Paraphyonus merretti

Taxonavigation: Ophidiiformes

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: Ophidiaria Ordo: Ophidiiformes

Familia: Aphyonidae
Genus: Paraphyonus
Species: Paraphyonus merretti

Name

Paraphyonus merretti Nielsen, 2015

• Holotype: BMNH 2014.10.31.1.
• Paratypes: BMNH 2014.10.31.2 (1), 1994.5.9.5 (1).

Type locality: off Morocco, 34°6.0’N, 11°55.5’W, R/V Discovery, st. 9035, 2.4 meter bottom sledge, 4453–4457 m depth.

Etymology: named after Dr Nigel R. Merrett, Thorncombe, Chard, U.K. (previous the Natural History Museum) for having providing me with a rich supply of aphyonid fishes caught during various R/V Discovery cruises.

References

• Nielsen, J.G., 2015: Revision of the aphyonid genus Aphyonus (Teleostei, Ophidiiformes) with a new genus and two new species. Zootaxa 4039(2): 323–344. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4039.2.7. Preview (PDF) Reference page.