Nemipterus randalli

Nemipterus randalli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Spariformes

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: Spariformes

Familia: Nemipteridae
Genus: Nemipterus
Species: Nemipterus randalli

Name

Nemipterus randalli Russell, 1986

• Holotype: BPBM 29519.
• Paratypes: BPBM 29507 (1); LACM 38128-46 (14); MNHN 1960-0297 (1), 1966-0464 (1), 1966-0456 (1); NTM S.10777-001 (6), S.1137-001 (2), S.1138-001 (3), S.11466-001 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 13984 (1); SMF 19960 (1), 20019 (6); USNM 231467 (2), 265219 (1); ZMH 5172 (3).

Type locality: Bahrain fish market, Persian Gulf.

References

• Russell, B. C.; 1986: Review of the western Indian Ocean species of Nemipterus Swainson 1839, with description of a new species. Senckenbergiana Biologica, 67 (1/3): 19–35.
• Russell, B.C. & Tweddle, D. 2013. A new species of Nemipterus (Pisces: Nemipteridae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3630(1): 191–197. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3630.1.9 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Randall's threadfin bream