Pterois paucispinula
Taxonavigation: Scorpaenoidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Scorpaenidae
Subfamilia: Pteroinae
Genus: Pterois
Species: Pterois paucispinula
Name edit
Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014
- Holotype: BSKU 61062.
- Paratypes: (36).
Type locality: Kashiwa-jima Island, Kochi Prefecture, Japan.
Etymology: The specific name paucispinula is derived from Latin for ‘‘few spines’’ in reference to the small number of spinules on the head and body ctenoid scales, in contrast to its closely related congener Pterois mombasae.
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References edit
- Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H., 2014: Pterois paucispinula, a new species of lionfish (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Ichthyological Research 62 (3): 327–346. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-014-0451-6