Lentipes caroline

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gobioidei 

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: Gobiaria
Ordo: Gobiiformes
Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Oxudercidae
Subfamilia: Sicydiinae
Genus: Lentipes
Species: Lentipes caroline

Name

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Lentipes caroline Lynch et al., 2013

  • Holotype: MNHN 2012-0213.
  • Paratypes: AMNH 259433 (1), 259434 (1); BPBM uncat. (41), uncat. (36), uncat. (1); CAS 235705 (1), uncat. (1); MNHN 2012-0214 (1, 6); USNM 410585 (1), 410586 (1, C&S).

Type locality: Nanpil River (Pahn-Pwet), elevation 236 m, Pohnpei [1].

Etymology: The species is named for both the first author’s daughter and the beautiful islands of Micronesia for which she was named, the Caroline Islands.

References

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  • Lynch, B., Keith, P. & Pezold, F.; 2013: A new species of freshwater goby from Pohnpei, Micronesia (Gobioidei: Sicydiinae). Cybium, 37 (3): 171–177.