Lentipes caroline

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei

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: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Oxudercidae
Subfamilia: Sicydiinae
Genus: Lentipes
Species: Lentipes caroline

Name

Lentipes caroline Lynch et al., 2013

• Holotype: MNHN 2012-0213.
• Paratypes: AMNH 259433 (1), 259434 (1); BPBM uncat. (41), uncat. (36), uncat. (1); CAS 235705 (1), uncat. (1); MNHN 2012-0214 (1, 6); USNM 410585 (1), 410586 (1, C&S).

Type locality: Nanpil River (Pahn-Pwet), elevation 236 m, Pohnpei [1].

Etymology: The species is named for both the first author’s daughter and the beautiful islands of Micronesia for which she was named, the Caroline Islands.

References

• Lynch, B., Keith, P. & Pezold, F.; 2013: A new species of freshwater goby from Pohnpei, Micronesia (Gobioidei: Sicydiinae). Cybium, 37 (3): 171–177.