Taxonavigation: Gobioidei 

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
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Gobiaria
Ordo: Gobiiformes
Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Chriolepis
Species: Chriolepis prolata

Name

Chriolepis prolata Hastings & Findley, 2015

  • Holotype: USNM 230001.
  • Paratypes: AMNH 87272 (formerly USA-SAM 775-08); SIO 14–37, 14–38, 14–39.

Type locality: northeastern Gulf of Mexico, ca 127 km south of St. George's Island, Franklin County, Florida, 28° 24.4’N, 84° 55.2’W, 91 m depth.

Etymology: From Latin prolatus (= elongated) in reference to the relatively elongate innermost or fifth pelvic-fin ray compared to that of other known species in the genus.

Vernacular names

English: Platform Goby

References

  • Hastings, P. A. & Findley, L. T., 2015: Chriolepis prolata, a new species of Atlantic goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the North American continental shelf. Zootaxa 3904 (4): 589–595. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.4.8 Reference page. 
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