Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nandoidei 

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: Anabantaria
Ordo: Anabantiformes
Subordo: Nandoidei

Familia: Nandidae
Genus: Nandus
Species: Nandus prolixus

Name

Nandus prolixus Chakrabarty, Oldfield & Ng, 2006

  • Holotype: FMNH 44907
  • Paratypes: FMNH 51964 (6), FMNH 117232 (2)

Type locality: Borneo: Sabah, Sandakan District, Km 26, North Road, Sandakan.

Etymology: The specific epithet comes from the Latin prolixus, meaning stretched out, in reference to the relatively elongate head of this species when compared to its Sundaic congener (N. nebulosus). Used as an adjective.

References

Primary references

  • Chakrabarty, P., R.G. Oldfield and H.H. Ng, 2006. Nandus prolixus, a new species of leaf fish from northeastern Borneo (Teleostei: Perciformes: Nandidae). Zootaxa No. 1328: 51-61.
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