Pteragogus trispilus

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: Pteragogus
Species: Pteragogus trispilus

Name

Pteragogus trispilus Randall, 2013

• Holotype: BPBM 13399.
• Paratypes: BPBM 13377 (1), 41116 (1), 19816 (1), 19890 (1); HUJ 4218 (2), 5998 (1), 15204 (3), 10793 (1), 19018 (1), 15840 (1); SAIAB 187742 (1), 187999 (1), 42629 (5), 42686 (1); SMF 15717 (1), 15830 (13); USNM 223878, 361254 (5).

Type locality: Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, west coast, Taba, 3 km S of Interuniversity Institute of Marine Sciences, 29°30’N, 34°53’E [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet trispilus is from the Latin tri- (= three), and Greek spilos (= dots), for the three black spots anteriorly on the dorsal fin, one on each of the first three membranes.

References

• Randall, J. E.; 2013: Seven new species of labrid fishes (Coris, Iniistius, Macropharyngodon, Novaculops, and Pteragogus) from the Western Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 7: 1–43. PDF