Hoplichthys imamurai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Platycephaloidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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: Hoplichthyidae
Genus: Hoplichthys
Species:

Name

Hoplichthys imamurai Nagano et al., 2013

  • Holotype: AMS I.22807-040
  • Paratypes (2): AMS I.22807-066, I.31156-016.

Type locality: 18°32’S, 118°17’E [1], 175 km north of Port Hedland, Northwest Shelf, Western Australia, 200–204 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named for Dr. Hisashi Imamura, associate professor of Hokkaido University (HUMZ), in honor of his great contribution to the systematics of the Platycephaloidea, including the Hoplichthyidae.

Vernacular names

  • English: Imamura's ghost flathead

References

  • Nagano, Y.; McGrouther, M.A.; Yabe, M. 2013: A new species of the hoplichthyid genus Hoplichthys (Teleostei: Hoplichthyidae) from northern Western Australia. Zootaxa 3681(3): 241–248. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.3.3 Reference page.  }}
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