Lepophidium

Lepophidium
L. marmoratum
Blackrim Cusk-eel (L. profundorum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Ophidiiformes
Family:Ophidiidae
Subfamily:Ophidiinae
Genus:Lepophidium
Gill, 1895
Type species
Leptophidium profundorum
Gill, 1863[1]

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

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Lepophidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Lepophidium in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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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