Parosphromenus phoenicurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anabantoidei
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: Anabantaria Ordo: Anabantiformes Subordo: Anabantoidei

Familia: Osphronemidae
Subfamilia: Macropodusinae
Genus: Parosphromenus
Species: Parosphromenus phoenicurus

Name

Parosphromenus phoenicurus Schindler & Linke, 2012

Holotype: MTD 32808. Paratypes: MTD 32809 – 32813 (5).

Type locality: Indonesia, Sumatra, province of Riau, Langgam (about 40 km south-east of Pekanbaru), approx. 0°11′N, 101°38′E. [1]

Etymology: The species name is derived from the Greek words phoinix (= crimson) and oura (= tail), and is an allusion to the colour pattern of the caudal fin.

References

Primary references

Schindler, I. & Linke, H.; 2012: Two new species of the genus Parosphromenus (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Sumatra. Vertebrate Zoology, 62 (3): 399–406. Online:

Additional references

Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page.

Links

Parosphromenus phoenicurus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Parosphromenus phoenicurus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Parosphromenus phoenicurus in the World Register of Marine Species
IUCN: Parosphromenus phoenicurus (Critically Endangered)