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Orthopristis ruber (corocoro grunt)

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Haemulidae

Taxonomy
Pristipoma rubrum was named by Cuvier (1830). It is extant.

It was recombined as Orthopristis ruber by Tavera et al. (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. americana, O. cantharinus, O. chrysopterus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Pristipoma rubrum Cuvier
2012Orthopristis ruber Tavera et al.

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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
familyHaemulidaeGill 1885
genusOrthopristisGirard 1858
speciesruber(Cuvier 1830)

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.

Orthopristis ruber Cuvier 1830 [corocoro grunt]
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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

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Venezuela (Paraguana) Orthopristis ruber (118106)