Artedidraco
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| Artedidraco | |
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| Artedidraco mirus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Harpagiferidae |
| Subfamily: | Artedidraconinae |
| Genus: | Artedidraco Lönnberg, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Artedidraco mirus Lönnberg, 1905[1] | |
Artedidraco is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the subfamily Artedidraconinae, the barbeled plunderfishes. They are native to the Southern Ocean.
Artedidraco was first described as a genus in 1905 by the Swedish zoologist Einar Lönnberg when he created the genus for Artedidraco mirus, a new species of fish from South Georgia he was describing following the collection of its types by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition. As it was the only species in the new genus it was the type species by monotypy.[2][1] The generic name is a compound of Artedi, honouring the Swedish naturalist Peter Artedi who was known as the "father of ichthyology", and who was born 200 years before Lönnberg described A. mirus with draco, from dracœna meaning "dragon" an ancient Greek name for the weeverfish genus Trachinus , although this may be a reference to the relationship Lönnberg mentioned to Draconetta which was thought to be a member of the Nototheniidae at that time.[3]
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Artedidraco glareobarbatus Eastman & Eakin, 1999
- Artedidraco longibarbatus Eakin, Riginella & La Mesa, 2015 (Long-beard plunderfish) [5]
- Artedidraco lonnbergi Roule, 1913
- Artedidraco mirus Lönnberg, 1905
- Artedidraco orianae Regan, 1914
- Artedidraco shackletoni Waite, 1911
- Artedidraco skottsbergi Lönnberg, 1905