Hoplostethus grandperrini

Hoplostethus grandperrini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trachichthyoidei

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: Berycimorphaceae Ordo: Trachichthyiformes Subordo: Trachichthyoidei

Familia: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: Hoplostethus grandperrini

Name

Hoplostethus grandperrini Roberts & Gomon, 2012

Type locality: New Caledonia, Norfolk Ridge, Seamount “B”, 24.919167°S 168.349167°E / -24.919167; 168.349167. Depth 600–675 m.

Holotype: NMNZ P.027462.

Paratype: MNHN 2012–0269.

Synonymy

• Hoplostethus grandperrini Roberts & Gomon, 2012: 351, fig. 6; — Misawa et al., 2023: 248–252, figs. 1–4.

References

• Misawa, R., Takanashi, Y., Su, Y., Chang, C.-W., Kai, Y. 2023. First Records of the Rare Giant Roughy Hoplostethus grandperrini (Teleostei: Trachichthyiformes) from Japan. Species Diversity. 28(2): 245–253. DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.28.245 . Reference page. 
• Roberts, C. D. & Gomon, M. F.; 2012: A review of giant roughies of the genus Hoplostethus (Beryciformes, Trachichthyidae), with descriptions of two new Australasian species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 69: 341–354. PDF

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