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Platycephalus fluctuosus

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Platycephalidae

Taxonomy
Platycephalus fluctuosus was named by Nolf (1972). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Sphyraena fluctuosus by Schwarzhans (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. indicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Platycephalus fluctuosus Nolf
2007Sphyraena fluctuosus Schwarzhans p. 338

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyPlatycephalidae
genusPlatycephalusBloch 1795
speciesfluctuosusNolf 1972

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available