Lepophidium wileyi

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 wileyi

Name

• Lepophidium wileyi Robins, et al., 2012

Holotype: UF 229501. Paratypes: numerous at FMNH, GMBL, UF and USNM.

Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, 20°52′N, 73°20′W, in 329 m depth, OREGON sta. 10852.[1]

Etymology: Species is named for, Edward O. Wiley, who welcomed the first author into the KU Natural History Museum’s Ichthyology Division following his retirement from academe.

Vernacular names

English: Fringed 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.