Hypoatherina lunata

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 lunata

Name

Hypoatherina lunata Sasaki & Kimura, 2012

Holotype: NSMT-P 102549 (formerly IORD 76.898.

Paratypes (48): AMS I.46040-001 (formerly FRLM 26796 (1); BMNH 2012.3.23.2 (formerly FRLM 26793) (1); CAS 234072 (formerly FRLM 26794) (1); FAKU 31350–31352, 31354, 31357 (5); FRLM 23346 (1), 23989, 23991, 23998, 24001, 24004, 24006 (6), 26402 (1), 26799–26801 (3), 34878, 34937, 34960–34964 (7); KAUM-I 41108, 41109 (2); KPM-NI 13843 (2); MNHN 2012-0115 (formerly FRLM 23996) (1); NSMT-P 80053 (formerly IORD 96.286) (1), 96668, 96669 (2), 102548 (formerly IORD 76.897) (1), 102550 (formerly IORD 82.450) (1), 102551 (formerly IORD 88.182) (1); RMNH.PISC 37972 (formerly FRLM 24005) (1); URM-P 19507, 23002 (2); USNM 210944 (8).

Type locality: Amitori Bay, Iriomote I., Okinawa, Japan.

Etymology: The name lunata is derived from the Latin meaning 'crescent moon' in reference to the distinct crescent marking anterior to the eye in this species.

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: Okinawan Silverside
日本語: Okinawa-togoro