Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys) rapa

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: Oxudercidae
Subfamilia: Gobionellinae
Genus: Oxyurichthys
Subgenus: Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys)
Species: Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys) rapa

Name

Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys) rapa Pezold & Larson, 2015

• Holotype: USNM 378363.
• Paratypes: MNHN 2014-0158 (1, 0), 2014-0159 (0, 1); USNM 435840 (8), 378364, 1(20).

Type locality: mouth of River Eke, upper end of Haurei Bay, Rapa, French Polynesia.

Etymology: The species is named for the island of Rapa in French Polynesia.

References

• Larson, H.K. & Pezold, F.L. 2016. The correct name for Oxyurichthys longicauda Steindachner and a few other errors. Zootaxa 4066(2): 171–172.DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.2.5 Reference page. 
• Pezold, F.L. & Larson, H.K. 2015. A revision of the fish genus Oxyurichthys (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 3988(1): 1–95. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3988.1.1. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF). ISBN 978-1-77557-747-8 (paperback); ISBN 978-1-77557-748-5 (Online edition) Reference page.