Thysanophrys rarita

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Platycephaloidei

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: Platycephaloidei

Familia: Platycephalidae
Genus: Thysanophrys
Species: Thysanophrys rarita

Name

Thysanophrys rarita Knapp, 2013

• Holotype (unique): USNM 316125.

Type locality: Western Indian Ocean, Somalia, R/V Beinta Cr. 19, Sta. 22, 07°59'24"N, 049°59'54"E [1], bottom trawl, 22 m.

Etymology: The specific epithet rarita is derived from the Latin rarus (= thin, scattered, few), because the species is only known from the holotype.

Vernacular names

English: Somali flathead

References

• Knapp, L.W. 2013: Descriptions of four new species of Thysanophrys (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3608(2): 127–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3608.2.3 Reference page.