Taxonomy Profile: Gonorynchiformes

Gonorynchiformes: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Order
Synonym(s):
Gonorhynchiformes
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gonorynchiformes: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Ostariophysi
Gonorynchiformes Direct Children(s):
Gonorynchiformes: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
William N. Eschmeyer
Notes:
Senior Curator and Chairman, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118-4599, USA
Reference for:
Gonorynchiformes
Source(s):
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Gonorynchiformes
Publication(s):
Gonorynchiformes: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Gonorynchiformes: Comments
Comment:
Eschmeyer (online Catalog of Fishes, 2004) notes 'The correct genus spelling is Gonorynchus and the correct family spelling is Gonorynchidae contra Nelson 1994 "Fishes of the World" p. 128.' By the same logic, the order name should be spelled Gonorynchiformes, not Gonorhynchiformes