Hoplichthys imamurai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Platycephaloidei

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 Ordo: Scorpaeniformes Subordo: Platycephaloidei

Familia: Hoplichthyidae
Genus: Hoplichthys
Species: Hoplichthys imamurai

Name

Hoplichthys imamurai Nagano et al., 2013

• Holotype: AMS I.22807-040
• Paratypes (2): AMS I.22807-066, I.31156-016.

Type locality: 18°32’S, 118°17’E [1], 175 km north of Port Hedland, Northwest Shelf, Western Australia, 200–204 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named for Dr. Hisashi Imamura, associate professor of Hokkaido University (HUMZ), in honor of his great contribution to the systematics of the Platycephaloidea, including the Hoplichthyidae.

Vernacular names

English: Imamura's ghost flathead

References

• Nagano, Y.; McGrouther, M.A.; Yabe, M. 2013: A new species of the hoplichthyid genus Hoplichthys (Teleostei: Hoplichthyidae) from northern Western Australia. Zootaxa 3681(3): 241–248. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.3.3 Reference page.  }}