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Sciaenops ocellatus

Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae

Taxonomy
Sciaenops ocellatus was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Sciaenops ocellatus Linnaeus
2017Sciaenops ocellatus Hastings and Dooley p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderAcanthuriformes
suborderSciaenoideiCuvier 1828
familySciaenidaeCuvier 1828
genusSciaenopsGill 1863
speciesocellatusLinnaeus 1766

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Sciaenops ocellatus Linnaeus 1766
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Diagnosis
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