Hime capitonis

Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei

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 Section: Aulopa Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Synodontoidei

Familia: Aulopidae
Genus: Hime

Species: Hime capitonis

Name

Hime capitonis Gomon & Struthers, 2015

• Holotype: MNHN IC-2003-1495.
• Paratypes: (20): MNHN IC-2002-0016, IC-2003-1141, IC-2004-2505, IC-2004-2652, IC-2004-2703, IC-2004-2732; NMNZ P.029040, P.029095 (2), P.029140 (4), P.029153 (3), P.029323, P.029382; NMV A31198-001, A31199-001.

Type locality: New Caledonia, Coral Sea, Jumeaux Seamount, 23° 44' S, 168° 01' E, 229–428 m depth.

Etymology: The name capitonis is a Latin noun, meaning “one with a large head”, used in apposition to reference the characteristically large head of this species relative to congeners.

Vernacular names

English: New Caledonian Flagfin
français: Limbert Nouvelle-Calédonie

References

• Gomon, M.F. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. Three new species of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Hime (Aulopidae, Aulopiformes), all resembling the type species H. japonica (Günther 1877). Zootaxa 4044(3): 371–390. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.3 Preview (PDF). Reference page.