Photonectes waitti

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gonostomatoidei 

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
Superordo: Stenopterygii
Ordo: Stomiiformes
Subordo: Gonostomatoidei

Familia: Stomiidae
Subfamilia: Melanostomiinae
Genus: Photonectes
Species: Photonectes waitti

Name

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Photonectes waitti Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012: 260

  • Holotype: NMV A 30913-001.
  • Paratype: AMS I.49494-010; NMV A 30908-001/-002 (2), A 30915-001 (1), A 30906-001/-002/-003/-004/-005 (5), A 30908-001/-002 (2), A 30907-001/-002/-003/-004 (4); SIO 11-300 (1), 11-303 (2); USNM 402774 (1), 300149 (1), 300199 (1), 300201 (1).

Type locality: 0°34.836' - 35.329'N, 176°56.432' - 49.956'W [1], 0—0.5 m depth.

Etymology: Named in recognition of Theodore (Ted) Waitt, the founder of the Waitt Family Foundation and the Waitt Institute. The Waitt Institute sponsored and directed the expedition of the R/V Seward Johnson to the equatorial western Pacific Ocean (Catalyst II expedition) during which this species was collected.

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