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
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ophidiaria
Ordo: Ophidiiformes
Familia: Ophidiidae
Subfamilia: Ophidiinae
Genus: Lepophidium
Species (23): L. aporrhox – †L. borbonensis – L. brevibarbe – L. collettei – †L. crebrum – L. crossotum – L. cultratum – L. entomelan – †L. gentilis – L. gilmorei – L. hubbsi – L. inca – L. jeannae – L. kallion – †L. leai – †L. limulum – L. marmoratum – L. microlepis – L. negropinna – L. pardale – L. pheromystax – L. profundorum – L. prorates – †L. refugum – L. robustum – L. staurophor – L. stigmatistium – L. wileyi – L. zophochir
Name
Lepophidium Gill, 1895
Gender: neut.
Type species: Leptophidium profundorum Gill, 1863 preoccupied by Leptophidium Hallowell, 1860, valid as Lepophidium Gill, 1895
Vernacular names
English: Cusk-eels
References
Gill, T. N. 1895. The genus Leptophidium. American Naturalist v. 29 (no. 338): 167–168.
Robins, C.R.; Robins, R.H.; Brown, M.E. 2012: A revision of Lepophidium (Teleostei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 52(1): 1-93. Reference page.
Nielsen, J. G., D. M. Cohen, D. F. Markle, and C. R. Robins (1999). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 18. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearl-fishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. Rome: FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125. ISBN 9251043752. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06.
Lepophidium – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Lepophidium is a genus of cusk-eels.
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
Lepophidium aporrhox C. R. Robins, 1961 (Dusky cusk-eel)
Lepophidium brevibarbe (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Shortbeard cusk-eel)
Lepophidium collettei C. R. Robins, R. H. Robins & M. E. Brown, 2012[3]
Lepophidium crossotum C. R. Robins, R. H. Robins & M. E. Brown, 2012[3]
Lepophidium cultratum C. R. Robins, R. H. Robins & M. E. Brown, 2012[3]
Lepophidium entomelan C. R. Robins, R. H. Robins & M. E. Brown, 2012[3]
Lepophidium gilmorei C. R. Robins, R. H. Robins & M. E. Brown, 2012[3]
Lepophidium jeannae Fowler, 1941 (Mottled cusk-eel)
Lepophidium kallion C. R. Robins, 1959
Lepophidium marmoratum (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885)
Lepophidium microlepis (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Silver cusk-eel)
Lepophidium negropinna Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949 (Specklefin cusk-eel)
Lepophidium pardale (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Leopard cusk-eel)
Lepophidium pheromystax C. R. Robins, 1960 (Blackedge cusk-eel)
Lepophidium profundorum (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Blackrim cusk-eel)
Lepophidium prorates (D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (Prowspine cusk-eel)
Lepophidium robustum C. R. Robins, R. H. Robins & M. E. Brown, 2012[3]
Lepophidium staurophor C. R. Robins, 1959 (Barred cusk-eel)
Lepophidium stigmatistium (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Blotchfin cusk-eel)
Lepophidium wileyi C. R. Robins, R. H. Robins & M. E. Brown, 2012[3]
Lepophidium zophochir C. R. Robins, R. H. Robins & M. E. Brown, 2012[3]
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lepophidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lepophidium in FishBase. June 2012 version.
Robins, C.R., Robins, R.H. & Brown, M.E. (2012): A revision of Lepophidium (Teleoastei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, 52 (1): 1-94.
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