Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Antennarioidei 

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: Eupercaria
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Subordo: Antennarioidei

Familia: Antennariidae
Genus: Kuiterichthys
Species: Kuiterichthys pietschi

Name

Kuiterichthys pietschi Arnold, 2013

  • Holotype: AMS I.33555-004.
  • Paratypes: AMS I.32163-002 (2), I.26229-001 (1), I.33548-002 (4), I.38410-004 (1), I.38477-001 (1), I.43908-001 (1), I.33675-003 (1), I.26451-003 (1), I. 32166-002 (1), I.33551-006 (1), I.33555-002 (2); UW 151890 (1), 151891 (1(c&s)), 151892 (1).

Type locality: off New South Wales, Australia, Crowdy Head, 31.9°S, 152.9°E .

Etymology: The specific name pietschi is given in honor of Theodore W. Pietsch of the University of Washington, Seattle, in recognition of his many contributions to the evolutionary biology of lophiiform fishes, and for his dedication to guiding and inspiring future generations of ichthyologists.

References

  • Arnold, R.J. 2013: A new species of frogfish of the genus Kuiterichthys (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae: Histiophryninae) from New South Wales, Australia. Zootaxa 3718(5): 496–499. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.5.6 Reference page. 
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