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

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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.

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