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: Rabaulichthys
Species: R. altipinnis – R. stigmaticus – R. suzukii
Name
Rabaulichthys Allen, 1984
References
Rabaulichthys – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Rabaulichthys species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Vernacular names
Rabaulichthys is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae with four species, ranging sizes from 6 to 6.4 cm long, all of which are found in areas including the Western Central Pacific, Western Pacific, Northwest Pacific, and Western Indian Ocean.
Etymology
The genus is named after the town of Rabaul in New Britain, Papua New Guinea, which is best known as the site of a 1942 battle between Japanese and Allied forces in WW2.[2]
Species
Rabaulichthys altipinnis Allen, 1984 (Sailfin anthias)
Rabaulichthys squirei Randall & Walsh, 2010
Rabaulichthys stigmaticus Randall & Pyle, 1989 (Spotfin anthias)
Rabaulichthys suzukii Masuda & Randall, 2001[3][4]
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rabaulichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
Allen, G.R. (1984) A new genus and species of anthiid fish from Papua New Guinea. Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie, 11 (2), 47–50.
"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rabaulichthys Allen, 1984". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
"Fish Identification". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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