Kyphosus azureus

Taxonavigation: Terapontoidei

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: Centrarchiformes Subordo: Terapontoidei

Familia: Kyphosidae
Subfamilia: Kyphosinae
Genus: Kyphosus
Species: Kyphosus azureus

Name

Kyphosus azureus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)

• Holotype: USNM 39629.
• Paratype: ?CAS 79632 [ex IU 4028] (1).

Type locality: Guaymas, Sonora, western Mexico.

Synonymy

• Hermosilla azurea Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
• Hermosilla robusta Osburn & Nichols, 1916

Vernacular names

English: zebraperch, zebra-striped sea perch
español: chopa bonita

References

• Jenkins, O. P. & Evermann, B. W., 1889: Description of eighteen new species of fishes from the Gulf of California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 11 (698): 137–158. BHL

• Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1–101. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3751.1.1 Reference page.