Orthopristis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Haemulidae |
Subfamily: | Haemulinae |
Genus: |
Orthopristis Girard, 1858 |
Type species | |
Orthopristis duplex Girard, 1858
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Orthopristis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to family Haemulidae. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. [1]
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [1]
The extinct species O. burlesonis (formerly Allomorone burlesonis Frizzell and Dante, 1965) is known from otoliths from the Middle Eocene of the southern United States. [4] [5]
Orthopristis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Haemulidae |
Subfamily: | Haemulinae |
Genus: |
Orthopristis Girard, 1858 |
Type species | |
Orthopristis duplex Girard, 1858
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Synonyms | |
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Orthopristis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to family Haemulidae. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. [1]
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [1]
The extinct species O. burlesonis (formerly Allomorone burlesonis Frizzell and Dante, 1965) is known from otoliths from the Middle Eocene of the southern United States. [4] [5]