Bryaninops tectus

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: Bryaninops
Species: Bryaninops tectus

Name

Bryaninops tectus Suzuki & Randall, 2014

• Holotype: BPBM 29316.
• Paratypes: BPBM 44150 (0, 1); NSMT 114626 (0, 1, 1); USMN 410731 (1 (c&s), 0, 1).

Type locality: Great Barrier Reef, Linnet Reef [1], west side of reef, 6-15 m depth, from the gorgonian Ellisella quadrilineata.

Etymology: The specific name tectus is from the Latin meaning secret, hidden, or disguised, in reference to its being misidentified as another species.

References

• Suzuki, T. & Randall, J. E.; 2014: Four new gobiid fishes of the genus Bryaninops from the East Indies. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 20 (1): 11-26. Reference page.