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Gasterosteus canadus

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Gasterosteidae

Taxonomy
Gasterosteus canadus was named by Linnaeus (1766).

It was recombined as Rachycentron canadum by Godfrey and Carnevale (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. doryssus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Gasterosteus canadus Linnaeus
2021Rachycentron canadum Godfrey and Carnevale p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottoidei()
infraorderGasterosteales
familyGasterosteidae
genusGasterosteus
speciescanadusLinnaeus 1766

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.

†Gasterosteus canadus Linnaeus 1766
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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