Parapriacanthus sharm

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 sharm

Name

Parapriacanthus sharm Randall & Bogorodsky, 2016

• Holotype: BPBM 21526.
• Paratypes: BPBM 41241; SAIAB 201582; USNM 437249.

Type locality: Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, southern end of Sinai Peninsula, Sharm el Sheikh.

Etymology: named for the type locality, the Egyptian dive-resort city of Sharm el Sheikh near the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula, and the gateway to Ras Muhammed National Park. Sharm in Arabic means narrow passage; the city contains a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez.

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.