Aulopa
Ordo: Aulopiformes
Subordo: Alepisauroidei
Familia:
Genera (3): Alepisaurus – Anotopterus – Omosudis

Name

Alepisauridae Swainson, 1839

Synonymy

  • Anotopteridae
  • Omosudidae

[Source: Betancur-R. et al. (2013), Appendix 2]

References

Vernacular names

  • suomi: Purjeliskokalat
  • 日本語: ミズウオ科
  • polski: żaglonowate
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