Medialuna

Life-forms

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: Centrarchiformes
Subordo: Terapontoidei

Familia: Kyphosidae
Subfamilia: Scorpidinae
Genus: Medialuna
Species: M. ancietae – M. californiensis
Name

Medialuna Jordan and Fesler, 1893
References

Medialuna – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Medialuna species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 10/2023.

Vernacular names

Medialuna is a genus of sea chubs native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

Medialuna ancietae Chirichigno F., 1987
Medialuna californiensis (Steindachner, 1876) (Halfmoon)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Medialuna in FishBase. August 2013 version.