Microbrotula geraldalleni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophidiiformes

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: Ophidiaria Ordo: Ophidiiformes

Familia: Bythitidae
Subfamilia: Bythitinae
Genus: Microbrotula
Species: Microbrotula geraldalleni

Name

• Microbrotula geraldalleni Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2012

Holotype: MZB 21247. Paratypes (8): MZB 21248; WAM P. 33046-003; ZMUC P771717.

Type locality: Indonesia, West Papua, Cenderawasih Bay, Pulau Nurage, 03°02’S, 134°50’E, 5–12 m.[1]

Etymology: The species is named in honour of Gerald Allen, Perth, for his outstanding contribution to the knowledge of fishes from the Indo West-Pacific and his many years of support of the senior author.

References

• Schwarzhans, W.; Nielsen, J.G. 2012: A new species of the genus Microbrotula (Teleostei: Bythitidae) from Cenderawasih Bay, New Guinea, Indonesia. Zootaxa 3583: 71–76. Preview Reference page.