Hime capitonis
Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Aulopidae
Genus: Hime
Species: Hime capitonis
Name
[edit]Hime capitonis Gomon & Struthers, 2015
- Holotype: MNHN IC-2003-1495.
- Paratypes: (20): MNHN IC-2002-0016, IC-2003-1141, IC-2004-2505, IC-2004-2652, IC-2004-2703, IC-2004-2732; NMNZ P.029040, P.029095 (2), P.029140 (4), P.029153 (3), P.029323, P.029382; NMV A31198-001, A31199-001.
Type locality: New Caledonia, Coral Sea, Jumeaux Seamount, 23° 44' S, 168° 01' E, 229–428 m depth.
Etymology: The name capitonis is a Latin noun, meaning “one with a large head”, used in apposition to reference the characteristically large head of this species relative to congeners.
Vernacular names
[edit]français: Limbert Nouvelle-Calédonie
References
[edit]- Gomon, M.F. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. Three new species of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Hime (Aulopidae, Aulopiformes), all resembling the type species H. japonica (Günther 1877). Zootaxa 4044(3): 371–390. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.3 Preview (PDF). Reference page.