Pempheris flavicycla flavicycla

Taxonavigation: Pempheriformes

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: Pempheriformes

Familia: Pempheridae
Genus: Pempheris

Species: Pempheris flavicycla flavicycla

Name

Pempheris flavicycla flavicycla Randall et al., 2013

• Holotype: BPBM 17633.
• Paratypes: ZSI/CLT 2465 (1); USNM 410717 (2); BPBM 27210 (2), 36372 (7); SAIAB 189345 (1), 77856 (1), 77805 (5), 187538 (2).

Type locality: Tanzania, Mafia Island, Chole Island, Chole Bay, rocky islet, 0–2 m depth.

Etymology: The name flavicycla is a combination from the Latin flavi meaning yellow, and cycla for ring, in reference to the bright yellow ring encircling the pupil, a color feature often still apparent in recently preserved specimens.

References

• Randall, J.E., Bogorodsky, S.V., Alpermann, T.J., Satapoomin, U., Mooi, R.D. & Mal, A.O. 2013. Pempheris flavicycla, a new pempherid fish from the Indian Ocean, previously identified as P. vanicolensis Cuvier. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 9: 1–23. PDF Reference page.