Kuiterichthys pietschi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Antennarioidei

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: Lophiiformes Subordo: Antennarioidei

Familia: Antennariidae
Genus: Kuiterichthys
Species: Kuiterichthys pietschi

Name

Kuiterichthys pietschi Arnold, 2013

• Holotype: AMS I.33555-004.
• Paratypes: AMS I.32163-002 (2), I.26229-001 (1), I.33548-002 (4), I.38410-004 (1), I.38477-001 (1), I.43908-001 (1), I.33675-003 (1), I.26451-003 (1), I. 32166-002 (1), I.33551-006 (1), I.33555-002 (2); UW 151890 (1), 151891 (1(c&s)), 151892 (1).

Type locality: off New South Wales, Australia, Crowdy Head, 31.9°S, 152.9°E [1].

Etymology: The specific name pietschi is given in honor of Theodore W. Pietsch of the University of Washington, Seattle, in recognition of his many contributions to the evolutionary biology of lophiiform fishes, and for his dedication to guiding and inspiring future generations of ichthyologists.

References

• Arnold, R.J. 2013: A new species of frogfish of the genus Kuiterichthys (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae: Histiophryninae) from New South Wales, Australia. Zootaxa 3718(5): 496–499. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.5.6 Reference page.