Limnichthys marisrubri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pempheriformes
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: Pempheriformes

Familia: Creediidae
Genus: Limnichthys
Species: Limnichthys marisrubri

Name

Limnichthys marisrubri Fricke & Golani, 2012

Holotype: HUJF 19903 (22.05 mm SL).

Type locality: Eilat, north beach, Gulf of Aqaba (Gulf of Eilat), northern Red Sea, Israel, 29° 32′ 41″ N 34° 58′ 22″ E, 0 –1.2 m depth, D. GOLANI, 9 Mar. 2010.

Paratypes : All from Eilat, north beach, Gulf of Aqaba (Gulf of Eilat), northern Red Sea, Israel, 29° 32′ 41″ N 34° 58′ 22″ E, 0 –1.2 m depth (total 21 specimens).

BMNH 2011.6.26.1 (1 specimen, 21.4 mm SL), D. GOLANI, 30 Mar. 2011.
HUJF 18609 (1 specimen, 22.05 mm SL), D. GOLANI, 9 Mar. 2010.
HUJF 20066 (5 specimens, 19.2 – 22.1 mm SL), D. GOLANI, 29 Mar. 2011.
HUJF 20060 (12 specimens, 15.2 – 21.2 mm SL), D. GOLANI, 30 Mar. 2011.
MNHN 2011-0210 (1 specimen, 21.8 mm SL), D. GOLANI, 30 Mar. 2011.
USNM 400922 (1 specimen, 22.0 mm SL), D. GOLANI, 30 Mar. 2011.

References

Fricke, R. & Golani, D. 2012: Limnichthys marisrubri, a new species of sand diver (Teleostei: Creediidae) from the Red Sea. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 5: 287–292. [1].
Yoshno, T., Kon, T. & Okabe, S. 1999: Review of the genus Limnichthys (Perciformes: Creediidae) from Japan, with description of a new species. Ichthyological Research, 46: 73 – 83.