Hoplostethus adenensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trachichthyoidei

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: Trachichthyiformes Subordo: Trachichthyoidei

Familia: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: Hoplostethus adenensis

Name

Hoplostethus adenensis (Norman, 1939)

• Holotype (unique): BMNH 1939.5.24.1545.

Type locality: Gulf of Aden, northwestern Indian Ocean, station 177, depth 274-366 meters.

Etymology: The specific name adenensis is derived from the type locality, the Gulf of Aden.

Synonyms

• Phenacoscorpius adenensis Norman, 1939

Vernacular names

English: Toothed No-line Scorpionfish

References

• Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Struthers, C. D.; 2012: Phenacoscorpius longilineatus, a New Species of Deepwater Scorpionfish from the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and the First Records of Phenacoscorpius adenensis from the Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae). Species Diversity, 17: 151–160.
• Norman, J. R.; 1939: Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition, 7 (1): 1–116.