Lutjanus xanthopinnis

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 xanthopinnis

Name

Lutjanus xanthopinnis Iwatsuki et al., 2015

• Holotype: MUFS 33019.
• Paratypes: MUFS 46172, 46204, 46205, 46216, 46558, 46565; CSIRO H 7360-03, H 7841-01, H 7842-01; MZB 22955.

Type locality: Kishira, Kimotsuki, Uchinoura Bay, Kagoshima, Japan, 31°11’26” N, 131°00’3” E.

Etymology: named xanthopinnis (Latin: “yellow-finned”) with reference to the prominent yellow fins of this species.

Vernacular names

English: Yellowfin Snapper
Bahasa Indonesia: Kunyit madras
日本語: Imoto-fuedai

References

• Iwatsuki, Y., Tanaka, F. & Allen, G.R. 2015. Lutjanus xanthopinnis, a new species of snapper (Pisces: Lutjanidae) from the Indo-west Pacific, with a redescription of Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes 1831). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 17: 17–42. PDF Reference page.