Lestidium orientale

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alepisauroidei

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 Section: Aulopa Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Alepisauroidei

Familia: Paralepididae
Tribe: Lestidiini
Genus: Lestidium
Species: Lestidium orientale

Name

• Lestidium orientale H.-C. Ho, S.-Y. Tsai & H.-H. Li, 2019

• Etymology: The specific name “orientale” means from the Eastern, in referring to the distribution around northwestern Pacific Ocean.

• Diagnosis: A species of Lestidium with light organ duct extending to beyond anterior margin of eye. It is most similar to Lestidium atlanticum and can be distinguished by having relatively more prehaemal vertebrae (37‒40 vs. 36‒37), a shorter snout (snout length 9.7–10.4 vs. 10.4–11.5% SL), shorter jaws (upper jaw 8.6–10.1 vs. 9.9–11.3% SL; lower jaw 11.9‒13.7 vs. 13.5‒14.8% SL) and relatively deep head (head depth 31.2–33.9 vs. 27.6–31.5% HL).

References

• Ho, H-C., Tsai, S-Y. & Li, H-H. 2019. The barracudina genera Lestidium and Lestrolepis of Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae). Pp 114–139 In Ho, H-C., Koeda, K. & Hilton, E.J., (eds.), Study on the fish taxonomy and diversity of Taiwan. Zootaxa, 4702(1): 1–229. Reference page.  Zootaxa 4702(1): 114–139. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4702.1.16 pdf Reference page.