Lepophidium cultratum

Taxonavigation

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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: Ophidiidae
Subfamilia: Ophidiinae
Genus: Lepophidium
Species: Lepophidium cultratum

Name

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  • Lepophidium cultratum Robins, et al., 2012

Holotype: UF 211765. Paratypes: FMNH 64498 (4), 64500 (1), 64506 (1), 69288 (1), 69296 (1); UF 180292 (6), 233175 (1), 234591 (1), 180027 (1), 180241 (6), 180117 (1), 135183 (29), 202621 (1), 202711 (4), 211049 (1), 211067 (9), 211507 (1), 211764 (15), 211766 (7), 215378 (2), 215420 (4), 215421 (2), 221794 (8), 229155 (3), 229156 (3), 229157 (1), 229528 (5), 233166 (2), 233168 (1), 233176 (3), 179384 (1), 180029 (1); USNM 405910 (18); KU 33120 (5).

Type locality: Caribbean Sea, 09°18′N, 80°22′W, in 229 m depth, Oregon sta. 3590.[1]

Etymology: The name is derived from the Latin cultratus, meaning knife-shaped.

Vernacular names

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English: Blackear Cusk-eel

References

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  • Robins, C.R.; Robins, R.H.; Brown, M.E. 2012: A revision of Lepophidium (Teleostei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 52(1): 1-93. Reference page