Acanthoplesiops cappuccino

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Teleostei
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

Familia: Plesiopidae
Subfamilia: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Acanthoplesiops
Species: Acanthoplesiops cappuccino

Name

Acanthoplesiops cappuccino Gill, Bogorodsky, Mal, 2013

• Holotype: SMF 34909.
• Type locality: Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Sharm Obhur, 21°42'30"N, 39°05'44"E, coral-reef slope, 17 m depth.
• Etymology: The specific name alludes to the various brown and white markings reminiscent of a cappuccino.

References

Primary references

• Gill, A.C., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. 2013. Acanthoplesiops cappuccino, a new species of acanthoclinine fish from the Red Sea (Teleostei: Plesiopidae). Zootaxa 3750(3): 216–222. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.3.2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Red Sea Spiny Basslet