Sphyraena arabiansis

Taxonavigation: Scombroidei

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: Scombroidei

Familia: Sphyraenidae
Genus: Sphyraena
Species: Sphyraena arabiansis

Name

Sphyraena arabiansis Abdussamad et al., 2015

• Holotype: CMFRI GB 31.143.2.1􀀃􀀖􀀔􀀑􀀔􀀗􀀖􀀑􀀕􀀑􀀔.
• Paratypes: CMFRI GB 31.143.2.1.1, GB 31.143.2.1.2.

Type locality: Lakshadweep Island, south-eastern Arabian Sea, India.

Etymology: The species is named S. arabiansis with reference to the collection area Arabian Sea.

Vernacular names

English: Arabian Barracuda
हिन्दी: Neelan seelav

References

• Abdussamad, E. M., Retheesh, T. B., Thangaraja, R., Bineesh, K. K. & Prakashan, D., 2015: Sphyraena arabiansis a new species of barracuda (Family: Sphyraenidae) from the south-west coast of India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 62 (2): 1–6. PDF