Thysanophrys springeri

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 springeri

Name

Thysanophrys springeri Knapp, 2013

• Holotype (unique): USNM 344831.
• Paratypes: BPBM 18274, HUJ 12615 (5); NMW 11204 (69); USNM 362819 (2), 362820 (4).

Type locality: Red Sea, Eritrea, mouth of Melita Bay, 15°15'N, 39°49'E [1], depth to 7 m.

Etymology: Named for Victor G. Springer, who collected the holotype and five paratypes from several localities off Massawa, Eritrea.

Vernacular names

English: Red Sea 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.