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Trachinotidae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Trachinotidae

Taxonomy
Trachinotidae was named by Weber and Beaufort (1931).

It was assigned to Perciformes by Blot (1969).

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2026-02-05; modified by M. Uhen on 2026-02-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Trachinotidae Weber and Beaufort
1969Trachinotidae Blot p. 276

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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
familyTrachinotidaeWeber and Beaufort 1931
familyTrachinotidaeWeber and Beaufort 1931

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.

Fm. †Trachinotidae Weber and Beaufort 1931
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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