Dendrochirus tuamotuensis

Taxonavigation

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: Pteroinae
Genus: Dendrochirus
Species: Dendrochirus tuamotuensis

Name

Dendrochirus tuamotuensis Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013

• Holotype (unique): BPBM 37140.

Type locality: Makemo Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, 16°34′12″S, 143°27′06″W [1], 120 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name tuamotuensis is derived from the name of the type locality of the species, the Tuamotu Archipelago.

Vernacular names

English: Tuamotu’s Dwarf Lionfish

Primary references

• Matsunuma, M.; Motomura, H. 2013: A new lionfish of the genus Dendrochirus (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) from the Tuamotu Archipelago, South Pacific Ocean. Species diversity 18(1): 1–7. DOI: 10.12782/sd.18.1.001 Reference page.