Malacosteus niger

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: Malacosteus niger

Name

Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848

Synonymy

• Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888
• Malacosteus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1930
• Malacosteus indicus Günther, 1878

References

• Gastineau, R., Otis, C., Boyle, B., Lemieux, C., Turmel, M., St-Cyr, J. & Koken, M. 2023. The mitochondrial genome of the bioluminescent fish Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848 (Stomiidae, Actinopterygii) is large and complex, and contains an inverted-repeat structure. Zookeys 1157ː 177–191. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1157.97921 Reference page. 
• 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

Links

• FishBase : Synonyms of Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848 [26-10-2008]
• Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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