Draconectes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

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: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Draconectes
Species (1): D. narinosus

Name

• Draconectes Kottelat, 2012

Type species: Draconectes narinosus Kottelat, 2012

Etymology: From the Greek drakon (= dragon), and nectes (= swimmer); a reference to the habitat of the only known species of the genus, on an island of Halong Bay. Halong means 'descending dragon' and is derived from the local legend that dragons created the landscape of the bay. Gender masculine.

References

• Kottelat, M.; 2012: Draconectes narinosus, a new genus and species of cave fish from an island of Halong Ray, Vietnam (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Revue suisse de Zoologie / Swiss Journal of Zoology, 119 (3): 341–349.