Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: 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: Maculisudis

Species: Maculisudis longipinnis

Name

Maculisudis longipinnis Kotthaus, 1967

  • Holotype (unique): ZMH 4932 [ex IOES 38].

Type locality: East of Mombasa, Meteor station 168, 4°17.8'-16.5'S, 48°1.5'-14'E, depth 450 meters.

Etymology: Specific epithet refers to the pectoral and dorsal fin spines which are unusual long for a species in Paralepididae.

References

  • Kotthaus, A. 1967. Fische des Indischen Ozeans. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie 1: 1–84. Reference page. 
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