Hime pyrhistion

Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei

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 Section: Aulopa Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Synodontoidei

Familia: Aulopidae
Genus: Hime
Species: Hime pyrhistion

Name

Hime pyrhistion Gomon et al., 2013

• Holotype: NMNZ P.054047.
• Paratypes: 31 specimens.

Type locality: 35°28'S, 174°42'E [1], western side of Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand, 80 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name pyrhistion is a combination of the Greek words pyr (= fire), and histion (= sail), to recognise the colourful red and yellow patterned dorsal fin characteristic of this species.

Vernacular names

English: Flaming Flagfin

References

• Gomon, M.F., Struthers, C.D. & Stewart, A.L. 2013. A New Genus and Two New Species of the Family Aulopidae (Aulopiformes), Commonly Referred to as Aulopus, Flagfins, Sergeant Bakers or Threadsails, in Australasian Waters. Species Diversity 18: 141–161. Abstract (PDF). Reference page.