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Sargus

Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae

Taxonomy
Sargus was named by Walbaum (1792) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Sparidae by Davis (1888); to Sparidae by Chapman (1918), Chapman and Cudmore (1924); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Sargus Walbaum
1888Sargus Davis p. 43
1918Sargus Chapman p. 28
1924Sargus Chapman and Cudmore p. 144
2002Sargus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderSpariformes
familySparidae(Cuvier 1817)
genusSargusWalbaum 1792

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.

G. Sargus Walbaum 1792
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Sargus cuvieri Agassiz 1839
Sargus laticonus Davis 1888
Sargus oranensis Woodward 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available