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
Superordo: Stenopterygii
Ordo: Stomiiformes
Subordo: Gonostomatoidei
Familia: Sternoptychidae
Subfamilia: Maurolicinae
Genus: Valenciennellus
Valenciennellus is a genus of marine hatchetfishes. They are commonly known as constellationfishes.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
Valenciennellus carlsbergi Bruun, 1931
Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark (sv), 1871) (Constellationfish)
Fossils of constellationfishes are known since the Early Eocene, more than 40 million years ago.[2]
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Valenciennellus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
Sepkoski, Jack (2002): [Valenciennellus]. In: A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. HTML database excerpt
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