Echiodon prionodon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophidiiformes

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: Ophidiaria Ordo: Ophidiiformes

Familia: Carapidae
Subfamilia: Carapinae
Genus: Echiodon
Species: Echiodon prionodon

Name

Echiodon prionodon Parmentier, 2012

• Authority for placement: original
• Current status: valid species
• Original genus: Echiodon Thompson, 1837
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: designated
  • Description: male, 165 mm TL
  • Repository: MONZ NMNZ P.041833
• Type locality: 'Off White Island, outer Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 37° 33.57’S – 176° 59.1-58.8’E, 313 m bottom trawl'
• ZooBank: 44A01315-F569-4553-B342-69C5D1C51ACF

References

Primary references

• Parmentier, E.; 2012: Echiodon prionodon, a new species of Carapidae (Pisces, Ophidiiformes) from New Zealand. European journal of taxonomy, (31) DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2012.31 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 3, and figs. 1-4]