Caracanthus maculatus

Caracanthus maculatus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Scorpaenoidei 

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
Ordo: Scorpaeniformes
Subordo: Scorpaenoidei

Familia: Scorpaenidae
Subfamilia: Caracanthinae
Genus: Caracanthus
Species: Caracanthus maculatus

Name

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Caracanthus maculatus (Gray, 1831)

Type locality: Hao Island, Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia

Holotype (unique): BMNH 1969.11.3.1

Synonyms

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  • Micropus maculatus Gray, 1831

References

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  • Gray, J.E. 1831: Description of a new genus of percoid fish, discovered by Samuel Stutchbury, in the Pacific sea, and now in the British Museum. Zoological Miscellany 1831: 20.
  • Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno & T. Yoshino 1984: The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokyo (Tokai University Press).: Text: i-xxii + 1-437, Atlas: Pls. 1-370.
  • Imamura, H. 2004: Phylogenetic relationships and new classification of the superfamily Scorpaenoidea (Actinopterygii: Perciformes). Species diversity, 9: 1–36.
  • Shinohara, G. & Imamura, H. 2005: Anatomical description and phylogenetic classification of the orbicular velvetfishes (Scorpaenoidea: Caracanthus). Ichthyological Research 52(1), 64-76. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-004-0256-0
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Vernacular names

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English: Spotted coral croucher, spotted croucher
中文: 斑點頭棘鮋