Decapterus smithvanizi

Taxonavigation

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

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

English: Slender Red Scad

References

• 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