Opistognathus thionyi

Opistognathus thionyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ovalentaria

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

Familia: Opistognathidae
Genus: Opistognathus
Species: Opistognathus thionyi

Name

• Opistognathus thionyi Smith-Vaniz, Tornabene & Macieira, 2018: 100

Holotype: CIUFES 2347, 45.4 mm SL, ♂, collected by Thiony Simon and L.B.C. Xavier. on 20 February 2012.

Type locality: “sandy rubble bottom at Praia do Lixo, Trindade Island, Brazil, 20°31'30"S, 29°19'20"W, 20 m”.

References

Primary references

• Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Tornabene, L. & Macieira, R.M. 2018. Review of Brazilian jawfishes of the genus Opistognathus with descriptions of two new species (Teleostei, Opistognathidae). ZooKeys 794: 95–133. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.794.26789 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Thiony’s Jawfish
português do Brasil: Peixe-bocão-do-Thiony