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Oplegnathus  Richardson, 1840
Taxonomic Serial No.: 169729

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Hoplegnathus Richardson, 1844
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyOplegnathidae  – knifejaws  
                                     GenusOplegnathus Richardson, 1840  
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                                        Species Oplegnathus conwayi Richardson, 1840 – cape knifefish, Cape knifefish 
                                        Species Oplegnathus fasciatus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844) – striped beakfish, striped beakfish 
                                        Species Oplegnathus insignis (Kner, 1867)  
                                        Species Oplegnathus peaolopesi Smith, 1947 – mozambique knifefish, Mozambique knifefish 
                                        Species Oplegnathus punctatus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844) – spotted beakfish, spotted beakfish 
                                        Species Oplegnathus robinsoni Regan, 1916 – natal knifefish, Natal knifefish 
                                        Species Oplegnathus woodwardi Waite, 1900  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Oplegnathus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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