Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea 

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: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Gobioninae
Genus: Microphysogobio
Species: Microphysogobio nudiventris

Name

Microphysogobio nudiventris Jiang, Gao & Zhang, 2012

  • Holotype: IHB 2011040304.
  • Paratypes: IHB 201104076–7, 2011040127, 2011040131, 2011040195, 2011040303, 2011040305–6, 2011040311, 2011040315–317 (15).

Type locality: Du-He, a tributary flowing into Han-Jiang of Chang-Jiang basin, in Zhushan County, Hubei Province, South China.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination of the Latin nudus (= naked) and ventris (= belly), in allusion to the scalesless midventral region of the body which extends slightly more than two-thirds of the distance between the pectoral- and pelvic-fin insertions.

References

  • Jiang, Z.-G., Gao, E.-H. & Zhang, E. 2012. Microphysogobio nudiventris, a new species of gudgeon (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the middle Chang-Jiang (Yangtze River) basin, Hubei Province, South China. Zootaxa 3586: 211–221. Preview PDF Reference page. 
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