Onigocia lacrimalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Platycephaloidei

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 Ordo: Scorpaeniformes Subordo: Platycephaloidei

Familia: Platycephalidae
Genus: Onigocia
Species: Onigocia lacrimalis

Name

Onigocia lacrimalis Imamura & Knapp, 2009

Holotype: AMS I.42709-001. Paratypes (8): MNHN 1997-4080 (1), 2003-1823 (1), 2006-1609 (3), 2006-1610 (1), 2006-1611 (1); USNM 390658 (1).

Type locality: Tasman Sea, northern Norfolk Ridge, 29°54.39’S, 167°41.05’E, 111–115 m depth.[1]

Etymology: The specific name lacrimalis alludes to the characteristic absence of distinct antrorse lachrymal spines in this species.

Vernacular names

English: Smooth-snout flathead

References

• Imamura, H. & Knapp, L. W., 2009: A new species of the flathead genus Onigocia (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from the Coral and Tasman Seas. Zootaxa 2008: 23–28 [2]
• Onigocia lacrimalis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.