Nuchequula mannusella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chaetodontiformes

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: Chaetodontiformes

Familia: Leiognathidae
Subfamilia: Gazzinae
Genus: Nuchequula
Species: Nuchequula mannusella

Name

Nuchequula mannusella Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2007

• Holotype: AMNH 238753.
• Paratypes: many at AMNH, ASIZP and SIO

Type locality: Tungshih Fish Market, 23°27'01"N. 120°08'19.3"E, Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Etymology: Name from Latin mannus meaning pony, the common name for the family, and sella meaning saddle, refers to the shape of the nuchal marking.

References

• Chakrabarty, P. & Sparks, J.S., 2007: Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Nuchequula Whitley 1932 (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with the description of a new species. American Museum Novitates, 3588: 1–25. [1]

• Kimura, S., Kimura, R. & Ikejima, K., 2008: Revision of the genus Nuchequula with descriptions of three new species (Perciformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyological Research 55: 22–42.