Centrodraco atrifilum

Taxonavigation

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: Draconettidae
Genus: Centrodraco
Species: Centrodraco atrifilum

Name

Centrodraco atrifilum Fricke, 2010

Holotype: AMS I.24455-001. [Paratype: AMS I.27676-007, (1)].

Type locality: Tasman Sea, Queensland, Australia, off Brisbane, 27° 29' S, 153° 50' E. 640 m depth.

Etymology: Species name atrifilum is composed from Latin ater (= black), and filum (= thread). The name refers to the black filament on the second spine of the first dorsal fin.

References

• Fricke, R. (2010): Centrodraco atrifilum, a new deepwater dragonet species from eastern Australia (Teleostei: Draconettidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, A, Neue Serie, 3: 341–346.