Macrocephenchelys brevirostris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

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: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Congridae
Subfamilia: Congrinae
Genus: Macrocephenchelys

Species: Macrocephenchelys brevirostris

Name

• Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng, 1967)

Lectotype: NMMBP 5177 (ex THUP 3078).

Type locality: Tungkang, southwestern Taiwan.

Etymology: Modern Latin brevirostris "having a short beak", from Latin brevis "short"; -rostris "-billed", from rostrum "beak".

Combinations

• Rhynchoconger brevirostris Chen & Weng, 1967: 54 [original combination].
• Macrocephenchelys brevirostris — Randall & Lim, 2000: 586 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Chen, J.T.F. & Weng, H.T.C. 1967. A review of the Apodal fishes of Taiwan. Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series, 6 (32): 135–220 [1-86].
• Randall, J.E. & Lim K.K.P. 2000. A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement, 8: 569–667. Full text PDF

Links

• Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen and Weng, 1967) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Macrocephenchelys brevirostris in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Macrocephenchelys brevirostris in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

čeština: Úhořovec queenslandský
English: Rubbernose conger
eesti: Tömp voltkoonangerjas
中文: 短吻吻鰻, 短吻吻鳗, 短突吻鳗