Scorpaena wellingtoni

Taxonavigation

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: Scorpaeninae
Genus: Scorpaena
Species: Scorpaena wellingtoni

Name

Scorpaena wellingtoni Victor, 2013

• Holotype: SIO 13-2.
• Paratype: CAS 90378.

Type locality: Ecuador, Galápagos Islands, Isla Isabela, Tagus Cove, -0.26°, -91.37° [1].

Etymology: The species is named for Gerard M. Wellington, a pioneer in research on the marine biology and conservation in the Galápagos Archipelago. He developed the first plan for the Parque Nacional Galápagos as a member of the Peace Corps in the 1970s and in subsequent decades conducted many expeditions and surveys, especially on the effect of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation and climate change on the fragile marine ecosystem of the Galápagos Archipelago.

References

Victor, B. C.; 2013: Scorpaena wellingtoni n. sp., a new scorpionfish from the Galápagos Islands (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 8: 30–43. PDF