Melanocetus rossi

Taxonavigation

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 rossi

Name

Melanocetus rossi Balushkin & Fedorov, 1981: 79, Figs. 1-2

Holotype: ZIN 45349.

Type locality: Ross Sea, Antarctica, 74°46'S, 177°35'W, depth 420 meters.

References

• Balushkin, A.V. & V.V. Fedorov 1981: On finding the deepwater anglerfishes (Melanocetus rossi sp. n. and Oneirodes notius) in the Ross Sea (Antarctica). Biologiya Morya (Vladivostok), 2(2): 79–82. [In Russian, English abstract.]
• Pietsch, T.W. 2009: Oceanic Anglerfishes. Extraordinary Diversity in the Deep Sea. i-xii + 1-557.
• Melanocetus rossi in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Ross Sea Humpback Anglerfish