Nemichthys scolopaceus

Nemichthys scolopaceus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nemichthyoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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
Subordo: Nemichthyoidei

Familia: Nemichthyidae
Genus: Nemichthys
Species: Nemichthys scolopaceus

Name

Nemichthys scolopaceus (Richardson, 1848)

  • Type locality: South Atlantic off Brazil.
  • Holotype (unique): BMNH 1871.7.16.1

Synonymy

  • Leptorhynchus leuchtenbergi Lowe, 1852
    • Belonopsis leuchtenbergi (Lowe, 1852)
  • Nemichthys avocetta Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
  • Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894
    • Investigator acanthonotus (Alcock, 1894)
  • Nemichthys fronto Garman, 1899
  • Nemichthys mediterraneus Ariola, 1904
  • Nematoprora polygonifera Gilbert, 1905
  • Leptocephalus andreae Schmidt, 1912
  • Leptocephalus canaricus Lea, 1913
  • Cercomitus flagellifer Weber, 1913
  • Tilurella gaussiana Pappenheim, 1914
    • Nemichthys gaussiana (Pappenheim, 1914)
  • Paravocettinops trilinearis Kanazawa & Maul, 1967

References

Primary references

  • Richardson, J. 1848. Fishes. Pp. 1–28, Pls. 1–10. In: Adams, A. (ed.). The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang; under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, during the years 1843–1846. Reeve & Benham, London. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 25, Pl. 10 (figs. 1-3).]

Vernacular names

English: Slender Snipe Eel
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