Maculisudis longipinnis

Taxonavigation: Alepisauroidei

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: Alepisauroidei

Familia: Paralepididae
Tribe: Lestidiini
Genus: Maculisudis

Species: Maculisudis longipinnis

Name

Maculisudis longipinnis Kotthaus, 1967

• Holotype (unique): ZMH 4932 [ex IOES 38].

Type locality: East of Mombasa, Meteor station 168, 4°17.8'-16.5'S, 48°1.5'-14'E, depth 450 meters.

Etymology: Specific epithet refers to the pectoral and dorsal fin spines which are unusual long for a species in Paralepididae.

References

• Kotthaus, A. 1967. Fische des Indischen Ozeans. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie 1: 1–84. Reference page.