Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Anguilloidei 

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: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Anguilloidei

Familia: Muraenidae
Subfamilia: Muraeninae
Genus: Diaphenchelys
Species (1): D. pelonates

Name

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  • Diaphenchelys McCosker & Randall, 2007

Type species: Diaphenchelys pelonates McCosker & Randall, 2007

Etymology: From the Greek diaphoros (= different), and enchelys (= eel), (treated as fem. acc. to Op. 915 of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 1970). The generic name refers to the anatomical charcteristics and the unusual habitat preference of the type species.

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