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Balistes dubius

Tetraodontiformes - Balistidae

Taxonomy
Balistes dubius was named by Blainville (1818).

It was recombined as Proaracana dubia by Tyler and Santini (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Balistes dubius Blainville
2002Proaracana dubia Tyler and Santini p. 82
2014Proaracana dubia Bannikov p. 30
2014Proaracana dubia Carnevale et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderBalistoidei
familyBalistidae
genusBalistes
speciesdubiusBlainville 1818

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.

Balistes dubius Blainville 1818
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
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