Rhabdosargus niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Spariformes

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: Spariformes

Familia: Sparidae
Genus: Rhabdosargus
Species: Rhabdosargus niger

Name

Rhabdosargus niger Tanaka & Iwatsuki, 2013

• Holotype: MZB 20726.
• Paratypes: MUFS 29085–29086 (2).

Type locality: off southwestern Kalimantan, Indonesia, purchased at Jagalchi Fish Market, Pusan, Korea, imported into Korea from Indonesia as frozen commercial food. Exact collection site is unknown, but is considered as around off southwestern Kalimantan according to a Korean fisheries company.

Etymology: The scientific name niger is Latin, and given in recognition of the blackish body of this species.

Vernacular names

English: Blackish stumpnose

References

• Tanaka, F. & Iwatsuki, Y.; 2013: Rhabdosargus niger (Perciformes: Sparidae), a new sparid species from Indonesia, with taxonomic status of the nominal species synonymized under Rhabdosargus sarba. Ichthyological Research, DOI: 10.1007/s10228-013-0360-0