Malacosteus niger

Malacosteus niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gonostomatoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: 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
Superordo: Stenopterygii
Ordo: Stomiiformes
Subordo: Gonostomatoidei

Familia: Stomiidae
Subfamilia: Malacosteinae
Genus: Malacosteus
Species: Malacosteus niger

Name

Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848

Synonymy

  • Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888
  • Malacosteus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Malacosteus indicus Günther, 1878

References

Template:Ayers, 1848

  • Gastineau, R., Otis, C., Boyle, B., Lemieux, C., Turmel, M., St-Cyr, J. & Koken, M. 2023. The mitochondrial genome of the bioluminescent fish Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848 (Stomiidae, Actinopterygii) is large and complex, and contains an inverted-repeat structure. Zookeys 1157ː 177–191. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1157.97921 Open access Reference page. 
  • Kenaley, C. P., 2007. Revision of the stoplight loosejaw genus Malacosteus (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae), with description of a new species from the temperate southern hemisphere and Indian Ocean. Copeia, 2007(4):886–900
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