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: Kurtiformes
Subordo: Apogonoidei
Familia: Apogonidae
Subfamilia: Apogoninae
Genus: Apogon
Species: Apogon regula
Name
Apogon regula Fraser & Randall, 2003
References
Thomas H. Fraser & John E. Randall, 2003, Zootaxa 171: 1–11 [1]
Ostorhinchus regula is a species of deep-water cardinalfish. To date, it has only been recorded from Guam and Condor Reef in the Carolina Islands, although the difficulty in observing and collecting this fish has led the authors who described the species to predict that it is likely to have a far wider distribution.
This species grows up to 40mm in length with five broad longitudinal yellowish-brown stripes alternating with four much narrower whitish stripes. The brown stripes go much darker on the caudal peduncle and the strong contrast of the stripes here has led to the scientific name "regula", meaning "ruler".
Synonyms
Apogon regula Fraser & Randall, 2003 [1]
References
Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014). Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.
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