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: Kurtoidei
Familia: Kurtidae
Genus: Kurtus
Species: Kurtus indicus
Name
Kurtus indicus Bloch, 1786
Lectotype: ZMB 1653.
Paralectotypes: ZMB (1, lost).
Type locality: Indian Ocean.
Synonyms
Kurtus blochianus Lacepède, 1800
Kurtus blochii Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833
Kurtus cornutus Cuvier, 1829
Cyrtus indicus Minding, 1832
Zeus kyrtus Forster, 1795
References
Bloch, M. E.; 1786: Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin. 2: i-viii + 1-160, Pls. 145-180.
Fraser, T.H. 2013. A new genus of cardinalfish (Apogonidae: Percomorpha), redescription of Archamia and resemblances and relationships with Kurtus (Kurtidae: Percomorpha). Zootaxa 3714(1): 1–63. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3714.1.1 Reference page.
Kurtus indicus, the Indian humphead, is a species of fish in the family Kurtidae native to fresh, brackish, and marine waters of the coastal regions of southern Asia from India to southeast China and Indonesia. It resembles the closely related K. gulliveri, but is far smaller, only reaching a length of 12.6 cm (5 in).[1][2] Although it has been suggested that the male carries the egg cluster on a hook protruding from the forehead (as known from K. gulliveri),[1] available evidence strongly suggests this is not the case in K. indicus: Out of several thousand examined, none carried eggs in this manner and the male's hook is likely also too small.[2] The female lacks the hook entirely.[2] It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[1]
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Kurtus indicus". FishBase. August 2013 version.
Berra, T.B. (2003). Nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Perciformes: Kurtidae), from northern Australia: redescription, distribution, egg mass, and comparison with K. indicus from southeast Asia. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 14(4): 295-306.
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