Lepophidium marmoratum

Lepophidium marmoratum

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 marmoratum

Name

• Lepophidium marmoratum (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Holotype: USNM 37237. Paratypes: (2).

Type locality: Gulf Stream off western Cuba, 23°10'39"N, 82°20'21"W, Albatross station 2350, depth 213 fathoms.[1]

Synonyms

• Leptophidium marmoratum Goode & Bean, 1885 -- orig. combination
  • Sirembo marmoratum (Goode & Bean, 1885) -- Nielsen in Randall & Lim, 2000

Vernacular names

English: Marbled Cusk-eel

References

• Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H.; 1885: Description of Leptophidium cervinum and L. marmoratum, new fishes from deep water off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 8 (533): 422–424.BHL
• Randall, J. E. & Lim, K. K. P.; 2000: A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, No. 8: 569–667.
• 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.