Lestrolepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alepisauroidei 

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: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Section: Aulopa
Ordo: Aulopiformes
Subordo: Alepisauroidei

Familia: Paralepididae
Tribe: Lestidiini
Genus: Lestrolepis
Species: L. intermedia L. japonica L. luxiocula L. nigroventralis L. pofi

Name

Lestrolepis Harry, 1953

Type species: Paralepis philippinus Fowler, 1934

  • Type locality: Varadero Harbor, Philippines.
  • Holotype: USNM 92323. Paratypes: FMNH 42783 (2); CAS-SU 14970 [ex USNM 135257] (1); USNM 93414 (2), 135257 (2)

References

  • Harry, R.R. 1953. Studies on the bathypelagic fishes of the family Paralepididae. 1. Survey of the genera. Pacific Science v. 7 (no. 2): 219–249. hdl: 10125/8728 Reference page. 
  • Ho, H-C. & Kawai, T. 2024. Verification of two barracudina species Lestrolepis japonica (Tanaka, 1908) and L. philippina (Fowler, 1934) (Aulopiformes, Paralepididae). Pp 79–92 In Ho, H-C. (ed.). Biodiversity and taxonomy of fishes in Taiwan and adjacent waters. ZooKeys 1220: 1–242. Reference page.  DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1220.125860 Open access Reference page.