Platyberyx paucus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scombriformes

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: Pelagiaria Ordo: Scombriformes

Familia: Caristiidae
Subfamilia: Caristiinae
Genus: Platyberyx
Species: Platyberyx paucus

Name

Platyberyx paucus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013

• Holotype: UW 151229.
• Paratypes: MCZ 66458; ZMH 25948, 112588.

Type locality: central N Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, station Waianae, 21.279°N, 158.257°W [1].

Etymology: From the Latin paucus, meaning few or little, in reference to the unusually low meristics.

References

• Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. 2013. Revision of the Manefish Genera Caristius and Platyberyx (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Caristiidae), with Descriptions of Five New Species. Copeia 2013(3): 415–434. Reference page.