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Sciaenops ocellata

Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae

Taxonomy
Perca ocellata was named by Linnaeus (1766).

It was recombined as Sciaenops ocellata by Purdy et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Perca ocellata Linnaeus
2001Sciaenops ocellata Purdy et al. p. 175

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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
speciesocellata(Linnaeus 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 ocellata Linnaeus 1766
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Diagnosis
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