Brachypterois curvispina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scorpaenoidei

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: Scorpaenoidei

Familia: Scorpaenidae
Subfamilia: Pteroinae
Genus: Brachypterois
Species: Brachypterois curvispina

Name

Brachypterois curvispina Matsunuma et al., 2013

• Holotype: CSIRO H7204-02.
• Paratypes (29): CSIRO H6707-04 (9), H6784-02 (1), H6923-02 (2), H7024-03 (1), H7097-02 (6), H7277-04 (1), H7377-01 (1), H7378-01 (2), H7379-01 (1), H7380-01 (1), QM I.19656 (1), I.35150 (1), I.36322 (1), I.36386 (1).

Type locality: southeast of Weary Bay, Queensland, Australia, 15°55.36′S, 145°39.60′E – 15°55.15′S, 145°40.14′E [1], 40 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name curvispina is derived from the Latin curvus (= bent), and spina (= thorn), and refers to one of the diagnostic characters of this species, the dorsally curved posterior lacrimal spine present in large adults.

Vernacular names

English: Australian Sawcheek Scorpionfish

References

• Matsunuma, M.; Sakurai, M.; Motomura, H. 2013: Revision of the Indo-West Pacific genus Brachypterois (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), with description of a new species from northeastern Australia. Zootaxa 3693(4): 401–440. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.4.1 Reference page.