Lepophidium cultratum

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 cultratum

Name

• Lepophidium cultratum Robins, et al., 2012

Holotype: UF 211765. Paratypes: FMNH 64498 (4), 64500 (1), 64506 (1), 69288 (1), 69296 (1); UF 180292 (6), 233175 (1), 234591 (1), 180027 (1), 180241 (6), 180117 (1), 135183 (29), 202621 (1), 202711 (4), 211049 (1), 211067 (9), 211507 (1), 211764 (15), 211766 (7), 215378 (2), 215420 (4), 215421 (2), 221794 (8), 229155 (3), 229156 (3), 229157 (1), 229528 (5), 233166 (2), 233168 (1), 233176 (3), 179384 (1), 180029 (1); USNM 405910 (18); KU 33120 (5).

Type locality: Caribbean Sea, 09°18′N, 80°22′W, in 229 m depth, Oregon sta. 3590.[1]

Etymology: The name is derived from the Latin cultratus, meaning knife-shaped.

Vernacular names

English: Blackear 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.