Parapriacanthus kwazulu

Taxonavigation: Pempheriformes 

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: Pempheriformes

Familia: Pempheridae
Genus: Parapriacanthus
Species: Parapriacanthus kwazulu

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Parapriacanthus kwazulu Randall & Bogorodsky, 2016

  • Holotype: BPBM 41244.
  • Paratypes: SAIAB 190113, 202154 (4); USNM 437530 (2); BPBM 41245 (2).

Type locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Park Rynie, 30° 18.074’ S, 30° 49.254’ E, large cave, 38 m depth.

Etymology: named for KwaZulu-Natal, the province of the Republic of South Africa in which it was collected.

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