Malacosteus

Malacosteus niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gonostomatoidei

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 Superordo: Stenopterygii Ordo: Stomiiformes Subordo: Gonostomatoidei

Familia: Stomiidae
Subfamilia: Malacosteinae
Genus: Malacosteus
Species: M. australis – M. niger

Name

Malacosteus Ayres, 1848

References

• Malacosteus Ayres, 1848 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Kenaley, C. P., 2007. Revision of the stoplight loosejaw genus Malacosteus (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae), with description of a new species from the temperate southern hemisphere and Indian Ocean. Copeia, 2007(4):886–900

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