Epigonus tuberculatus

Taxonavigation edit

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 tuberculatus

Name edit

Epigonus tuberculatus Okamoto & Motomura, 2013

  • Holotype: CSIRO H 5677-08.
  • Paratype: CSIRO H 5677-09.

Type locality: Indian Ocean, south of Cocos-Keeling Islands, 473–570 m depth, 14°45'S, 95°24'E – 14°45'S, 95°22'E [1].

Etymology: The specific name tuberculatus is from the Latin tuber meaning swelling, in reference to the tubercle found on the inner symphysis of the lower jaw.

Vernacular names edit

English: Keeling Deepwater Cardinalfish

References edit

  • 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