Suezichthys rosenblatti

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: Suezichthys
Species: Suezichthys rosenblatti

Name

Suezichthys rosenblatti Russell & Westneat, 2013

• Holotype: FMNH 120653.
• Paratypes (24): AMS I.32297-001 (ex SIO 65-629) (2); BMNH 2012.8.8.1-2, (ex SIO 65-629) (2); FMNH 109197 (13); NTM S.17339-001 (2); SIO 65-629 (3), 65-659 (5).

Type locality: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Isla San Ambrosio, Caleta Las Moscas, 26°20'5"S, 79°53'25"W [1], 10–15m depth.

Etymology: Named from honour of Dr Richard Rosenblatt for his contributions to Eastern Pacific ichthyology and who drew the attention of the first author to the existence of this new species in the SIO collection.

References

• Russell, B.C. & Westneat, M.W. 2013. A new species of Suezichthys (Teleostei: Perciformes: Labridae) from the south-eastern Pacific, with a redefinition of the genus and a key to species. Zootaxa 3640(1): 88–94. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3640.1.7 Reference page.