Pseudogramma xantha

Taxonavigation: Percoidea

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: Grammistinae
Genus: Pseudogramma

Species: Pseudogramma xantha

Name

Pseudogramma xantha Randall, Baldwin & Williams, 2002

• Proposed as a replacement name for Pseudogramma australis australis, preoccupied by Pseudogramma australis Randall & Baldwin 1997, but this involves an error in type designation.

• Holotype: BPBM 13531.
• Paratypes: BMNH 1996.6.27.1 (1); BPBM 13974 (2), 16444 (1), 16893 (1), 37393 (4); CAS 13531 (1); USNM 327795 (3).

Type locality: Small cave on northern side, Temoe Atoll, Gambier Group, Tuamotu Archipelago, depth 41 meters.

Synonyms

• Pseudogramma xanthum Randall, Baldwin & Williams, 2002
• Pseudogramma australis australis Randall & Baldwin, 1997 (in part)

Vernacular names

English: Yellow Podge

References

• Randall, J.E. & Baldwin, C.C. 1997. Revision of the serranid fishes of the subtribe Pseudogrammina, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 26: 1–56, Pl. 1. Reference page. 
• Randall, J.E., Baldwin, C.C. & Williams, J.T. 2002. Pseudogramma xanthum, a new replacement name for a serranid fish from the subtropical South Pacific Ocean with description of the species. Zootaxa 40: 1–8. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page. 
• Williams, J.T. & Viviani, J. 2016. Pseudogramma polyacantha complex (Serranidae, tribe Grammistini): DNA barcoding results lead to the discovery of three cryptic species, including two new species from French Polynesia. Zootaxa 4111(3): 246–260. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4111.3.3. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• Pseudogramma xantha in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Pseudogramma xantha in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.