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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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The Guinea flathead was first formally [[Species description|described]] as ''Platycephalus gruveli'' in 1905 by the French [[zoologist]] [[Jacques Pellegrin]] with its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given as [[Guet N'Dar]] in Mauritania.<ref name = CofF>{{Cof genus|genus=Solitas|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref> In 1996 [[Hisashi Imamura]] classified the Guinea flathead within a new monotypic genus ''Solitas''.<ref name = CofF2>{{Cof family|family=Platycephalidae|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref> This taxon is [[Taxonomy (biology)|classified]] within the family Playtcephalidae, the flatheads which the 5th edition of ''[[Fishes of the World]]'' classifies within the [[suborder]] [[Platycephaloidei]] in the [[Order (biology)|order]] [[Scorpaeniformes]].<ref name = Nelson5>{{cite book |title=Fishes of the World |edition=5th |author1=[[Joseph S. Nelson|J. S. Nelson]] |author2=T. C. Grande |author3=M. V. H. Wilson |year=2016 |pages= 467–495 |publisher=Wiley |ISBN= 978-1-118-34233-6 |url=https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/ }}</ref> |
The Guinea flathead was first formally [[Species description|described]] as ''Platycephalus gruveli'' in 1905 by the French [[zoologist]] [[Jacques Pellegrin]] with its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given as [[Guet N'Dar]] in Mauritania.<ref name = CofF>{{Cof genus|genus=Solitas|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref> In 1996 [[Hisashi Imamura]] classified the Guinea flathead within a new monotypic genus ''Solitas''.<ref name = CofF2>{{Cof family|family=Platycephalidae|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref> This taxon is [[Taxonomy (biology)|classified]] within the family Playtcephalidae, the flatheads which the 5th edition of ''[[Fishes of the World]]'' classifies within the [[suborder]] [[Platycephaloidei]] in the [[Order (biology)|order]] [[Scorpaeniformes]].<ref name = Nelson5>{{cite book |title=Fishes of the World |edition=5th |author1=[[Joseph S. Nelson|J. S. Nelson]] |author2=T. C. Grande |author3=M. V. H. Wilson |year=2016 |pages= 467–495 |publisher=Wiley |ISBN= 978-1-118-34233-6 |url=https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/ }}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
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''Solitas'', the genus name, is derived from the [[Latin]] ''solitarius'', meaning "alone", an allusion to this being the only flathead to have its range entirely outwith the [[Indo-West Pacific]]. The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] honours the [[biologist]] [[Jean Abel Gruvel]], the collector of the [[Type (biology)|type specimen]].<ref name = ETYFish>{{cite web | url = https://etyfish.org/perciformes11/ | title = Order Perciformes (Part 11): Suborder Platycephaloidei: Families Bembridae, Parabembridae, Hoplichthyidae, Platycephalidae and Plectrogeniidae | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | editor1= Christopher Scharpf | editor2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp |date = 7 December 2021 | access-date = 19 July 2022 | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 13:50, 19 July 2022
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Platycephalidae |
| Genus: | Solitas Imamura, 1996 |
| Species: | S. gruveli
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| Solitas gruveli (Pellegrin, 1905)
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The Guinea flathead (Solitas gruveli) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of Africa. This species is the only known member of the genus Solitas. It is also the only flathead species which has a natural distribution which lies outside of the Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomy
The Guinea flathead was first formally described as Platycephalus gruveli in 1905 by the French zoologist Jacques Pellegrin with its type locality given as Guet N'Dar in Mauritania.[3] In 1996 Hisashi Imamura classified the Guinea flathead within a new monotypic genus Solitas.[4] This taxon is classified within the family Playtcephalidae, the flatheads which the 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies within the suborder Platycephaloidei in the order Scorpaeniformes.[5]
Etymology
Solitas, the genus name, is derived from the Latin solitarius, meaning "alone", an allusion to this being the only flathead to have its range entirely outwith the Indo-West Pacific. The specific name honours the biologist Jean Abel Gruvel, the collector of the type specimen.[6]
References
- ^ Russell, B.; Poss, S.; Nunoo, F. & Bannerman, P. (2015). "Solitas gruveli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15622732A15623417. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15622732A15623417.en. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Solitas gruveli" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Solitas". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Platycephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 467–495. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (7 December 2021). "Order Perciformes (Part 11): Suborder Platycephaloidei: Families Bembridae, Parabembridae, Hoplichthyidae, Platycephalidae and Plectrogeniidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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