Nuchequula flavaxilla

Taxonavigation: Chaetodontiformes

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: Chaetodontiformes

Familia: Leiognathidae
Subfamilia: Gazzinae
Genus: Nuchequula
Species: Nuchequula flavaxilla

Name

Nuchequula flavaxilla Kimura et al., 2008

• Holotype: NSMT-P 76261.
• Paratypes: AMS I.44080-001 (1); BMNH 2007.2.19.2 (1); CAS 224637 (1); CSIRO H 6488-01 (1); FRLM 28836-37 (2), 30978, 80-81(3); 32743-45, 48-49, 78, 80, 82 (8); KAUM-I.1788-87 (1); MUFS 23149 (1); QM I.38087 (1); RMNH 35542 (1).

Type locality: Banaate, Hoilo, Panay Island, Philippines.

Etymology: from Latin flavaxilla which means 'yellow axil'. Referring to the prominent yellow marking just behind the pectoral fin base.

Vernacular names

English: Yellowspotted ponyfish

References

• Kimura, S., Kimura, R. & Ikejima, K., 2008: Revision of the genus Nuchequula with descriptions of three new species (Perciformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyological Research 55: 22–42.