Colletteichthys flavipinnis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Batrachoidiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: 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
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Batrachoidaria
Ordo: Batrachoidiformes

Familia: Batrachoididae
Subfamilia: Halophryninae
Genus: Colletteichthys
Species: Colletteichthys flavipinnis

Name

  • Colletteichthys flavipinnis Greenfield, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012

Holotype: CMFRI GB.9.1.2.1. Paratypes: USNM 221342 (4); CAS 233657 (1); CMFRI GB.9.1.2.1.1--2 (2), GB.9.1.2.1.3--13 (11).

Type locality: India, off Tuticorin.

Etymology: The specific epithet is an adjective from the Latin flavis (= yellow) and pinna (= fin), referring to the yellow-orange fins of the species.

Vernacular names

English: Yellowfin Toadfish

Primary references

  • Greenfield, D.W.; Bineesh, K.K.; Akhilesh, K.V. 2012: Colletteichthys flavipinnis, a new toadfish species from Sri Lanka and India (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3437: 24–31. Preview Reference page. 
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