Phenacoscorpius longilineatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scorpaenoidei

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 Ordo: Scorpaeniformes Subordo: Scorpaenoidei

Familia: Scorpaenidae
Subfamilia: Scorpaeninae
Genus: Phenacoscorpius
Species: Phenacoscorpius longilineatus

Name

Phenacoscorpius longilineatus Motomura et al., 2012

• Holotype: MNHN 2010-0942.
• Paratypes: 93 specimens

Type locality: New Caledonia, Norfolk Ridge, 23°39'00"S, 168°01'01"E [1], 345 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name longilineatus is derived from Latin meaning 'long line', in reference to the long lateral line of the species associated with the greatest number of pored lateral-line scales in the genus.

References

• Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Struthers, C. D.; 2012: Phenacoscorpius longilineatus, a New Species of Deepwater Scorpionfish from the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and the First Records of Phenacoscorpius adenensis from the Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae). Species Diversity, 17: 151–160.

Vernacular names

English: Southern No-line Scorpionfish