Pristolepis pauciradiata

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Nandoidei 

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: Nandoidei

Familia: Pristolepididae
Genus: Pristolepis
Species: Pristolepis pauciradiata

Name edit

Pristolepis pauciradiata Plamoottil & Win, 2017

  • Holotype: ZSI/FBRC/F/2397
  • Paratypes: ZSI/FBRC/F/2398 (2)

Type locality: a freshwater stream, Kayin, Myanmar.

Etymology: The species name pauciradiatus is taken from Latin, meaning ‘having few rays’, with reference to the fewer dorsal spines than other members of genus.

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Plamoottil, M. and T. Win, 2017. Pristolepis pauciradiatus, a new fish species (Perciformes: Pristolepididae) from Myanmar. Bioscience Discovery v. 8 (no. 3): 613-618. PDF

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