Ranzania

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
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
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Subordo: Tetraodontoidei

Familia: Molidae
Genus: Ranzania
Species (1 + †4): R. laevis – †R. grahami – †R. ogaii – †R. tenneyorum – †R. zappai
Name

Ranzania Nardo, 1840

Gender: feminine.

Type species: Ranzania typus Nardo, 1840 [= Ranzania laevis]. Type by monotypy (also by use of typus).
Synonyms

Centaurus Kaup, 1855

Ranzania laevis

References
Primary references

Nardo, G.D. 1840. Considerazioni sulla famiglia dei pesci Mola, e sui caratteri che li distinguono. Annali delle Scienze del Regno Lombardo-Veneto, Padova v. 10: 105–112.

Additional references

Kaup, J.J.. 1855. Uebersicht über die Species einiger Familien der Sclerodermen. Arch. Naturgeschichte. 21 (1): 215–233.

Links

Ranzania (Molidae) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Schlanker Sonnenfisch
English: Slender sunfish
日本語: クサビフグ属
português: Peixe-lua-comprido