Symphysanodon andersoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acropomatiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Ordo: Acropomatiformes

Familia: Symphysanodontidae
Genus: Symphysanodon
Species: Symphysanodon andersoni

Name

Symphysanodon andersoni Kotthaus, 1974

Holotype (unique): ZMH 5170 [ex IOES 188].

Type locality: Near mouth of Gulf of Aden, about 60 nautical miles off Socotra, northwestern Indian Ocean, 11°33.9'N, 52°54'E to 11°38'N, 52°52'E, Meteor station 102, depth 290–190 meters.

References

Anderson, W.D. Jr., Chesalin, M.V., Jawad, L.A. & Al Shajibi, S.R. 2015. Redescription of the percoid fish Symphysanodon andersoni Kotthaus (Symphysanodontidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean, based on the holotype and the second known specimen. Zootaxa 4021(3): 475–481. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.3.7 Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Kotthaus, A. 1974. Fische des Indischen Ozeans. Ergebnisse der ichthyologischen Untersuchungen während der Expedition des Forschungsschiffes “Meteor” in den Indischen Ozean, Oktober 1964 bis Mai 1965. A. Systematischer Teil, XI. Percomorphi (4). Meteor Forschungsergebnisse, Reihe D, No. 17, 33–54. Reference page.

Links

Symphysanodon andersoni in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2026. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Symphysanodon andersoni in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2026. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Bucktoothed Slopefish