Channichthys mithridatis

Taxonavigation

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: Channichthyidae
Genus: Channichthys
Species: Channichthys mithridatis

Name

Channichthys mithridatis Shandikov, 2009

Holotype: NMNH 5111 (adult male, 371 mm TL, 332 mm SL). Paratype: NMNH 5112 (12 adult specs: 7 males and 5 females, captured with holotype).

Type locality: Kerguelen Is, 47°44.4'S, 71°31.6'E, 10 August 1990, bottom trawl, depth 270-310 m, coll. G. A. Shandikov.

Etymology: The scientific name of the new species is derived from the Latin spelling of the name of the Pontic (Bosporus) Tzar Μιθριδατης – Mithridates, who ruled Panticapaeum (antique name of the city of Kerch). YugNIRO, in the city of Kerch, which has conducted Antarctic investigations for over 35 years, is located at the foot of a mountain named after Mithridates.

References

Shandikov, G.A. 2009. Channichthys mithridatis sp. n., a new species of icefishes (Perciformes: Notothenioidei: Channichthyidae) from the Kerguelen Islands area, East Antarctica, with comments on the taxonomic status of Channichthys normani. The Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series: Biology [2008]. 7(814): 123–131.

Vernacular names

English: Green icefish
русский: зелёная белокровка
українська: зелена білкровка