Phallostethus cuulong

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Atherinoidei
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: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Atheriniformes Subordo: Atherinoidei

Familia: Phallostethidae
Genus: Phallostethus
Species: Phallostethus cuulong

Name

Phallostethus cuulong Shibukawa, Tran & Tran, 2012

Holotype: ZRC 53233. Paratypes: (8) CTU-P 2327 (1), 2494 (1), 5020 (1); NSMT-P 106664 (1), 106665 (1); USNM 404477 (1), 404478 (1), 404479 (1).

Type locality: Vietnam, Soc Trang Province, Cu Lao Dung, a branch of Hau River (a distributary of Mekong), (9°30.8’ N, 106°13.7’ E), 0–0.5 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name, cuulong, is the Vietnamese name of the Mekong delta (Cưu Long), where the type series of the species was collected. The name, here applied as a noun in apposition, means “nine dragons,” in reference to nine distributaries of the Mekong basin in Vietnam.

References

Shibukawa, K.; Tran, D.D.; Tran, L.X. 2012: Phallostethus cuulong, a new species of priapiumfish (Actinopterygii: Atheriniformes: Phallostethidae) from the Vietnamese Mekong. Zootaxa 3363: 45–51. Preview PDF Reference page.