Opistognathus trimaculatus

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 trimaculatus

Name

Opistognathus trimaculatus Hiramatsu & Endo, 2013

• Holotype: NSMT-P 111154 (formerly BSKU 41806).
• Paratype: BSKU 37494.

Type locality: off Kochi City, central Tosa Bay, otter trawl, R/V Kotaka-maru, about 150 m depth.

Etymology: The species name trimaculatus is derived from the Latin tri (= three), and macula (= spot), in reference to the three blotches on the dorsal fin.

References

• Hiramatsu, W. & Endo, H.; 2013: Opistognathus trimaculatus, a New Jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from Tosa Bay, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Supplement No. 7: 19–23.