Stemonosudis retrodorsalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alepisauroidei

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 Section: Aulopa Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Alepisauroidei

Familia: Paralepididae
Tribe: Lestidiini
Genus: Stemonosudis
Species: Stemonosudis retrodorsalis

Name

• Stemonosudis retrodorsalis H.-C. Ho, B. Russell, K. Graham & P.N. Psomadakis, 2019

Type locality: Off Tawitawi Island, the Philippines, Sulu Sea, 5°40.9'N, 119°46.3'E - 5°43.1'N, 119°47.0'E, depth 460-514 meters.

Etymology: The specific name is combination of retro means behind and dorsalis mean back, here the dorsal fin, in referring to the backward position of dorsal fin.

Diagnosis: A species of the S. rothschildi species complex with dorsal fin situated far posteriorly, at about vertical through AFO; preanal length 73.2‒79.9% SL; six saddles on dorsum before dorsal fin; four saddles on abdominal ridge before pelvic fin; V‒D 96.3‒105.3% V‒A; vertebrae before DFO 57‒58, before AFO 56‒58; vertebrae between VFO and DFO 17‒19; lateral-line scales before DFO 56‒68 and before AFO 57‒58.

Primary references

• Ho, H-C., Russell, B., Graham, K. & Psomadakis, P.N. 2019. Review of the Stemonosudis rothschildi species complex, with descriptions of two new species from the Indo-west Pacific Ocean (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae). Pp 216–229 In Ho, H-C., Koeda, K. & Hilton, E.J., (eds.), Study on the fish taxonomy and diversity of Taiwan. Zootaxa, 4702(1): 1–229. Reference page.  Zootaxa 4702(1): 216–229. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4702.1.19 pdf Reference page.