Lepophidium collettei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophidiiformes

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: Ophidiaria Ordo: Ophidiiformes

Familia: Ophidiidae
Subfamilia: Ophidiinae
Genus: Lepophidium
Species: Lepophidium collettei

Name

• Lepophidium collettei Robins, et al., 2012

Holotype: USNM 405909. Paratypes: CAS 48099 (3), 48100 (3); KU 32025 (ex UF 213298) (1), 33026 (2); UF 35541 (1), 232577 (1), 232578 (1), 234461 (1), 232536 (2), 234537 (8), 234538 (2); USNM 405921 (1), Uncat. (1), Uncat. (3), 405922 (1).

Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, 04°52′N, 51°49′W, 37 m depth, OREGON sta.17620-21.[1]

Etymology: Species is dedicated to Bruce B. Collette who made special efforts to collect cusk-eels for the senior author and who collected most of the material of this species.

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian Cusk-eel

References

• Robins, C.R.; Robins, R.H.; Brown, M.E. 2012: A revision of Lepophidium (Teleostei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 52(1): 1-93. Reference page.