Gnatholepis yoshinoi

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei 

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: Gobiaria
Ordo: Gobiiformes
Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Oxudercidae
Subfamilia: Gobionellinae
Genus: Gnatholepis
Species: Gnatholepis yoshinoi

Name edit

Holotype: NSMT P 91420 [ex OMNH P 34760]. Paratypes: OMNH P 34761 (1), 34800 (1).

Type locality: Oura Bay, 26°32'50.32"N, 128°02'32.95"E, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 1.5 meters.[1]

Etymology: The species is named in honour of Tetsuo Yoshino of the University of the Ryukyus, in recognition of his extensive taxonomic research on the fishes of Japan.

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