Lepophidium entomelan

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: Ophidiidae
Subfamilia: Ophidiinae
Genus: Lepophidium
Species: Lepophidium entomelan

Name

• Lepophidium entomelan Robins, et al., 2012

Holotype: UF 214242. Paratypes: FMNH 59953 (2), 74813 (4); GMBL Uncat. (1), 1718 (1); KU 33123 (2); TU 11760 (1); UF 29731 (1), 40272 (4), 70608 (1), 70723 (2), 70952 (1), 70804 (3), 70836 (12), 70880 (8), 70883 (3), 71262 (2), 71269 (1), 71275 (3), 71319 (9), 71390 (1), 71398 (1), 71501 (1), 71508 (9), 81503 (1), 206887 (2), 207132 (1), 211062 (26), 211068 (1), 214106 (6), 182954 (4), 182955 (2).

Type locality: Gulf of Mexico, 29°13′N, 88°11′W in 183 m depth, OREGON sta. 4583.[1]

Etymology: Species is named from the Greek entos (= within) and melan (= black), in reference to the very dark orobranchial region and gut.

Vernacular names

English: Blackthroat Cusk-eel

References

• 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.