Glossanodon microcephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Argentinoidei

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/Superordo: Protacanthopterygii Ordo: Argentiniformes Subordo: Argentinoidei

Familia: Argentinidae
Genus: Glossanodon
Species: Glossanodon microcephalus

Name

• Glossanodon microcephalus Endo & Nashida, 2012

Holotype: NSMT-P 106647 (formerly BSKU 103750). Paratypes: 29 specimens.

Type locality: Tosa Bay, 33°18.3′N, 133°36.9′E–33°19.7′N, 133°38.1′E, 120–116 m depth.

Etymology: The species name microcephalus is from the Greek micro (= small), and cephalon (= head), in reference to the small head in comparison with those of most congeners.

References

• Endo, H. & Nashida, K., 2012: Glossanodon microcephalus, a New Argentine Fish from Japan and the South China Sea (Protacanthopterygii: Argentinidae). Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Supplement No. 6: 17–26.