Notomuraenobathys

Taxonavigation

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: Paracanthopterygii
Series: Zeiogadaria
Subseries: Gadariae
Ordo: Gadiformes
Familia: Muraenolepididae
Genus: Notomuraenobathys
Species: N. microcephalus

Name

Notomuraenobathys Balushkin & Prirodina, 2010: 226. Gender: Maskulin.

Type species: Muraenolepis microcephala Norman, 1937

Etymology: The name is formed by a combination of the stem of the name of the type genus of the family (muraeno-), and from Greek notos (for south) and bathys (for deep). The name indicates to the life of the type species at bathyal depths of high latitudes of the Southern Ocean.

References

• Balushkin, A. V. & Prirodina, V. P. (2010): Notomuraenobathys gen. nov.—a New Genus of Eel Cods (Muraenolepididae: Gadiformes) from the Southern Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 50 (3): 226–230.
• Norman, J. R. (1937): Fishes. B. A. N. Z. Antarctic Research Expedition. 1929-1931. Reports -- Series B. 1 (2): 51–88.