Photonectes achirus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gonostomatoidei

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 Superordo: Stenopterygii Ordo: Stomiiformes Subordo: Gonostomatoidei

Familia: Stomiidae
Subfamilia: Melanostomiinae
Genus: Photonectes
Species: Photonectes achirus

Name

Photonectes achirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Syntypes (4): BMNH 1929.7.6.176a (2?); ZMUC P202055-57.

Type locality: Caribbean Sea, western Atlantic.

References

• Regan, C. T. & Trewavas, E.; 1930: The fishes of the families Stomiatidae and Malacosteidae. Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports, 2 (6): 1–143, Pls. 1-14.
• Flynn, A.J. & Klepadlo, C. 2012. Two new species of Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiidae) from the Indo-Pacific, and a re-examination of P. achirus. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 69: 259–267. BHL Reference page. 
• Photonectes achirus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.