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Opsanus tao

Osteichthyes - Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae

Taxonomy
Gadus tao was named by Linnaeus (1766).

It was recombined as Opsanus tao by Purdy et al. (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. tau

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Gadus tao Linnaeus
2001Opsanus tao Purdy et al. p. 165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Batrachoidaria
orderBatrachoidiformes
familyBatrachoididaeJordan 1896
genusOpsanusRafinesque 1818
speciestao(Linnaeus 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.

†Opsanus tao 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: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:55:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:55:54
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available