Taxonavigation: Gobiesocoidei 

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
Subordo: Gobiesocoidei

Familia: Gobiesocidae
Subfamilae: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Kopua
Species: Kopua vermiculata

Name

Kopua vermiculata Shinohara & Katayama, 2015

  • Holotype (unique): NSMT-P 99710.

Type locality: Sagaminada Sea off Misaki, Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan (35°7.815’N, 139°34.371’E–35°7.572’N, 139°34.108’E), 96.4–100 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name is derived from the Latin vermiculate (wavy lines or markings resembling worm form or tracks), in reference to the shape of the body markings on the only-known specimen.

Vernacular names

English: Twilight Clingfish
日本語: Misaki-yozakura-ubauo

References

  • Shinohara, G. & Katayama, E., 2015: A new species of the clingfish genus Kopua (Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from Japan. Ichthyological Research, Published online 31 Jan 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-015-0456-9
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