Roa

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea
Familia: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Roa
Species: R. australis - R. excelsa - R. jayakari - R. modesta

Name

Roa Jordan, 1923: 63

* Type species: Loa excelsa Jordan, 1922
* Type by being a replacement name
o Replacement for Loa Jordan, 1922, preoccupied by Loa Stiles, 1905 in Nematoda
* Gender: feminine

References

* Kuiter, R.H. 2004: Description of a new species of butterflyfish, Roa australis, from Northwestern Australia (Pisces: Perciformes: Chaetodontidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 56: 167–171. PDF

Links

* ION
* Nomenclator Zoologicus
* FishBase link : Roa species list (mirror site)