Macropharyngodon pakoko

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 pakoko

Name

Macropharyngodon pakoko Delrieu-Trottin, Williams & Planes, 2014: 435

• Holotype: USNM 409153 (field number MARQ-2011-08), ♂, collected by J.T. Williams, S. Planes, E. Delrieu-Trottin, P. Sasal & J. Mourier on 28 October 2011.
• Type locality: “French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Clark Banc, reef flat with detritic sand and slope; 08°05'357"S, 139°38'110"W; depth 15–35m”.

References

Primary references

• Delrieu-Trottin, E., Williams, J.T. & Planes, S. 2014. Macropharyngodon pakoko, a new species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Zootaxa 3857(3): 433–443. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.3.6 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Pakoko Wrasse