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Caturus chirotes

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Caturidae

Taxonomy
Eugnathus chirotes was named by Agassiz (1842).

It was recombined as Caturus chirotes by Gardiner (1960).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Eugnathus chirotes Agassiz figs. Pl 57b
1843Eugnathus chirotes Agassiz p. 102
1960Caturus chirotes Gardiner p. 294

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
familyCaturidaeOwen 1860
genusCaturus
specieschirotes()

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.

Caturus chirotes Agassiz 1842
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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
Diet 2: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:51:40
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:51:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available