Microphysogobio nudiventris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

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: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Gobionidae
Genus: Microphysogobio
Species: Microphysogobio nudiventris

Name

Microphysogobio nudiventris Jiang, Gao & Zhang, 2012

• Holotype: IHB 2011040304.
• Paratypes: IHB 201104076–7, 2011040127, 2011040131, 2011040195, 2011040303, 2011040305–6, 2011040311, 2011040315–317 (15).

Type locality: Du-He, a tributary flowing into Han-Jiang of Chang-Jiang basin, in Zhushan County, Hubei Province, South China. [1]

Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination of the Latin nudus (= naked) and ventris (= belly), in allusion to the scalesless midventral region of the body which extends slightly more than two-thirds of the distance between the pectoral- and pelvic-fin insertions.

References

• Jiang, Z.-G., Gao, E.-H. & Zhang, E. 2012. Microphysogobio nudiventris, a new species of gudgeon (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the middle Chang-Jiang (Yangtze River) basin, Hubei Province, South China. Zootaxa 3586: 211–221. Preview PDF Reference page.