Chilatherina pagwiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Atherinoidei

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: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Atheriniformes Subordo: Atherinoidei

Familia: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Chilatherina
Species: Chilatherina pagwiensis

Name

• Chilatherina pagwiensis Allen & Unmack, 2012

Holotype: AUM 58007. Paratypes: AUM 47649 (4); WAM P.27836-006 (26).

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, on Maprik-Pagwi road, upper Kuins Creek, 03.87436°S, 143.02377°E.[1]

Etymology: The species is named after Pagwi village, where the types were collected.

Vernacular names

English: Pagwi Rainbowfish

References

• Allen, G. R. & Unmack, P. J.; 2012: A new species of Rainbowfish (Chilatherina: Melanotaeniidae), from the Sepik River System of Papua New Guinea. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (4): 227–237.