Awaouichthys menoni

Taxonavigation

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: Oxudercidae
Subfamilia: Gobionellinae
Genus: Awaouichthys

Species: Awaouichthys menoni

Name

Awaouichthys menoni Chatterjee & Mishra, 2013

• Holotype: ZSI F.7377/2.
• Paratypes: ZSI 7378/2-7380/2 (3).

Type locality: Patibonia Island in the Gangetic delta (West Bengal) near Frasergunge, 21°34'N, 88°16'E [1], from a tidal channel connected to Edward's creek.

Etymology: The species is named in the honour of the eminent ichthyologist of the Zoological Survey of India, late Dr. A. G. K. Menon, who confirmed the status of the specimens.

References

• Chatterjee, T. K. & Mishra, S. S.; 2013: A new genus and new species of Gobioid fish (Gobiidae: Gobionellinae) from Sunderbans, India. Records of the zoological Survey of India, 112 (4) [2012]: 85–88.