Lestrolepis

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: Lestrolepis
Species: L. intermedia – L. japonica – L. luxiocula – L. nigroventralis – L. pofi

Name

Lestrolepis Harry, 1953

Type species: Paralepis philippinus Fowler, 1934

• Type locality: Varadero Harbor, Philippines.
• Holotype: USNM 92323. Paratypes: FMNH 42783 (2); CAS-SU 14970 [ex USNM 135257] (1); USNM 93414 (2), 135257 (2)

References

• Harry, R.R. 1953. Studies on the bathypelagic fishes of the family Paralepididae. 1. Survey of the genera. Pacific Science v. 7 (no. 2): 219–249. hdl: 10125/8728 Reference page. 
• Ho, H-C. & Kawai, T. 2024. Verification of two barracudina species Lestrolepis japonica (Tanaka, 1908) and L. philippina (Fowler, 1934) (Aulopiformes, Paralepididae). Pp 79–92 In Ho, H-C. (ed.). Biodiversity and taxonomy of fishes in Taiwan and adjacent waters. ZooKeys 1220: 1–242. Reference page.  DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1220.125860 Reference page.