Malacosteus niger

Malacosteus niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gonostomatoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Stenopterygii Ordo: Stomiiformes Subordo: Gonostomatoidei

Familia: Stomiidae
Subfamilia: Malacosteinae
Genus: Malacosteus
Species: Malacosteus niger

Name

Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848

Synonymy

• Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888
• Malacosteus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1930
• Malacosteus indicus Günther, 1878

References

• Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Kenaley, C. P., 2007. Revision of the stoplight loosejaw genus Malacosteus (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae), with description of a new species from the temperate southern hemisphere and Indian Ocean. Copeia, 2007(4):886–900
• FishBase : Synonyms of Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848 [26-10-2008]

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