Ranzania (Molidae)

Ranzania laevis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tetraodontoidei

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

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