Scolopsis igcarensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Spariformes

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: Eupercaria Ordo: Spariformes

Familia: Nemipteridae
Genus: Scolopsis
Species: Scolopsis igcarensis

Name

Scolopsis igcarensis Mishra et al., 2013

• Holotype: ZSI F-10623/2.
• Paratypes: BPBM 18765, 19054, 27712; CMFRI GB.31.98.5.6; ZSI F-10624/2 (5), F-10625/2 (3).

Type locality: Kalpakkam, 12°33'N, 80°11'E [1], Tamil Nadu, India.

Etymology: The species name is derived from the acronym of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, where it was first collected and in recognition of the contribution of IGCAR to marine environmental studies and support for ongoing ichthyological research on the Tamil Nadu coast of India.

Vernacular names

English: Igcar monocle bream

Primary references

• Mishra, S.S. et al. 2013: A new species of the genus Scolopsis Cuvier, 1830 (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from southern India and Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 3609(4): 443–449. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3609.4.7 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Russell, B.C., Hasan, M.E. & Durand, J-D. 2019. Scolopsis igcarensis Mishra, Biswas, Russell, Satpathy & Selvanayagam, 2013, a junior synonym of S. vosmeri (Bloch, 1792) (Perciformes: Nemipteridae). Zootaxa 4629(4): 589–599. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4629.4.7 Reference page.