Upeneus vanuatu

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 vanuatu

Name

Upeneus vanuatu Uiblein & Causse, 2013

• Holotype: MNHN 2001-3361.
• Paratypes (4): MNHN 2002-0028, 2002-0103 (2), 2008-1331.

Type locality: Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, South Pacific, 15°7'1"S, 166°52'59"E [1], 282–321 m depth.

Etymology: The specific epithet vanuatu is based on the type locality, which is currently the only known locality for this species.

References

• Uiblein, F.; Causse, R. 2013: A new deep-water goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Vanuatu, South Pacific. Zootaxa 3666(3): 337–344. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3666.3.4 Reference page.