Melanocetus murrayi

Melanocetus murrayi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ceratioidea

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: Eupercaria Ordo: Lophiiformes Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei Superfamilia: Ceratioidea

Familia: Melanocetidae
Genus: Melanocetus
Species: Melanocetus murrayi

Name

Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887: 57, Pl. 11 (fig. A)

Lectotype: BMNH 1887.12.7.17.

Paralectotypes: BMNH 1887.12.7.18 (1).

Type locality: Central Atlantic, 1°47'N, 24°26'W, Challenger station 348, depth 0 to 2450 fathoms (3386 meters).

Synonyms

• Rhynchoceratias acanthirostris Parr, 1927: 31, Fig. 11
• Rhynchoceratis latirhinus Parr, 1927: 31, Fig. 12
• Rhynchoceratias longipinnis Parr, 1930: 7, Figs. 2-5
• Xenoceratias regani Koefoed, 1944: 4, Pl. 1 (fig. 6)
• Melanocetus tumidus Parr, 1927: 28, Fig. 10
• Melanocetus vorax Brauer, 1902: 294

References

• Günther, A. 1887: Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. 22 (pt 57): i-lxv + 1-268, Pls. 1-66.
• Møller, P.R. , J.G. Nielsen and S.W. Knudsen, J.Y. Poulsen, K. Sünksen aqnd O.A. Jørgensen 2010: A checklist of the fish fauna of Greenland waters. Zootaxa, 2378: 1–845.
• Melanocetus murrayi in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Murray's abyssal anglerfish