Kopua vermiculata

Taxonavigation: Gobiesocoidei

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 Subordo: Gobiesocoidei

Familia: Gobiesocidae
Subfamilae: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Kopua
Species: Kopua vermiculata

Name

Kopua vermiculata Shinohara & Katayama, 2015

• Holotype (unique): NSMT-P 99710.

Type locality: Sagaminada Sea off Misaki, Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan (35°7.815’N, 139°34.371’E–35°7.572’N, 139°34.108’E), 96.4–100 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name is derived from the Latin vermiculate (wavy lines or markings resembling worm form or tracks), in reference to the shape of the body markings on the only-known specimen.

Vernacular names

English: Twilight Clingfish
日本語: Misaki-yozakura-ubauo

References

• Shinohara, G. & Katayama, E. 2015. A new species of the clingfish genus Kopua (Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from Japan. Ichthyological Research 62: 431–438. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-015-0456-9 Reference page.