Nemateleotris exquisita

Taxonavigation

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: Microdesmidae
Genus: Nemateleotris
Species: Nemateleotris exquisita

Name

Nemateleotris exquisita Randall & Connell, 2013

• Holotype: BPBM 16173.
• Paratypes: USNM 405534; BPBM 21528, 22544, 34640 (2); CAS 234071; SAIAB 185925, 186384 (3).

Type locality: Mauritius, west coast off Wolmar, rubble and sand bottom near base of vertical drop-off, 56 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name exquisita is referring to both, form and color.

References

• Randall, J. E. & Connell, A. D.; 2013: Nemateleotris exquisita, a new microdesmid fish from the Indian Ocean (Perciformes: Microdesmidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 8: 18–29. PDF