Hoplostethus gigas

Hoplostethus gigas

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Trachichthyoidei 

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: Berycimorphaceae
Ordo: Trachichthyiformes
Subordo: Trachichthyoidei

Familia: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: Hoplostethus gigas

Name

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Hoplostethus gigas McCulloch, 1914

  • Lectotype: AMS I.12766. Lectotype designated by Roberts & Gomon, 2012
  • Paralectotypes (5): AMS I.15710-001; NMV A.20541; QMB I.1423.

Type locality: Great Australian Bight, 33°18'S, 126°42'E [1], South Australia, depth 130-170 fathoms.

Vernacular names

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English: Giant sawbelly

References

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  • McCulloch, A. R.; 1914: Report on some fishes obtained by the F. I. S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-western Australia. Part II. Biological Results Endeavour, 2 (3): 77–165, Pls. 13-34.
  • Roberts, C. D. & Gomon, M. F.; 2012: A review of giant roughies of the genus Hoplostethus (Beryciformes, Trachichthyidae), with descriptions of two new Australasian species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 69: 341–354. PDF
  • Hoplostethus gigas in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.