Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Platycephaloidei 

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
Ordo: Scorpaeniformes
Subordo: Platycephaloidei

Familia: Platycephalidae
Genus: Thysanophrys
Species: Thysanophrys randalli

Name

Thysanophrys randalli Knapp, 2013

  • Holotype: USNM 341987.
  • Paratypes: ANSP 177879 (2); SAIAB 62743 (2); USNM 344829, 362767.

Type locality: Western Indian Ocean, Mauritius, west coast, 20°16'S, 57°22'E , Flic en Flacq, 4–10 m.

Etymology: Named for John E. Randall, who collected many of the flatheads that were included in the study of the author.

Vernacular names

English: Snub-snouted flathead

References

  • Knapp, L.W. 2013: Descriptions of four new species of Thysanophrys (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3608(2): 127–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3608.2.3 Reference page. 
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