Lepophidium pheromystax

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 pheromystax

Name

• Lepophidium pheromystax Robins, 1960

Holotype: USNM 185737. Paratypes: ANSP 89346-47 (1, 2); FMNH 64499 (5), 64501-02 (1, 1), 64513-14 (5, 6), 64519 (1); MCZ 40422 (3); UF 203990 [ex UMML 3990] (4), 205049 [ex UMML 5049] (4), 205052 [ex UMML 5052] (3); UMMZ 177299 (4); USNM 185738-41 (1 ea.), 185742-43 (6, 1).

Type locality: Off Guiana coast, 7°55'N, 57°25'W, Oregon station 2001, depth 50 fathoms (= 91.44 meters).[1]

Vernacular names

English: Upsilon Cusk-eel, Blackedge Cusk-eel

References

• Robins, C. R.; 1960: Studies on fishes of the family Ophidiidae. 5. Lepophidium pheromystax, a new Atlantic species allied to Lepophidium jeannae Fowler. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean, 10 (1): 83–95.
• 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 pheromystax in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.