Stemonosudis multifasciata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alepisauroidei

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 Section: Aulopa Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Alepisauroidei

Familia: Paralepididae
Tribe: Lestidiini
Genus: Stemonosudis
Species: Stemonosudis multifasciata

Name

• Stemonosudis multifasciata H.-C. Ho, B. Russell, K. Graham & P. N. Psomadakis, 2019

Type locality: Off Myanmar, Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean, 11°01'49.8"N, 96°53'31.8"E, depth 329.5-332 meters.

Etymology: The specific name is derived from the diagnostic character of many saddles on dorsal and ventral margins of body.

Diagnosis: A species of the S. rothschildi species complex with 16 saddles on dorsum, 10 before DFO; 49–51 caudal and 93–95 total vertebrae; vertebrae between VFO and DFO 8‒11; DFO relatively forward in position, predorsal length 71.8–73.6% SL, V–D 52.3–63.0% V–A; upper jaw 41.8–43.8% HL, lower jaw 55.8–62.5%.

Primary references

• Ho, H-C., Russell, B., Graham, K. & Psomadakis, P.N. 2019. Review of the Stemonosudis rothschildi species complex, with descriptions of two new species from the Indo-west Pacific Ocean (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae). Pp 216–229 In Ho, H-C., Koeda, K. & Hilton, E.J., (eds.), Study on the fish taxonomy and diversity of Taiwan. Zootaxa, 4702(1): 1–229. Reference page.  Zootaxa 4702(1): 216–229. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4702.1.19 pdf Reference page.