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: Anthiinae
Genus: Giganthias
Species (2): G. immaculatus – G. serratospinosus
Name
Giganthias Katayama, 1954
References
Links
ION [needs update]
Nomenclator Zoologicus
Giganthias – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Giganthias species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Giganthias is a small genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the Anthiinae subfamily, which is part of the family Serranidae. the groupers and sea basses. It contains two species from Japan, Taiwan, and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Giganthias was first established by Japanese ichthyologist Masao Katayama in 1954 based on two specimens of the type species Giganthias immaculatus recovered from the island of Izu Ōshima in Japan.[1] Katayama initially placed the species in a separate subfamily, Giganthiinae, but it is now accepted to be under the subfamily Anthiadinae of the family Serranidae.[2]
In 2012, a new species of Giganthias was described from Lombok, Indonesia, based on a specimen recovered from a fish market in the village of Tanjung Luar.[3][4]
Description
Giganthias are characterized by nine spines on the dorsal fin. The third dorsal spine and the pelvic spines have serrated tips. The lateral line is very highly arched and a supplementary maxillary is present.[2]
Species
Giganthias contains two species:[2][4]
Giganthias immaculatus Katayama, 1954
Giganthias serratospinosus White & Dharmadi, 2012 - Spinyfin perch
References
Masao Katayama (1954). "A new serranid fish found in Japan". Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 3 (2): 56–61.
William T. White & Dharmadi (2012). "Giganthias serratospinosus, a new serranid (Perciformes: Serranidae: Anthiinae) from the island of Lombok in Indonesia". Zootaxa. 3161: 61–66.
Tea Yi Kai (January 18, 2012). "Giganthias serratospinosus is a new anthias from Lombok, Indonesia". Reef Builders. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
Frédéric Busson. "Giganthias serratospinosus White & Dharmadi, 2012". FishBase. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
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