Lagiacrusichthys

Taxonavigation

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
Section: Aulopa
Ordo: Aulopiformes
Subordo: Alepisauroidei
Familia: Scopelarchidae
Genus: Lagiacrusichthys
Species: L. macropinna

Name

Lagiacrusichthys Davis, 2015

Type species: Benthalbella macropinna Bussing & Bussing, 1966

Etymology: Named after the sea-wyvern Lagiacrus, a dragon-like creature from mythology, known for his fierceness and for inhabiting the deep.

References

• Davis, M.P. 2015: Evolutionary Relationships of the Deep-Sea Pearleyes (Aulopiformes: Scopelarchidae) and a New Genus of Pearleye from Antarctic Waters. Copeia, 2015: 64–71. Abstract Reference page.