Cabillus pexus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei
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: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Cabillus
Species: Cabillus pexus

Name

Cabillus pexus Shibukawa & Aizawa, 2013

Holotype:　NSMT-P 34861.
Paratype:　NSMT-P 34803.

Type locality: Oshima Strait, Sakinome, Atetsu, Setouchicho, Amami-oshima Island, Amami Group of Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 28°11ʹ13ʺN, 129°16ʹ04ʺE [1], 12 m depth.

Etymology:　The species name is derived from the Latin noun pexus (meaning “comb”) in reference to its enlarged ctenii of a pair of scales at base of caudal fin.

Vernacular names

日本語: Kushi-yorime-haze

References

Shibukawa, K. & Aizawa, M.; 2013: Cabillus pexus, a New Marine Goby (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from Amami-oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A, 39 (3): 133–142.