Taxonavigation: Pempheriformes 

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
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Pempheriformes

Familia: Symphysanodontidae
Genus: Symphysanodon
Species: Symphysanodon andersoni

Name

Symphysanodon andersoni Kotthaus, 1974

  • Holotype (unique): ZMH 5170 [ex IOES 188] .

Type locality: Near mouth of Gulf of Aden, about 60 nautical miles off Socotra, northwestern Indian Ocean, 11°33.9'N, 52°54'E to 11°38'N, 52°52'E, Meteor station 102, depth 290-190 meters.

Vernacular names

English: Bucktoothed Slopefish

References

  • Anderson, W.D. Jr., Chesalin, M.V., Jawad, L.A. & Al Shajibi, S.R., 2015: Redescription of the percoid fish Symphysanodon andersoni Kotthaus (Symphysanodontidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean, based on the holotype and the second known specimen. Zootaxa 4021(3): –475. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.3.481 . Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
  • Kotthaus, A., 1974: Fische des Indischen Ozeans. Ergebnisse der ichthyologischen Untersuchungen während der Expedition des Forschungsschiffes “Meteor” in den Indischen Ozean, Oktober 1964 bis Mai 1965. A. Systematischer Teil, XI. Percomorphi (4). “Meteor” Forschungsergebnisse, Reihe D, No. 17, 33–54.
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