Meganthias carpenteri
| Meganthias carpenteri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Meganthias |
| Species: | M. carpenteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Meganthias carpenteri Anderson, 2006
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Meganthias carpenteri, the yellowtop jewelfish or Carpenter's yellowtop jewelfish,[2] is a pink and yellow fish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean named after Old Dominion University marine biologist Kent E. Carpenter.[3] Meganthias carpenteri is a member of the subfamily Anthiinae which is classified under the family Serranidae which also includes the groupers and the serranine sea basses.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Meganthias carpenteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21132559A42691784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21132559A42691784.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Anderson, W.D. Jr. (2006). "Meganthias carpenteri, new species of fish from the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, with a key to eastern Atlantic Anthiinae (Perciformes: Serranidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 119 (3): 404–417. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[404:MCNSOF]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ Phyllis Brown, ed. (2007). "New Fish Species Named for Biologist Carpenter". Scire, the Old Dominion University College of Sciences Newsletter. Old Dominion University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Meganthias carpenteri" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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