Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Spariformes 

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: Spariformes

Familia: Nemipteridae
Genus: Scolopsis
Species: Scolopsis igcarensis

Name

Scolopsis igcarensis Mishra et al., 2013

  • Holotype: ZSI F-10623/2.
  • Paratypes: BPBM 18765, 19054, 27712; CMFRI GB.31.98.5.6; ZSI F-10624/2 (5), F-10625/2 (3).

Type locality: Kalpakkam, 12°33'N, 80°11'E , Tamil Nadu, India.

Etymology: The species name is derived from the acronym of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, where it was first collected and in recognition of the contribution of IGCAR to marine environmental studies and support for ongoing ichthyological research on the Tamil Nadu coast of India.

Vernacular names

English: Igcar monocle bream

Primary references

  • Mishra, S.S. et al. 2013: A new species of the genus Scolopsis Cuvier, 1830 (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from southern India and Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 3609(4): 443–449. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3609.4.7 Reference page. 
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