Pseudorasbora pugnax

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

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: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Gobionidae
Genus: Pseudorasbora
Species: Pseudorasbora pugnax

Name

Pseudorasbora pugnax Kawase & Hosoya, 2015

• Holotype: KUN-P 43543.
• Paratypes: FRLM; GPM-Z; KUN; RMNH.PISC; MPM; LBM; NSMT-P.

Type locality: Gifu, Mino, Ise Bay area, Nagara River system, Japan.

Etymology: The specific epithet pugnax is Latin for ‘belligerent, aggressive, pugnacious’. Mature males protect their territory very aggressively during spawning season. Locally, this species is called ‘Kenka-Moroko’ (kenka means fighting in Japanese) (Niwa, 1967). Hence, the specific epithet well represents the behavioral characteristics of this species.

Vernacular names

日本語: Kenka-Moroko

References

• Kawase, S. & Hosoya, K. 2015. Pseudorasbora pugnax, a new species of minnow from Japan, and redescription of P. pumila (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 25 (4)[2014]: 289–298. (PDF) Reference page.