Diplodus levantinus

Taxonavigation: Spariformes 

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: Spariformes

Familia: Sparidae
Genus: Diplodus
Species: Diplodus levantinus

Name

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Diplodus levantinus Fricke et al., 2016

  • Holotype: HUJ 20535.
  • Paratypes: HUJ 2134 (1), 6399 (7), 6402 (2), 6403 (2), 7462 (1), 14441 (1), 19859 (3), 20257 (8), 20282 (2), 20344 (1); MSNG 58305 (1).

Type locality: eastern Mediterranean Sea, Israel, off Jaffa, ca. 32°03’N 34°45’E.

Etymology: The name of the new species levantinus refers to the Levant, a historical name for the coasts of the eastern Mediterranean.

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