Melanocetus niger

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ceratioidea 

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: Ceratioidea

Familia: Melanocetidae
Genus: Melanocetus
Species: Melanocetus niger

Name

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Melanocetus niger Regan, 1925: 565

Lectotype: ZMUC P9252.

Syntypes: (7) BMNH 1925.8.11.28 (1), 1925.8.11.29 (1), 1925.8.11.30 (1), 1925.8.11.31 (?); ZMUC P9251 (1), P9253-56 (4).

Type locality: Gulf of Panama, 6°48'N, 80°33'W, 3500 meters wire out.

References

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  • Regan, C.T. 1925: New ceratioid fishes from the N. Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Panama, collected by the 'Dana.' Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) 15(89): 561–567.
  • Castellanos-Galindo, G.A. , E.A. Rubio Rincon, B.S. Beltrán-Léon and C.C. Baldwin 2006: Check list of stomiiform, aulopiform and myctophiform fishes from Colombian waters of the tropical eastern Pacific. Biota Colombiana, 7(2): 245–262.
  • Melanocetus niger in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

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English: Black Humpback Anglerfish