Pristolepis procerus

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 procerus

Name

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Pristolepis procerus Plamoottil, 2017

  • Holotype: ERS/ZSI 4057 [ZSI/NERC/4057].
  • Paratypes: ZSI/ANRC/16619.

Type locality: Chaliyar, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India.

Etymology: The specific epithet procerus is a Latin word meaning ‘tall’, referring to the high body depth of the new fish.

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Primary references

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  • Plamoottil, M., 2017. Pristolepis procerus (Perciformes: Pristolepididae), a new fish species from Kerala, India. European Journal of Zoological Research v. 5 (no. 1): 40-44.
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