Caracanthus madagascariensis

Caracanthus madagascariensis

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 madagascariensis

Name

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Caracanthus madagascariensis (Guichenot, 1869)

Type locality: Tuléar, Madagascar [southwestern Indian Ocean]

Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5656 (9)

Synonyms

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  • Crossoderma madagascariense Guichenot, 1869
  • Crossoderma madagascariensis (misspelling) Guichenot, 1869

References

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  • Guichenot, A. 1869: Notice sur quelques poissons inédits de Madagascar et de la Chine. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 5(3): 193–206, Pl. 12. BHL
  • Winterbottom, R., A.R. Emery & E. Holm 1989: An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Ocean. Royal Ontario Museum Life Science Contributions 145: 1–226.
  • Imamura, H. 2004: Phylogenetic relationships and new classification of the superfamily Scorpaenoidea (Actinopterygii: Perciformes). Species diversity, 9: 1–36.
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Vernacular names

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English: Spotted croucher
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