Lentipes mekonggaensis

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 mekonggaensis

Name

Lentipes mekonggaensis Keith & Hadiaty

• Holotype: MZB 21473.
• Paratypes: MZB 21474 (2, 3); MNHN 2013-0653 (2, 0), 2013-0652 (0, 3).

Type locality: Indonesia, Sulawesi Tenggara province, Kolaka Utara regency, Wawo district, Tinukari village, Sungai Tepasa, (Sungai is a river in Bahasa Indonesia), 03°38’32.6”S-121°05’47.3”E.

Etymology: The name of the species is derived from the name of Mekongga mountain (Sulawesi), where the specimens were caught.

References

• Keith, P., Hadiaty, R., Hubert, N., Busson, F. & Lord, C. 2014. Three new species of Lentipes from Indonesia (Gobiidae). Cybium 38(2): 133–146. ResearchGate Reference page.