Malthopsis austrafricana

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ogcocephalioidea 

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: Eupercaria
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei
Superfamilia: Ogcocephalioidea

Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Malthopsis
Species: Malthopsis austrafricana

Name

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Malthopsis austrafricana Ho, 2013

Holotype: SAIAB 81896. Paratypes (16): MNHN 1986-10–11 (2), 1986-0019 (1), 1986-91 (1), 1986-0124 (1); SAIAB 13721 (1), 28477 (2), 48433 (1), 81903 (2), 186428 (1), 188875 (2), 188811 (2).

Type locality: off Mozambique, 25°23’S, 34°29.3’E, 311–314 m depth.

Etymology: Named for southern Africa, the area from which the type series was collected.

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