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Suborder GIGANTUROIDEI


Compiler and date details

16 July 2016 - Douglass F. Hoese

Introduction

Baldwin & Johnson (1996) defined the suborder Giganturoidei. Wiley & Johnson (2010) followed that classification. It comprises two families of fishes found in mesopelagic and benthic environments of the continental slope in all oceans. Davis (2010) included this group in the suborder Alepisauroidei as a supefamily Ipnopoidea along with the Bathysauropsidae, Bathysauroididae and Ipnopidae.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
22-Dec-2016 AULOPIFORMES 16-Jul-2016 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
12-Feb-2010 (import)