Hemirhamphodon byssus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Scomberesocoidea 

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: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Beloniformes
Subordo: Belonoidei
Superfamilia: Scomberesocoidea

Familia: Zenarchopteridae
Genus: Hemirhamphodon
Species: Hemirhamphodon byssus

Name

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Hemirhamphodon byssus Tan & Lim, 2013

  • Holotype: ZRC 54067.
  • Paratypes: ZRC 37832 (6), 26042 (7), 39361 (5), 37873 (15), 39500 (16), 39376 (9), 39508 (12), 39405 (20), 41206 (6); CMK 10861 (4), 8413 (10); NSMT-P 0111739 (2), 0111740 (5), 0111741 (3), 0111742 (1).

Type locality: Sarawak, Matang Wildlife Centre [1], Sungai Rayu.

Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin byssus, meaning fine thread, in allusion to the distinct filamentous dorsal-fin rays of large males.

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