Gnathophis mystax

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Congroidei 

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: Congroidei

Familia: Congridae
Subfamilia: Congrinae
Genus: Gnathophis

Species (27): G. andriashevi – G. asanoi – G. bathytopos – G. bracheatopos – G. capensis – G. castlei – G. cinctus – G. codoniphorus – G. ginanago – G. grahami – G. habenatus – G. heterognathos – G. heterolinea – G. leptosomatus – G. longicauda – G. macroporis – G. melanocoelus – G. microps – G. musteliceps – G. mystax – G. nasutus – G. neocaledoniensis – G. parini – G. smithi – G. tritos – G. umbrellabia – G. xenica

Name edit

Gnathophis Kaup, 1859: 7.

Synonyms edit

  • Euleptocephalus Strömman, 1896: 5.
    • Type species: Leptocephalus sicanus Facciolà, 1883 (= Muraena mystax F. Delaroche, 1809).
      • Fixation: type by subsequent designation.
  • Rhynchocymba Jordan & Hubbs, 1925: 192, 195.
    • Type species: Leptocephalus nystromi Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (= Myrophis heterognathos Bleeker, 1858).
      • Fixation: type by original designation.
  • Poutawa Griffin, 1936: 16.
    • Type species: Congrus habenatus Richardson, 1848.
      • Fixation: two included species, neither technically designated type, but clear from text that genus was intended for habenatus.
  • Fimbriceps Whitley, 1946: 62.
    • Type species: Fimbriceps umbrellabia Whitley, 1946.
      • Fixation: type by monotypy.
  • Lemkea Kotthaus, 1968: 33.
    • Type species: Lemkea heterolinea Kotthaus, 1968.
      • Fixation: type by original designation (also monotypic).

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Ho, H-C., Smith, D.G. & Huang, J-F. 2018. Notes on two rare conger eel species (Anguilliformes: Congridae) found in Taiwanese waters. Pp 233–237 In Ho, H-C., Holleman, W., Hilton, E.J., Smith, D.G. & McCosker, J.E. (eds.), Systematics and biodiversity of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) of Taiwan (II). Zootaxa, 4454(1): 1–237. Reference pageZootaxa 4454(1): 233–237. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4454.1.19  PDF Reference page
  • Kaup, J. J. 1859. Neue aalaehnliche Fische des Hamburger Museums, beschrieben und abgebildet. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg, 4(2): 1–29 + suppl. 1–4. BHL
  • Strömman, P. H. 1896. Leptocephalids in the University Zoological Museum at Upsala. Almqvist & Wiksell, Upsala, pp. 1–53. BHL
  • Jordan, D.S. & Hubbs, C.L. 1925. Record of fishes obtained by David Starr Jordan in Japan, 1922. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, 10(2): 93–346. BHL
  • Griffin, L.T. 1936. Revision of the eels of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 66(1): 12–26. Full text PDF
  • Whitley, G.P. 1946. Australian marine eels. The Australian Museum Magazine, 9(2): 60–65. Full text PDF
  • Kotthaus, A. 1968. Fische des Indischen Ozeans. A. Systematischer Teil. III. Ostariophysi und Apodes. Meteor-Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie, 3: 14–56.

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