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Sphyraena fajumensis

Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Sphyraenidae

Taxonomy
Saurocephalus fajumensis was named by Dames (1883). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Sphyraena fajumensis by Casier (1946).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. sphyraena

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Saurocephalus fajumensis Dames
1946Sphyraena fajumensis Casier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderIstiophoriformes
familySphyraenidae
genusSphyraenaArtedi 1793
speciesfajumensis(Dames 1883)

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.

†Sphyraena fajumensis Dames 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available