Opsanus tau

Opsanus tau

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Batrachoidiformes

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: Batrachoidaria Ordo: Batrachoidiformes

Familia: Batrachoididae
Subfamilia: Batrachoidinae
Genus: Opsanus
Species: Opsanus tau

Name

Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonymy

• Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: oyster toadfish
polski: tau

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