Bathypterois guentheri

Bathypterois guentheri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chlorophthalmoidei

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 Section: Aulopa Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Chlorophthalmoidei

Familia: Ipnopidae
Genus: Bathypterois
Species: Bathypterois guentheri

Name

Bathypterois guentheri Alcock, 1889

Type locality: India, Andaman Sea, 7½ miles east of North Cinque Island

Lectotype: IMC 11770

Etymology: named in honor of Albert Günther for his works in ichthyology [Alcock, 1889: 451]

Synonymy

• Bathypterois guntheri Alcock, 1889

References

Primary references

• Alcock, A. 1889. Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer Investigator, Commander Alfred Carpenter, R.N., D.S.O., commanding. No. 13. On the bathybial fishes of the Bay of Bengal and neighbouring waters, obtained during the seasons 1885-1889. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) 4(24): 450–461. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Sulak, K.J. 1977. The Systematics and Biology of Bathypterois (Pisces, Chlorophthalmidae) with a Revised Classification of Benthic Myctophiform Fishes. Galathea Rep. 14: 49–108. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tribute spiderfish
日本語: ホホジロザメ
한국어: 긴촉수매퉁이
中文: 貢氏深海狗母魚

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