Taxon Profile: Malacosteus niger

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
118145
Common Name
Stoplight loosejaw
Authority
Ayres, 1848
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
See map of extents
Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

Use links to drilldown to other taxa via rank

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Stomiiformes
Family
Stomiidae
Genus
Malacosteus
Taxon

Profile

Source of taxon data
Names from 1996/97 V1 WASTE voyage Net samples - crosschecked ITIS and RAMS
Latest Taxonomic scrutiny
D Williams on 5-May-2009