Artedidraco longibarbatus

Taxonavigation: Notothenioidei

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: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Notothenioidei

Familia: Artedidraconidae
Genus: Artedidraco
Species: Artedidraco longibarbatus

Name

Artedidraco longibarbatus Eakin et al., 2015

• Holotype: MNA 7303.

Type locality: Weddell Sea, station PS82/129-1, 75°21,47'S, 27°44,57'W, bottom trawl, depth 372 m.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the extremely long mental barbel (Latin: longus, long; barba, beard), among the longest of any artedidraconid.

Vernacular names

English: Longbeard Plunderfish

References

• Eakin, R.R., Riginella, E. & La Mesa, M. 2015. A new species of Artedidraco (Pisces: Artedidraconidae) from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Polar Biology, 38(10): 1597–1603.DOI: 10.1007/s00300-015-1721-0 Reference page.