Nansenia boreacrassicauda

Taxonavigation: Argentinoidei

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/Superordo: Protacanthopterygii Ordo: Argentiniformes Subordo: Argentinoidei

Familia: Microstomatidae
Subfamilia: Microstomatinae
Genus: Nansenia
Species: Nansenia boreacrassicauda

Name

Nansenia boreacrassicauda Poulsen, 2015

• Holotype: ZMUC P192172.
• Paratypes: ZMH 122532 (ISH 174-1986), 120802 (ISH 968-1982), 122530 (ISH 264-1986), 122553 (ISH 201-1986), 120833 (ISH 967-1982).

Type locality: Subarctic Atlantic, 65°32'N, 30°57'W.

Etymology: Species derivative originating from Latin boreas (= Subarctic or to the north) referring to distribution of type materials, from Latin crassus (= fat, stout) and Latin cauda (= tail), referring to the stubby caudal peduncle.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Fat-tail Pencil Smelt

References

• Poulsen, J.Y. 2015. A new species of pencil smelt Nansenia boreacrassicauda (Microstomatidae, Argentiniformes) from the North Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa 4020(3): 517–532. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.3.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page.