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Caracanthus unipinna

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Caracanthus unipinna

Taxonavigation

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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: Caracanthinae
Genus: Caracanthus
Species: Caracanthus unipinna

Name

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Caracanthus unipinna (Gray, 1831)

Type locality: Pacific

Holotype: BMNH 1971.7.16.2 (missing in 2007)

Synonyms

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  • Amphiprionichthys apistus Bleeker, 1855
  • Amphiprionichthys zeylonensis Day, 1870
  • Caracanthus unipinnis (Gray, 1831)
  • Caracanthus unipinnus (misspelling) (Gray, 1831)
  • Caracanthus zeylonicus (Day, 1870)
  • Centropus staurophorus Kner, 1860
  • Micropus lonigpinnis Jatzow & Lenz, 1898
  • Micropus unipinna Gray, 1831
  • Micropus zeylonicus (Day, 1870)

References

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  • Gray, J.E. 1831: Description of a new genus of percoid fish, discovered by Samuel Stutchbury, in the Pacific sea, and now in the British Museum. Zoological Miscellany 1831: 20.
  • Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno & T. Yoshino 1984: The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokyo (Tokai University Press).: Text: i-xxii + 1-437, Atlas: Pls. 1-370.
  • Imamura, H. 2004: Phylogenetic relationships and new classification of the superfamily Scorpaenoidea (Actinopterygii: Perciformes). Species diversity, 9: 1–36.
  • Shinohara, G. & Imamura, H. 2005: Anatomical description and phylogenetic classification of the orbicular velvetfishes (Scorpaenoidea: Caracanthus). Ichthyological Research 52(1), 64-76. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-004-0256-0
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Vernacular names

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English: Pygmy coral croucher, Ceylonese velvetfish
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