Upeneus saiab

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Syngnathiformes

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: Syngnathiformes

Subordo: Mulloidei
Familia: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneus
Species: Upeneus saiab

Name

Upeneus saiab Uiblein & Lisher, 2013

• Holotype: SAIAB 188298.
• Paratypes: SAIAB 188299 (5).

• Type locality: Mozambique, Angoche, Nampula province, 16°2.75' S 40°20.26' E [1], FAO/ASCLME/SWIOFP survey 2009, station 29, 29-40 m.

Etymology: The specific name saiab is given to honor the importance and invaluable contributions of the South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) as the primary scientific collection for taxonomic and systematic studies of the fish fauna of the Western Indian Ocean.

References

• Uiblein, F. & Lisher, M. 2013. A new goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Angoche, northern Mozambique. Zootaxa 3717(1): 85–95. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.1.7 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: SAIAB goatfish