Ateleopus edentatus

Taxonavigation: Ateleopodiformes

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: Ateleopodia Ordo: Ateleopodiformes

Familia: Ateleopodidae
Genus: Ateleopus

Species: Ateleopus edentatus

Name

Ateleopus edentatus Kaga, 2016

• Holotype: FUMT 20696.
• Paratypes (11): BSKU 26150, 31722–31723 (2); FUMT 20694–20695, 20697 (3); HUMZ 80182–80184, 80343, 80444 (5).

Type locality: Kyushu-Palau Ridge, 26°45’N, 135°23’E, 350 m depth.

Etymology: The species name edentatus is derived from the Latin meaning “no teeth”.

Vernacular names

日本語: Shiroguchi-shachiburi

References

• Kaga, T. 2016. A new jellynose, Ateleopus edentatus, from the western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae). Zootaxa 4083(4): 562–568. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.4.6. Reference page. 
• Kaga, T. 2016. ERRATUM: TATSUYA KAGA (2016) A new jellynose, Ateleopus edentatus, from the western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae). Zootaxa, 4083(4): 562–568. Zootaxa 4105(3): 300–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.3.7. Full article (PDF) Reference page.