Protanguillidae

The name of this taxon may not be available on a strict interpretation of ICZN Article 16.2, as the type genus was not explicitly stated to be the type genus in the original publication

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anguilliformes
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: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes

Familia: Protanguillidae
Genera (1): Protanguilla

Name

Protanguillidae Johnson, Ida & Miya, 2012

Type genus: Protanguilla Johnson, Ida & Miya, 2012

References

Primary references

Johnson, G.D., H. Ida, J. Sakaue, T. Sado, T. Asahida & M. Miya, 2012: A ‘living fossil’ eel (Anguilliformes: Protanguillidae, fam. nov.) from an undersea cave in Palau. Proceedings of the Royal Society (B), 279 (1730): 934–943. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1289

Links

Protanguillidae and its species in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Genera of Protanguillidae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Protanguillidae – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Protanguillidae in the World Register of Marine Species