Parapriacanthus punctulatus

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 punctulatus

Name

Parapriacanthus punctulatus Randall & Bogorodsky, 2016

• Holotype: SAIAB 201845.
• Paratypes: SAIAB 201846 (37), 64653 (10), 79271 (53), 192761 (0, 1), 83990 (19); BPBM 41238 (5); USNM 437219 (5).

Type locality: Mozambique, Ponta Malongane, 26.7666° S, 32.9000° E.

Etymology: Named punctulatus from the Latin for dotted, in reference to the profusion of dark dots on the side of the body below the lateral line that extend well posterior to the origin of the anal fin. The dots are more evident on preserved specimens than in life.

References

• Randall, J.E. & Bogorodsky, S.V. 2016. Preliminary review of the pempherid fish genus Parapriacanthus of the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of five new species. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 20: 1–24. PDF. Reference page.