Branchiostegus okinawaensis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Percoidea 

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: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Malacanthidae
Subfamilia: Malacanthinae
Genus: Branchiostegus
Species: Branchiostegus okinawaensis

Name

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  • Branchiostegus okinawaensis Hiramatsu & Yoshino, 2012

Holotype: URM-P 593. Paratypes: BPBM 22261; URM-P 594, 595, 17424, 17425, 17426, 17427; NSMTP 68350 (formerly URM-P 26972).

Type locality: Japan: Naha fish market, Okinawa Pref.

Etymology: The species name refers to its type locality.

References

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  • Hiramatsu, W. & Yoshino, T., 2012: A New Tilefish, Branchiostegus okinawaensis (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae), from Okinawa Island, Southern Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Supplement No. 6: 41–49.