Melamphaes contradictorius

Taxonavigation: Berycoidei 

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: Berycimorphaceae
Ordo: Beryciformes
Subordo: Berycoidei

Familia: Melamphaidae
Genus: Melamphaes

Species: Melamphaes contradictorius

Name

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Melamphaes contradictorius Kotlyar, 2015

  • Holotype: ZM MU P-23458
  • Paratypes: ZM MU P-23458 (4) [same no. like holotype].

Type locality: Dmitrii Mendeleev, cruise 16, December 31, 1975, station 1249, pelagic trawl no. 9, 29°41′ S, 164°39′ E, trawling depth 200 m.

Etymology: Specific epithet contradictorius, from Latin contradictory, stresses close relation of characters of this species to other species of complex Melamphaes longivelis.

References

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  • Kotlyar, A. N., 2015: Revision of the Genus Melamphaes (Melamphaidae): 3. Oligoraker Species: M. proximus sp. n., M. contradictorius sp. n., and M. succedanaus sp. n. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 55 (5): 509–520. / Journal of Ichthyology 55 (5): 619–629. DOI: 10.1134/S0032945215050082