Specimen A 35006.5 Melanocetus niger Regan, 1925

• Taxon Name

  Melanocetus niger

• Author and date of publication

  Regan, 1925

• Preferred Common name

  Humpback Blackdevil

• Number Of Specimens

  2

• Sex

  Female

• Specimen Nature

  Nature: Spirit specimen, Form: wet, Fixative treatment: formalin 10%, Medium: ethanol 70%

• Expedition Name

  Sonne 209 Bioluminescence Cruise

• Collection Event Code

  Sonne 209 - PCT 6

• Sampling Method

  RMT-16, 700um Bucket cod-end (opening & closing rectangular midwater trawl)

• Date Visited From

  4/09/2010 4:27 PM

• Date Visited To

  4/09/2010 7:33 PM

• Depth To (m)

  1020

• Depth From (m)

  915

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Vertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Ichthyology

• Collecting Areas

  Ichthyology

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Kingdom

  Animalia

• Phylum

  Chordata

• Subphylum

  Craniata

• Superclass

  Gnathostomata

• Class

  Actinopterygii

• Order

  Lophiiformes

• Suborder

  Ceratioidei

• Family

  Melanocetidae

• Genus

  Melanocetus

• Species Name

  niger