Paracheilinus xanthocirritus

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

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: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Paracheilinus
Species: Paracheilinus xanthocirritus

Name

Paracheilinus xanthocirritus Allen et al., 2016

• Holotype: MZB 22246.
• Paratypes: BPBM 41210 (2, 1); MZB 22247 (2, 1); USNM 432464 (1, 0); WAM 33128-006 (2, 0), 33736-001 (2, 0).

Type locality: Selai Island, 03°10.865’ N, 106°29.615’ E, Anambas Islands, Indonesia, 15–16 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named xanthocirritus (Latin: yellow-thread), with reference to the diagnostic yellow, thread-like filaments of the dorsal fin of TP males.

References

• Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Yusmalinda, N.L.A. 2016. Review of the Indo-Pacific Flasherwrasses of the genus Paracheilinus (Perciformes: Labridae), with descriptions of three new species. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 19: 18–90. PDF Reference page.