Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Atherinoidei 

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: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Atheriniformes
Subordo: Atherinoidei

Familia: Atherinidae
Subfamilia: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Hypoatherina
Species: Hypoatherina golanii

Name

Holotype: FAKU 118085. Paratypes (61): AMS I.33820-007 (9); FAKU 118076–118084, 118086–118093 (17); HUJ 20131 (removed from HUJ 6121) (1); MNHN 2012-0117 (removed from MNHN 1977-0784) (1); SAIAB 42687 (6); SMNS 26452 (3); USNM 191708 (3), 332887 (16), 405511 (5) (removed from USNM 332888).

Type locality: Eilat, Israel, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Red Sea.

Etymology: The specific name golanii is named after Dr. Daniel Golani, Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, in recognition of his valuable contributions to systematics on fishes in the Red Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.

Vernacular Names

English: Red Sea Silverside

References

  • Sasaki, D. & Kimura, S.; 2012: Descriptions of two new silversides, Hypoatherina golanii and Hypoatherina lunata, from the Indo-West Pacific (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae).. Ichthyological Research, 60 (2) [2013]: 103–111. Published online 20 Nov 2012 DOI: 10.1007/s10228-012-0318-7
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