Hemirhamphodon sesamum

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 sesamum

Name

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Hemirhamphodon sesamum Tan & Lim, 2013

  • Holotype: MZB 17209.
  • Paratypes: MZB 17210 (7); ZRC 54009 (37), 54010 (10), 54013 (2); CMK 16796 (4).

Type locality: Indonesia, South Kalimantan, Batulicin basin; stream at Simpang Alok, along road from Batulicin [1] to Mantewe, Desa Gunung Raya (84 m asl).

Etymology: The specific name refers to the minute oily seeds of the Sesamum plant (Pedaliaceae); in allusion to the small black spots/dashes on the dorsal fin with which resemble black sesame seeds.

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