Macropharyngodon marisrubri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

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: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Macropharyngodon
Species: Macropharyngodon marisrubri

Name

Macropharyngodon marisrubri Randall, 1978

• Holotype: BPBM 13404.
• Paratypes: BPBM 13387 (2); CAS 34699 (1); HUJ 5992 (1), 7224 (2); USNM 215268-71 (1, 2, 1, 1).

Type locality: Taba, south of Eilat, Egypt, northwestern coast of Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, 12 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name marisrubri from the Latin maris (= sea), and ruber (= red), was given in reference to its distribution, the Red Sea.

Synonyms

• Macropharyngodon bipartitus marisrubri Randall, 1978

References

• Randall, J. E.; 1978: A revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Macropharyngodon, with descriptions of five new species. Bulletin of Marine Science, 28 (4): 742–770. PDF
• Randall, J. E.; 2013: Seven new species of labrid fishes (Coris, Iniistius, Macropharyngodon, Novaculops, and Pteragogus) from the Western Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 7: 1–43. PDF