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Balistes polylepis (finescale triggerfish)

Tetraodontiformes - Balistidae

Taxonomy
Balistes polylepis was named by Steindachner (1876). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Balistes polylepis Steindachner
2012Balistes polylepis Fierstine et al. p. 163
2015Balistes polylepis Matsuura

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderBalistoidei
familyBalistidae
genusBalistes
speciespolylepisSteindachner 1876

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 polylepis Steindachner 1876 [finescale triggerfish]
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available