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Sphyraena argentea (Pacific barracuda)

Osteichthyes - Sphyraenidae

Taxonomy
Sphyraena argentea was named by Girard (1854). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. fluctuosa, S. obtusata, S. olisiponenesis, S. sphyraena

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Sphyraena argentea Girard
1970Sphyraena argentea Fitch p. 33 fig. 4h
2012Sphyraena argentea Fierstine et al. p. 144

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
familySphyraenidaeRafinesque 1815
genusSphyraenaArtedi 1793
speciesargenteaGirard 1854

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.

Sphyraena argentea Girard 1854 [Pacific barracuda]
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Sphyraena argentea (59063 190889)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Sphyraena argentea (239418 276600)