Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophidiiformes 

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: Ophidiaria
Ordo: Ophidiiformes

Familia: Ophidiidae
Subfamilia: Ophidiinae
Genus: Lepophidium
Species: Lepophidium entomelan

Name

  • Lepophidium entomelan Robins, et al., 2012

Holotype: UF 214242. Paratypes: FMNH 59953 (2), 74813 (4); GMBL Uncat. (1), 1718 (1); KU 33123 (2); TU 11760 (1); UF 29731 (1), 40272 (4), 70608 (1), 70723 (2), 70952 (1), 70804 (3), 70836 (12), 70880 (8), 70883 (3), 71262 (2), 71269 (1), 71275 (3), 71319 (9), 71390 (1), 71398 (1), 71501 (1), 71508 (9), 81503 (1), 206887 (2), 207132 (1), 211062 (26), 211068 (1), 214106 (6), 182954 (4), 182955 (2).

Type locality: Gulf of Mexico, 29°13′N, 88°11′W in 183 m depth, OREGON sta. 4583.

Etymology: Species is named from the Greek entos (= within) and melan (= black), in reference to the very dark orobranchial region and gut.

Vernacular names

English: Blackthroat Cusk-eel

References

  • Robins, C.R.; Robins, R.H.; Brown, M.E. 2012: A revision of Lepophidium (Teleostei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 52(1): 1-93. Reference page. 
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