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Name - Leptocephalus giganteus Castle 1959

Name Details

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:2310892 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Animalia (Kingdom)
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
Pisces (Group)
Osteichthyes (Group)
Anguillidae (Family)
Animalia (Kingdom)
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
Pisces (Group)
Osteichthyes (Group)
Congridae (Family)

References

Original Description Reference

  • A large Leptocephalid (Teleostean, Apodes) from off South Westland, New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 87 1959: 179-184. [Zoological Record Volume 96]

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Zoological Record

Original Description Reference

  • A large Leptocephalid (Teleostean, Apodes) from off South Westland, New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 87 1959: 179-184. [Zoological Record Volume 96]

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Zoological Record

Recent Publications

  • Remarks on the identity of the giant Dana eel-larva: with notes on some related notacanthiform larvae.
  • A large Leptocephalid (Teleostean, Apodes) from off South Westland, New Zealand.

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