Mugilogobius flavomaculatus

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei

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: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Oxudercidae
Subfamilia: Gobionellinae
Genus: Mugilogobius

Species: Mugilogobius flavomaculatus

Name

Mugilogobius flavomaculatus Huang et al., 2016

• Holotype: ASIZP 0078393 .
• Paratypes: NTOUP 2012-03-129 (3), 2013-10-107 (3).

Type locality: estuary of Zhuan River, Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.

Etymology: flavomaculatus from flavus (= yellow) and maculata (= spot), refers to its diagnostic coloration on cheek and operculum: the presence of 5-7 rounded, bright yellow spots.

References

• Huang, S.-P., Chen, I-S., Yung, M.M.N. & Shao, K.-T. 2016. The Recognition and Molecular Phylogeny of Mugilogobius mertoni Complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae), with Description of a New Cryptic Species of M. flavomaculatus from Taiwan. Zoological Studies, 55: 39. DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2016.55-39 . Reference page.