Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959

NZOR Identifier: c77b4d49-a490-46f1-ad97-3ae76b97c262

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 4989c010-f17e-4cca-afbc-8e1ff3130434)

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
subphylum
Craniata
superclass
Gnathostomata
class
Actinopterygii
infraclass
Teleostei
order
Anguilliformes
family
Congridae
genus
'Leptocephalus'
species
Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Indigenous
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Castle
Rank
species
Year
1959
Nomenclatural Comment
Marine
Governing Code
ICZN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
4989c010-f17e-4cca-afbc-8e1ff3130434
According to
NZIB (2012-) New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Name Based Concepts
Has Parent
'Leptocephalus' (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959 (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
02f3adbd-f9a5-4e0d-9466-f95ffab0bb5d
According to
Compiled by Roberts, C.D.; Paulin, C.D.; Stewart, A.L.; McPhee, R.P.; McDowall, R.M., King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicol, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, R.; Macadie, I. 24: Phylum CHORDATA: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, Checklist of New Zealand Chordata. Living lancelets, jawless fishes, cartilaginous fishes, and bony fishes. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1.
Preferred Name
Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959 }

No subordinate taxa

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
Spiny eel leptocephalus
Name Id
3d400a3c-cd1f-4046-8bb5-d1c9ca6f7ed7
According To
Compiled by Roberts, C.D.; Paulin, C.D.; Stewart, A.L.; McPhee, R.P.; McDowall, R.M., King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicol, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, R.; Macadie, I. 24: Phylum CHORDATA: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, Checklist of New Zealand Chordata. Living lancelets, jawless fishes, cartilaginous fishes, and bony fishes. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1.

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