Nuchequula nuchalis

Nuchequula nuchalis

Taxonavigation

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
Genus: Nuchequula
Species: Nuchequula nuchalis

Name

Nuchequula nuchalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

• Holotype: RMNH 1287

Type locality: Nagasaki, Japan.

Synonyms

• Equula nuchalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  • Leiognathus nuchalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) -- Uyeno & Yabumoto in Masuda et al., 1984

Vernacular names

English: Spotnape ponyfish
日本語: ヒイラギ
한국어: 주둥치

References

• Chakrabarty, P. & Sparks, J.S., 2007: Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Nuchequula Whitley 1932 (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with the description of a new species. American Museum Novitates, 3588: 1–25. [1]

• 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.