Neoniphon pencei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Holocentriformes

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 Subdivision: Holocentrimorphaceae Ordo: Holocentriformes

Familia: Holocentridae
Subfamilia: Holocentrinae
Genus: Neoniphon
Species: Neoniphon pencei

Name

Neoniphon pencei Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015

• Holotype: BPBM 41197.
• Paratypes: BPBM 41196 (10); CAS 237596 (1); USNM 431482 (1).

Type locality: Rarotonga, Cook Islands, east side, Matavera, off Charles J. Boyle's house, depth 115 meters.

Etymology: Named for David F. Pence, Dive Safety Officer for the University of Hawai'i, a member of the deep diving team that discovered this species, in recognition of his efforts to collect the type specimens.

References

• Copus, J.M., Pyle, R.L. & Earle, J.L. 2015: Neoniphon pencei, a new species of holocentrid (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Biodiversity data journal, 3: e4180. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4180 Reference page.