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Prionurus

Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae

Taxonomy
Prionurus was named by Lacépede (1804). It is extant.

It was assigned to Acanthuridae by Randall (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Prionurus Lacépede p. 211
1955Prionurus Randall p. 362

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderAcanthuriformes
familyAcanthuridae
genusPrionurusLacépede 1804

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. Prionurus Lacépede 1804
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Prionurus microlepidotus Lacépede 1804
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: grazerf
Created: 2014-07-31 22:55:33
Modified: 2014-07-31 22:55:50
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Randall 1955, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available