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Anarrhichthys ocellatus (wolf eel)

Osteichthyes - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Anarrhichthys ocellatus was named by Ayres (1855). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Anarrhichthys ocellatus Ayres
1970Anarrhichthys ocellatus Fitch p. 17

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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
genusAnarrhichthysAyres 1855
speciesocellatusAyres 1855

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.

Anarrhichthys ocellatus Ayres 1855 [wolf eel]
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chibanian or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Anarrhichthys ocellatus (84881)