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Hemigymnus melanopterus

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Subclass: Actinopterygii ()
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Perciformes () -
        Suborder: Labroidei ()
        Family: Labridae ()
        Genus: Hemigymnus () - Günther, 1861
        Specific name: melanopterus
        Scientific name: - Hemigymnus melanopterus

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Hemigymnus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in this genus:

H. fasciatus (Barred Spanish Mackerel) · H. melapterus (Blackedge Thicklip Wrasse)

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Further Reading

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Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 247.
Fishes of Zanzibar: Acanthopterygii / by R. Lambert Playfair; Pharyngognathi etc. / by Albert C. L. G. Günther. London: J. Van Voorst, 1866. url p. 92.
NOAA technical report NMFS SSRF. Seattle, Wash.: National Marine Fisheries Service; url p. 22.
Revue méthodique et critique des collections déposées dans cet établissement. Leyden, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. url p. 46.
The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. .. by Dr. Max Weber. .. and Dr. L.F. de Beaufort. Leiden, E.J. Brill, Ltd., 1911- url p. 206.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 13, 2007:

Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Fish Collection
National Chemical Laboratory, IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS

Identifiers

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14864824
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 686292

Last Revised: 7/21/2012