Valenciennea yanoi

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei

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: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Valenciennea

Species: Valenciennea yanoi

Name

Valenciennea yanoi Suzuki et al., 2016

• Holotype: OMNH-P 43185.
• Paratype: BLIP 20030484.

Type locality: Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Iriomote Island, off Akazaki, 24°22’27” N, 123°44’52” E, 13 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named in honor of Mr. Korechika Yano, who first discovered the species and photographed it underwater.

Vernacular names

日本語: Kiito-haze

References

• Suzuki, T., Senou, H. & Randall, J.E. 2016. Valenciennea yanoi, a new gobiid fish from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 21: 1–9. PDF. Reference page.