Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys) zeta

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) zeta

Name

Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys) zeta Pezold & Larson, 2015

• Holotype: NSMT-P 120172.
• Paratype: WAM P.32537-003.

Type locality: Shikoku, Ehime Prefecture, Morode, Japan, muddy bottom, 7 m depth.

Etymology: From the Greek ζήτα (zeta) which gave rise to the last letter of the Roman alphabet upon which the English language is based. This elusive species is known from only two specimens and several photographs. It is the last species in the revision by Pezold & Larson, although it is unlikely to be the last species described for this genus.

References

• 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.