Ericandersonia sagamia

Taxobox
name = "Ericandersonia sagamia"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Zoarcidae
genus = "Ericandersonia"
species = "E. sagamia"
binomial = "Ericandersonia sagamia"
binomial_authority = Shinohara and Sakurai, 2006

"Ericandersonia sagamia" is a newly-described eelpout of the family Zoarcidae, found in Sagami Bay, Japan, at depths of between 880 and 930 m. This species is placed in the subfamily Gymnelinae and is distinguished from all other genera of gymnelines by the following characters: pseudosubmental crest present; frontals partially fused dorsally; parietals meeting in midline; pelvic fins absent; and ventral ramus of posttemporal weak.

References

* [http://www.springerlink.com/content/u3318n708q13x172/ SpringerLink]