Pristolepis pentacantha

Pristolepis pentacantha

Taxonavigation

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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 pentacantha

Name

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Pristolepis pentacantha Plamoottil, 2014

  • Holotype: ZSI FF 5191 [ex STC/DOZ 82].
  • Paratypes: ZSI FF 5192 [ex STC/DOZ 83 (1)].

Type locality: Bavali, Kabani River, Wayanad, Kerala, India.

Etymology: The specific epithet pentacantha was taken from two Greek words, pente meaning five and akantha meaning thorn, refers to five spines present in the anal fin of the new fish.

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Primary references

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  • Plamoottil, M. 2014. Pristolepis pentacantha, a new fish species (Perciformes: Pristolepidae) from Kerala, India. International Journal of Scientific Research 3(5): 552–554. Reference page
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