Coelorinchus fuscigulus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gadiformes 

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: Paracanthopterygii
Series: Zeiogadaria
Subseries: Gadariae
Ordo: Gadiformes

Familia: Macrouridae
Subfamilia: Macrourinae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Species: Coelorinchus fuscigulus

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Type locality: 24.94°N, 121.9°E, Tashi, Yilan, northeastern Taiwan; coll. H-C Ho.

Diagnosis. Diagnosis. A species of Coelorinchus with two dermal windows of light organ, one immediately before anus, the other in a shallow fossa on chest just behind isthmus, the two windows not connected by an externally visible black mesial line; snout moderately elongated, 1.4–1.7 times orbit diameter, tipped with a sharp terminal scute, anterolateral margins incompletely supported by bone; underside of head fully naked except for scales along anterolateral snout margin and occasional isolated cluster below junction of preopercle and infraorbital ridges (above angle of lower jaw); rays of second dorsal fin high, about equal to opposite members of anal fin; spinules on body scales small, in 10–14 parallel rows; about 8–11 saddle bands on body; branchiostegal membranes prominently black or blackish, chest and abdomen blue; gums and upper oral valve dark.

Etymology: From the Latin "fuscus", dark, swarthy, and "gula", throat, in reference to the blackish branchiostegal membranes.

Distribution: Northern South China Sea, Taiwan and Okinawa Trough, Japan.

Primary references

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  • Iwamoto, T.; Ho, H.-c.; Shao, K.-t. 2009: Description of a new Coelorinchus (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei) from Taiwan, with notable new records of grenadiers from the South China Sea. Zootaxa, 2326: 39–50. PDF

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