Rhinogobius niger

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei

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: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Oxudercidae
Subfamilia: Gobionellinae
Genus: Rhinogobius
Species: Rhinogobius niger

Name

Rhinogobius niger Huang et al., 2016

• Holotype: NTOUP 2013-10-107.
• Paratypes: NTOUP 2013-10-108 (8), 2013-10-109 (8), 2013-10-110 (18), 2013-10-111 (2), 2013-10-112 (6); ASIZP 78399 (5).

Type locality: Yong’an River, a tributary of Ling River, Pan’an County, Zhejiang Province, China.

Etymology: The Latin specific name, niger, is derived from Latin niger (meaning black), referring to the diagnostic character of the dusky to blackish head and body in the adult male.

References

• Huang, S.-P., Chen, I-S. & Shao, K-T. 2016. A new species of Rhinogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Zhejiang Province, China. Ichthyological Research 63: 470-479. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-016-0516-9 Reference page.