Callionymus alisae

Taxonavigation: Callionymoidei

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: Syngnathiformes Subordo: Callionymoidei

Familia: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species: Callionymus alisae

Name

Callionymus alisae Fricke, 2016

• Holotype: NTUM 11265.

Type locality: Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province, Kavieng District, off southeast coast of Bauddisson Island, 28 km southwest of Kavieng, 02°42.64'S, 150°36.14'E - 02°43.21’S, 150°35.55’E, 90-228 m depth.

Etymology: The name of the species refers to the French research vessel R/V Alis, who was used to collect the holotype and many other interesting fish specimens in the western and central Pacific.

Vernacular names

English: Alis Dragonet

References

• Fricke, R. 2016. Callionymus alisae, a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Callionymidae). FishTaxa 1(1): 55–66. PDF. Reference page.