Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gerreiformes 

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: Gerreiformes

Familia: Gerreidae
Genus: Parequula
Species: Parequula elongata

Name

  • Parequula elongata Iwatsuki, Pogonoski & Last, 2012

Holotype: CSIRO H 6344–04. Paratypes: AMS I 18707–004; CSIRO H 6345–03, H 6349–12 (2), H 6349–15 (3), H 6452–06; MUFS 32938–32939 (2); NMV A 29356–005 (3), A 29356–009, A 29356–021; SAMA F 12097 (3); WAM P 26068–007, P 27219–034.

Type locality: Australia, Western Australia, off Rottnest I., 32°08’S, 115°15’E, 132–133 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name, elongata, is proposed in reference to the more slender body of this species than its congener.

Vernacular names

English: Western Silverbelly

References

  • Iwatsuki, Y.; Pogonoski, J.J.; Last, P.R. 2012: Revision of the genus Parequula (Pisces: Gerreidae) with a new species from southwestern Australia. Zootaxa 3425: 42–54. Preview Reference page. 
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