Epigonus lifouensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pempheriformes

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: Pempheriformes

Familia: Epigonidae
Genus: Epigonus
Species: Epigonus lifouensis

Name

Epigonus lifouensis Okamoto & Motomura, 2013

• Holotype: MNHN 2000-0018.
• Paratype: MNHN 2003-1826.

Type locality: Western South Pacific, south of Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, 575 m depth, 21°40'59"S, 167°31'59"E [1].

Etymology: The specific name lifouensis refers to the locality of the type specimens.

Vernacular names

English: Loyalty Deepwater Cardinalfish

References

• Okamoto, M. & Motomura, H.; 2013: Two new species of deepwater cardinalfish from the Indo-Pacific, with a definition of the Epigonus pandionis group (Perciformes: Epigonidae). Ichthyological Research, DOI: 10.1007/s10228-013-0352-0