Lutjanus indicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lutjaniformes

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: Lutjaniformes

Familia: Lutjanidae
Subfamilia: Lutjaninae
Genus: Lutjanus
Species: Lutjanus indicus

Name

Lutjanus indicus Allen et al., 2013

• Holotype: BPBM 18803.
• Paratypes: AMS I.21115-005, I.21184-006 (2), I.21433-004, I.27290-002, I.27353-001 (10), BPBM 41114, 29448, WAM P.25986-001, P.25987-008.

Type locality: Sri Lanka, Trincomalee, Lively Rocks, 08°21.761’N, 081°23.664’E [1].

Etymology: The species is named indicus with reference to its Indian Ocean distribution.

References

• Allen, G. R., White, W. T. & Erdmann, M. V.; 2013: Two new species of snappers (Pisces: Lutjanidae: Lutjanus) from the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 6: 33–51. PDF