Lepophidium staurophor

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 staurophor

Name

  • Lepophidium staurophor Robins, 1959

Holotype: FMNH 64383. Paratypes: FMNH 64384 (1); UF 202349 [ex UMML 2349] (1); USNM 185695 (1).

Type locality: Western Caribbean Sea, 16°39'N, 81°43'W, Oregon station 1878, depth 125 fathoms (= 228.6 meters).

Vernacular names

English: Barred Cusk-eel

References

  • Robins, C. R.; 1959: Studies on fishes of the family Ophidiidae. -I. A new species of Lepophidium from the Caribbean Sea. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean, 8 (4) [1958]: 360–368.
  • 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. 
  • Lepophidium staurophor in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
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