Diplodus levantinus

Taxonavigation: Spariformes

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 Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Spariformes

Familia: Sparidae
Genus: Diplodus
Species: Diplodus levantinus

Name

Diplodus levantinus Fricke et al., 2016

• Holotype: HUJ 20535.
• Paratypes: HUJ 2134 (1), 6399 (7), 6402 (2), 6403 (2), 7462 (1), 14441 (1), 19859 (3), 20257 (8), 20282 (2), 20344 (1); MSNG 58305 (1).

Type locality: eastern Mediterranean Sea, Israel, off Jaffa, ca. 32°03’N 34°45’E.

Etymology: The name of the new species levantinus refers to the Levant, a historical name for the coasts of the eastern Mediterranean.

References

• Fricke, R., Golani, D. & Appelbaum-Golani, B. 2016. Diplodus levantinus (Teleostei: Sparidae), a new species of sea bream from the southeastern Mediterranean Sea of Israel, with a checklist and a key to the species of the Diplodus sargus species group. Scientia Marina 80(3): online July 1, 2016. DOI: 10.3989/scimar.04414.22B Reference page.