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Epinephelus itajara

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Serranidae

Taxonomy
Epinephelus itajara was named by Lichtenstein (1822). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. casottii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Epinephelus itajara Lichtenstein pp. 267-288

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderSerranoidei
familySerranidaeSwainson 1839
genusEpinephelusBloch 1793
speciesitajaraLichtenstein 1822

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.

†Epinephelus itajara Lichtenstein 1822
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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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela Epinephelus itajara (92751)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela ( Falcón) Epinephelus itajara (136218)