Paracheilinus mccoskeri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

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: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Paracheilinus
Species: Paracheilinus mccoskeri

Name

Paracheilinus mccoskeri Randall & Harmelin-Vivien, 1977

Holotype: CAS 35176. [Paratypes: AMS I.18604-001 (1); ANSP 133779 (6); BMNH 1976.2.13.1-2 (2); BPBM 19728 (7); CAS 32569 (1), 34472 (8); MNHN 1976-0005 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 841 (1); SMF 13393 (1); USNM 215274 (2)].

Type locality: Reef 150 meters offshore front of Said Ibrahim's Palace, north of Moroni, Grande Comore Island, Comoro Islands, depth 20-35 meters.

References

• Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Yusmalinda, N.L.A. 2016. Review of the Indo-Pacific Flasherwrasses of the genus Paracheilinus (Perciformes: Labridae), with descriptions of three new species. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 19: 18–90. PDF Reference page. 
• Parenti, P. & J.E. Randall 2000: An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 68: 1–97.
• Randall, J.E. & L. Harmelin-Vivien 1977: A review of the labrid fishes of the genus Paracheilinus with description of two new species from the western Indian Ocean. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Zoologie, 306: 329–342.

Links

• Paracheilinus mccoskeri in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: McCosker's Flasher