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Sarda australis

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Sarda australis was named by Macleay (1881). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. brachycephala
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2017-05-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Sarda australis Macleay
2001Sarda australis Collette et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
tribeSardiniStarks 1910
genusSardaLacépède 1802
speciesaustralisMacleay 1881

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.

Sarda australis Macleay 1881
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available