Chriolepis prolata

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei

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: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Chriolepis
Species: Chriolepis prolata

Name

Chriolepis prolata Hastings & Findley, 2015

• Holotype: USNM 230001.
• Paratypes: AMNH 87272 (formerly USA-SAM 775-08); SIO 14–37, 14–38, 14–39.

Type locality: northeastern Gulf of Mexico, ca 127 km south of St. George's Island, Franklin County, Florida, 28° 24.4’N, 84° 55.2’W, 91 m depth.

Etymology: From Latin prolatus (= elongated) in reference to the relatively elongate innermost or fifth pelvic-fin ray compared to that of other known species in the genus.

Vernacular names

English: Platform Goby

References

• Hastings, P.A. & Findley, L. T., 2015. Chriolepis prolata, a new species of Atlantic goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the North American continental shelf. Zootaxa 3904(4): 589–595. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.4.8 Reference page.