Pterygotrigla cajorarori

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: Triglidae
Genus: Pterygotrigla
Subgenus: Pterygotrigla
Species: Pterygotrigla cajorarori

Name

Pterygotrigla cajorarori Richards & Yato, 2012

Holotype: USNM 135940. Paratypes: BSKU 39887 (1); CSIRO H720-13 (1), H720-14 (1), H719-18 (1), H2081-01 (1), H720-01 (1); FAKU 58681 (1).

Type locality: Philippines, vicinity of north of Mindanao, 6.6 mi off Macalaban Point Light, 08°36’26"N, 124°36’08"E, 413 m depth.[1]

Etymology: Noun in apposition based on a combination of the first two letters of the senior author’s granddaughters Carolyn, Josephine, Rachel, Rosemary, and Riley.

References

• Richards, W.J. & Yato, T. 2012. The tropical species of the subgenus Pterygotrigla (Pisces: Triglidae: Pterygotrigla) with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3484(1): 53–64. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3484.1.3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Hyperostotic gurnard