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Toxotes

Osteichthyes - Toxotidae

Taxonomy
Toxotes was named by Cuvier and Cloquet (1816) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Toxotidae by Casier (1966); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Toxotes Cuvier and Cloquet
1966Toxotes Casier p. 447
2002Toxotes Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
familyToxotidaeBleeker 1859
genusToxotesCuvier and Cloquet 1816

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. Toxotes Cuvier and Cloquet 1816
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Toxotes antiquus Agassiz 1835
Toxotes undatus Casier 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available