Pseudanthias flavicauda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Percoidea

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: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Serranidae
Subfamilia: Anthiadinae
Genus: Pseudanthias
Species: Pseudanthias flavicauda

Name

Pseudanthias flavicauda Randall & Pyle 2001

• Holotype: BPBM 33921.
• Paratypes: BPBM 38667 (1), 38668 (3), 37209 (1); AMS 1.39907001 (1); BMNH 2000.1.6.2 (1); CAS 210369; USNM 359478 (1).

Type locality: Fiji, Beqa (Mbengga) Island [1], ocean side, steep drop-off, 61 m depth.

Etymology: This species is named flavicauda from the Latin, in reference to the yellow caudal fin of both sexes.

References

• Randall, J. E. & Pyle, R. L.; 2001: Four new serranid fishes of the anthiine genus Pseudanthias from the South Pacific. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 49 (1): 19–34. PDF