Taxonavigation: Terapontoidei 

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: Eupercaria
Ordo: Centrarchiformes
Subordo: Terapontoidei

Familia: Kyphosidae
Subfamilia: Kyphosinae
Genus: Kyphosus
Species: Kyphosus azureus

Name

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Kyphosus azureus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)

  • Holotype: USNM 39629.
  • Paratype: ?CAS 79632 [ex IU 4028] (1).

Type locality: Guaymas, Sonora, western Mexico.

Synonymy

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Vernacular names

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English: zebraperch, zebra-striped sea perch
español: chopa bonita

References

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  • Jenkins, O. P. & Evermann, B. W., 1889: Description of eighteen new species of fishes from the Gulf of California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 11 (698): 137–158. BHL