Epigonus machaera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pempheriformes

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: Eupercaria Ordo: Pempheriformes

Familia: Epigonidae
Genus: Epigonus
Species: Epigonus machaera

Name

• Epigonus machaera Okamoto, 2012
  • Authority for current placement: original
  • Current status: valid species
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Epigonus machaera
  • Original genus: Epigonus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: '157.2 mm SL, male'
    • Repository: NSMT NSMT-P 42741
  • Type locality: '43°18'S, 175°02'W, Chatham Rise, east of New Zealand, 727–746 m depth'
  • ZooBank: 3599032F-C005-4EE6-A099-104E6B5A9388

Primary references

• Okamoto, M. 2012: Two new species of the genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the South Pacific, with a definition of the Epigonus constanciae group. Ichthyological research 59(3): 242–254. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-012-0284-0 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 248, and Figs. 2b, 4b, 5b, 7, 8a, 9a]