Melamphaes proximus

Taxonavigation

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 proximus

Name

Melamphaes proximus Kotlyar, 2015

• Holotype: ZMMU P17331
• Paratypes: ZMMU P23456 (1), P23457 (1); IO RAS 03265 (2), 03268 (1), 03269 (1).

Type locality: Professor Mesyatsev, cruise 7 (PM7), April 2, 1979, trawling no. 25, bottom trawl, 30°50′ S, 93°08′ E, depth 1162 m.

Etymology: Specific epithet proximus, from Latin (= nearest, closest), stresses its close relation to Atlantic Melamphaes longivelis.

References

Primary references

• 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