Leptaulopus

Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei

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 Section: Aulopa Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Synodontoidei

Familia: Aulopidae
Genus: Leptaulopus
Species: L. damasi – L. erythrozonatus

Name

Leptaulopus Gomon et al., 2013

• Type species: Aulopus damasi Tanaka, 1915

Etymology: The generic name Leptaulopus is a combination of the Greek leptos (= slender), and aulopus, a name long applied to the broader group of fishes to which the genus belongs, in reference to the slender form of species it comprises.

References

• Gomon, M.F., Struthers, C.D. & Stewart, A.L. 2013. A New Genus and Two New Species of the Family Aulopidae (Aulopiformes), Commonly Referred to as Aulopus, Flagfins, Sergeant Bakers or Threadsails, in Australasian Waters. Species Diversity 18: 141–161. Abstract (PDF). Reference page.