Rhabdosargus niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Spariformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata 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