Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Spariformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Nemipteridae
Genus: Nemipterus
Species: Nemipterus flavomandibularis
Name
Nemipterus flavomandibularis Russell & Tweddle, 2013
- Holotype: SAIAB 84192.
- Paratypes: AMS I.46020-001 (1); CAS 234061 (1); MNHN IC-2012-0112 (1); NSMT P0111343 (1), P0111344 (1); NTM S.17229-001 (2); SAIAB 18025 (1), 84127 (1), 84180 (tissue voucher ACEP08-1702) (1), 84275 (1), 84300 (tissue voucher ACEP08-17) (7 of 11).
Type locality: Indian Ocean, Saya da Malha Bank, Mascarene Trawl Survey Station 19, 10.91°S, 60.97°E , 127 m depth.
Etymology: The specific name flavomandibularis, from the Latin flavus (= yellow), and mandibula (= lower jaw), was given in reference to the striking yellow colour on the lower jaw of this species.
Vernacular names
References
- Russell, B.C. & Tweddle, D. 2013. A new species of Nemipterus (Pisces: Nemipteridae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3630(1): 191–197. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3630.1.9 Reference page.