Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei 

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
Section: Aulopa
Ordo: Aulopiformes
Subordo: Synodontoidei

Familia: Aulopidae
Genus: Hime
Species: Hime pyrhistion

Name

Hime pyrhistion Gomon et al., 2013

  • Holotype: NMNZ P.054047.
  • Paratypes: 31 specimens.

Type locality: 35°28'S, 174°42'E , western side of Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand, 80 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name pyrhistion is a combination of the Greek words pyr (= fire), and histion (= sail), to recognise the colourful red and yellow patterned dorsal fin characteristic of this species.

Vernacular names

English: Flaming Flagfin

References

  • Gomon, M.F., Struthers, C.D. & Stewart, A.L. 2013. A New Genus and Two New Species of the Family Aulopidae (Aulopiformes), Commonly Referred to as Aulopus, Flagfins, Sergeant Bakers or Threadsails, in Australasian Waters. Species Diversity 18: 141–161. Abstract (PDF). Reference page. 
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