Hypoatherina golanii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Atherinoidei

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: Atheriniformes Subordo: Atherinoidei

Familia: Atherinidae
Subfamilia: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Hypoatherina
Species: Hypoatherina golanii

Name

Hypoatherina golanii Sasaki & Kimura, 2012

Holotype: FAKU 118085. Paratypes (61): AMS I.33820-007 (9); FAKU 118076–118084, 118086–118093 (17); HUJ 20131 (removed from HUJ 6121) (1); MNHN 2012-0117 (removed from MNHN 1977-0784) (1); SAIAB 42687 (6); SMNS 26452 (3); USNM 191708 (3), 332887 (16), 405511 (5) (removed from USNM 332888).

Type locality: Eilat, Israel, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Red Sea.

Etymology: The specific name golanii is named after Dr. Daniel Golani, Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, in recognition of his valuable contributions to systematics on fishes in the Red Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.

References

• Sasaki, D. & Kimura, S. 2012. Descriptions of two new silversides, Hypoatherina golanii and Hypoatherina lunata, from the Indo-West Pacific (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae). Ichthyological Research 60(2) [2013]: 103–111. Published online 20 Nov 2012 DOI: 10.1007/s10228-012-0318-7 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Red Sea Silverside