Hemirhamphodon sesamum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scomberesocoidea

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: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Beloniformes Subordo: Belonoidei Superfamilia: Scomberesocoidea

Familia: Zenarchopteridae
Genus: Hemirhamphodon
Species: Hemirhamphodon sesamum

Name

Hemirhamphodon sesamum Tan & Lim, 2013

• Holotype: MZB 17209.
• Paratypes: MZB 17210 (7); ZRC 54009 (37), 54010 (10), 54013 (2); CMK 16796 (4).

Type locality: Indonesia, South Kalimantan, Batulicin basin; stream at Simpang Alok, along road from Batulicin [1] to Mantewe, Desa Gunung Raya (84 m asl).

Etymology: The specific name refers to the minute oily seeds of the Sesamum plant (Pedaliaceae); in allusion to the small black spots/dashes on the dorsal fin with which resemble black sesame seeds.

Primary references

• Tan, H.H.; Lim, K.K.P. 2013: Three new species of freshwater halfbeaks (Teleostei: Zenarchopteridae: Hemirhamphodon) from Borneo. Raffles bulletin of zoology 61(2): 735-747. full article (PDF) Reference page.