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Phareodus brevicaudatus

Osteichthyes - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae

Taxonomy
Phareodus brevicaudatus was named by Thorpe (1938).

It was synonymized subjectively with Phareodus encaustus by Grande (1984).

Entered
by D. Sinopoli (authorized by M. Uhen) on 2026-07-08; modified by D. Sinopoli on 2026-07-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Phareodus brevicaudatus Thorpe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossomorpha()
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940
familyOsteoglossidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyOsteoglossinaeNelson 1968
genusPhareodus
speciesbrevicaudatusThorpe 1938

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.

†Phareodus brevicaudatus Thorpe 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:33:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:33:30
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available