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Ranzania laevis (slender sunfish)

Tetraodontiformes - Molidae

Taxonomy
Ostracion laevis was named by Pennant (1776). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ranzania laevis by Weems (1985), Uyeno and Sakamoto (1994), Matsuura (2015), Carnevale et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1776Ostracion laevis Pennant
1985Ranzania laevis Weems p. 428
1994Ranzania laevis Uyeno and Sakamoto p. 112
2015Ranzania laevis Matsuura
2020Ranzania laevis Carnevale et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderMoloidei
familyMolidae
genusRanzaniaNardo 1840
specieslaevis(Pennant 1776)

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.

Ranzania laevis Pennant 1776 [slender sunfish]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available