Platybelone

Platybelone argalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scomberesocoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Beloniformes Subordo: Belonoidei Superfamilia: Scomberesocoidea

Familia: Belonidae
Genus: Platybelone
Species: P. argalus

Name

Platybelone Fowler, 1919

Gender: feminine

Type species: Belone platyura Bennett, 1832, by being a replacement name.

Synonyms

• Eurycaulus Ogilby, 1908
• Tropidocaulus Ogilby, 1919

References

• Fowler, H. W. (1919) Notes on synentognathous fishes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 71: 2–15.

Links

• Platybelone – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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