Hime caudizoma

Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei

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 Section: Aulopa Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Synodontoidei

Familia: Aulopidae
Genus: Hime

Species: Hime caudizoma

Name

Hime caudizoma Gomon & Struthers, 2015

• Holotype: MZB 22096.
• Paratypes: (7): CSIRO H 7219-05, H 7220-03; MZB 22097; NMNZ P.056103, P.056104; NMV A31121-001, A31121-002.

Type locality: Indonesia, Lombok, market in Tanjung Luar, 8° 46' 38" S, 116° 30' 58" E.

Etymology: The name caudizoma is a combination of the Latin feminine noun cauda for “tail” and adjective zoma, “that which is girded”, in reference to the numerous red bands on each lobe of the tail in both sexes, a characteristic feature of this species.

Vernacular names

English: Indonesian Flagfin
Bahasa Indonesia: Kuniran Merah

References

• Gomon, M.F. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. Three new species of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Hime (Aulopidae, Aulopiformes), all resembling the type species H. japonica (Günther 1877). Zootaxa 4044(3): 371–390. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.3 Preview (PDF). Reference page.