Arothron multilineatus

Taxonavigation: Tetraodontoidei

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: Tetraodontiformes Subordo: Tetraodontoidei

Familia: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Arothron
Species: Arothron multilineatus

Name

Arothron multilineatus Matsuura, 2016

• Holotype: NSMT-P 33528.
• Paratypes: NSMT-P 33527; KAUM-I 13606; MUFS 46817.

Type locality: Japan, Ryukyu Islands, southeastern coast of Sesoko-jima.

Etymology: The specific name, multilineatus, refers to many white lines on the head and body.

References

• Matsuura, K. 2016. A new pufferfish, Arothron multilineatus (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), from the Indo-West Pacific. Ichthyological Research, First online: 22 March 2016.DOI: 10.1007/s10228-016-0517-8Reference page.