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Taxon: Order Lampriformes - opahs (fish)
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Attributes

Correct [original] spelling [ICZN, 1999: Art. 29.3.1.1 (fam.: -id-)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 24 Apr 2025.

Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Lampridoidei (Suborder) Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 608. [inferred]
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Lamproidei (Suborder)

Variants

Incorrect spelling: Lampridiformes (Order) Goodrich, 1909 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 226, 228 ("seems not to be correct").
Incorrect spelling: Lampridiformes (Order) Goodrich, 1909 Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 280, 282 ("seems not to be accurate").
Current spelling: Lampridiformes (Order) Goodrich, 1909 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 127; 5 May 2012. [inferred]
Former spelling: Lampridiformes (Order) Goodrich, 1909 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 226.
Former spelling: Lampridiformes (Order) Goodrich, 1909 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 71; 15 Jun 2024. [inferred]

Synonyms

Synonymous name: Allotriognathi (Order) Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 226.
Synonymous name: Allotriognathi (Order) Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 20.
Including: Ateleopodoidei (Suborder)
Including: Mirapinnatoidei (Suborder)

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: koningsvisachtigen Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: opahs Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 280.
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