Eubleekeria splendens

Eubleekeria splendens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chaetodontiformes

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: Chaetodontiformes

Familia: Leiognathidae
Subfamilia: Gazzinae
Genus: Eubleekeria
Species: Eubleekeria splendens

Name

Eubleekeria splendens (Cuvier, 1829)

• Neotype: RMNH 1441.

Type locality: Chennai, India [original locality: Vizagapatam, India].

Synonymy

• Equula splendens Cuvier, 1829
  • Leiognathus splendens (Cuvier, 1829) -- Kyushin et al., 1982
• Equula argentea De Vis, 1884
• Leiognathus devisi Whitley, 1929
• Equula gomorah Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835
• Equula splendens var. novemaculeata Klunzinger, 1880
• Equula ovalis De Vis, 1884
• Leiognathus philippinus Fowler, 1918
• Equula simplex De Vis, 1884
• Leiognathus spilotus Fowler, 1904

Vernacular names

English: Splendid ponyfish

References

• Chakrabarty, P. & Sparks, J.S., 2008: Diagnoses for Leiognathus Lacepède 1802, Equula Cuvier 1815, Equulites Fowler 1904, Eubleekeria Fowler 1904, and a new ponyfish genus (Teleostei, Leiognathidae). American Museum novitates, (3623)

• Cuvier, G.; 1829: Le Règne Animal, distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Edition 2. 2: i-xv + 1-406.