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Holocentrum pygaeum

Osteichthyes - Holocentriformes - Holocentridae

Taxonomy
Holocentrum pygaeum was named by Agassiz (1834).

Entered
by M. Carrano on 2011-12-22; modified by M. Clapham on 2021-08-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Holocentrum pygaeum Agassiz figs. Pl 14, figs 1,2
1836Holocentrum pygaeum Agassiz p. 107
1839Holocentrum pygaeum Agassiz p. 6
1839Holocentrum pygaeum Agassiz Duplicate figs. Pl 15, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Holocentrimorphaceae
orderHolocentriformes
familyHolocentridaeRichardson 1846
genusHolocentrumGronovius 1763
speciespygaeum

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.

†Holocentrum pygaeum Agassiz 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
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