Decapterus smithvanizi

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: Carangidae
Genus: Decapterus
Species: Decapterus smithvanizi

Name

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Decapterus smithvanizi Kimura et al., 2013

  • Holotype: MZB 21372 (formerly FRLM 34882.
  • Paratypes: Twenty-nine specimens.

Type locality: fish market in Bitung [1], North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Etymology: The specific name smithvanizi is named after Dr. William F. Smith-Vaniz, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, who gave the authors some morphological data of the specimens belonging to the red-fin Decapterus group and many valuable comments on the initial draft.

Vernacular names

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English: Slender Red Scad

References

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  • Kimura, S., Katahira, K. & Kuriiwa, K.; 2013: The red-fin Decapterus group (Perciformes: Carangidae) with the description of a new species, Decapterus smithvanizi. Ichthyological Research, Published online 07 September 2013 DOI: 10.1007/s10228-013-0364-9