Sillago suezensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Percoidea

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: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Sillaginidae
Genus: Sillago
Species: Sillago suezensis

Name

Sillago suezensis Golani et al., 2013

• Holotype: HUJF 7134.
• Paratypes: HUJF 7135 (1), 8552 (2), 10579 (16), 10860 (2), 10898 (1), 10899 (3), 10962 (5), 12360 (2), 13933 (6), 19740 (40); MNHN A-3127 (1), 2012–0273 (4); SMF 34724 (4); SMNS 16702 (1); USNM 406760 (4).

Type locality: Abu Zanima [1], Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the type locality, Suez (As Suwais, Egypt), and the restricted original distribution area in the Gulf of Suez, northern Red Sea.

References

• Golani, D.; Fricke, R.; Tikochinski, Y. 2013 (Online) 2014 (Print): Sillago suezensis, a new whiting from the northern Red Sea, and status of Sillago erythraea Cuvier (Teleostei: Sillaginidae). Journal of natural history 48(7-8): 413–428. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.800609 Reference page.