Centrodraco fidelis

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 fidelis

Name

Centrodraco fidelis Fricke, 2015

• Holotype: MNHN 2015-0141.
• Paratypes: NTUM 10653 (1), 10654 (1).

Type locality: New Caledonian EEZ, southern Loyalty Rise, Banc de l’Orne, 33 km north of Walpole Island, 22°17’S 169°01’E, 412-436 m depth.

Etymology: From the Latin fidelis (= loyal), name refers to the type locality on the southern Loyalty Ridge.

References

• Fricke R. 2015. Centrodraco fidelis (Draconettidae), a new deepwater dragonet species from the southern Loyalty Ridge, southwestern Pacific Ocean / Centrodraco fidelis (Teleostei : Draconettidae), une nouvelle espèce de dragonnet profond du sud de la ride des Loyauté, océan Pacifique sud-ouest. Cybium 39 (3): 211–217. Online. Reference page.