Hime surrubea

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 surrubea

Name

Hime surrubea Gomon & Struthers, 2015

• Holotype: BPBM 25117.
• Paratypes: (26): AMS I.37811-001, I.37813-001; BPBM 24177 (2), 41170 (4), 25124 (2), 25130 (4), 25114 (2); NMNZ P.056101, P.056102; NMV A31122-001, A31123-001; USNM 384078 (5), 358123.

Type locality: Hawaii, Maui, Pailolo Channel, 21° 02' N, 156° 45' W, 241–254 m depth.

Etymology: The name surrubea, Latin for “reddish”, refers to the reddish hue that is a characteristic of this species.

Vernacular names

English: Japanese Thread-sail Fish, Rosy Flagfin

References

• Gomon, M.F. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. Three new species of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Hime (Aulopidae, Aulopiformes), all resembling the type species H. japonica (Günther 1877). Zootaxa 4044(3): 371–390. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.3 Preview (PDF). Reference page.