Pterois paucispinula

Taxonavigation: Scorpaenoidei

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 Ordo: Scorpaeniformes Subordo: Scorpaenoidei

Familia: Scorpaenidae
Subfamilia: Pteroinae
Genus: Pterois
Species: Pterois paucispinula

Name

Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014

• Holotype: BSKU 61062.
• Paratypes: (36).

Type locality: Kashiwa-jima Island, Kochi Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology: The specific name paucispinula is derived from Latin for ‘‘few spines’’ in reference to the small number of spinules on the head and body ctenoid scales, in contrast to its closely related congener Pterois mombasae.

Vernacular names

日本語: Mizuhiki-minokasago

References

• Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H. 2014: Pterois paucispinula, a new species of lionfish (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Ichthyological Research 62 (3): 327–346. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-014-0451-6 Reference page.