Chlopsis nanhaiensis

Taxonavigation: Anguilloidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Anguilloidei

Familia: Chlopsidae
Genus: Chlopsis
Species: Chlopsis nanhaiensis

Name

Chlopsis nanhaiensis Tighe, Ho, Pogonoski & Hibino, 2015

Holotype: USNM 408189.
Paratype: NMMB P 22369.

Type locality: Dong-gang fish market, Pingtung, Taiwan.

Etymology: The name nanhaiensis is from Nan Hai, the Chinese name for the South China Sea where the holotype apparently was captured by commercial fishermen, and the Latin adjective ensis, meaning “originating in”.

References

Tighe, K.A., Pogonoski, J.J., Hibino, Y., Ho, H-C. & Nguyen, Q.V. 2015. Three new species of the genus Chlopsis (Anguilliformes: Chlopsidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Zootaxa 4060(1): 19–29. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.4 . Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.

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