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Pomatomus saltatrix

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Pomatomidae

Taxonomy
Gasterosteus saltatrix was named by Linnaeus (1766).

It was recombined as Pomatomus saltatrix by Purdy et al. (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus
2001Pomatomus saltatrix Purdy et al. p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyPomatomidae
genusPomatomusLacépède 1802
speciessaltatrix(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.

Pomatomus saltatrix Linnaeus 1766
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Pomatomus saltatrix (235090)