{"scientificNameAuthorship":"(Cohen, 1961)","RecordModifiedOn":"2024-07-23","CAAB_code":"37228062","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"Girard et al 2024 synonymised the genus <i>Xyelacyba</i> with <i>Acanthonus</i>, so the correct name for this species is now <i>Acanthonus myersi</i>. In Australia, known from Christmas Island area (11° 24.04' S, 104° 55.07' E) and off NW Cape (21 54 S, 113 41 E) to Gascoyne region (23 00 S, 112 28 E) in 1100-1447m depth.","habitat":"Slope Demersal (200-2000m)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"Girard, M.G., Nonaka, A., Baldwin, C.C. and Johnson, G.D, 2024. Discovery and description of elaborate larval cusk-eels and the relationships among <i>Acanthonus</i>, <i>Tauredophidium</i>, and <i>Xyelacyba</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), <i>NOAA Professional Paper NMFS 24</i>: 20-42. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.7755/PP.24.3\">doi:10.7755/PP.24.3</a>","Parent_Id":37228957,"scientificName":"Acanthonus myersi","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Ophidiiformes","otherVernacularNames":"","Reference":"Girard, M.G., Nonaka, A., Baldwin, C.C. and Johnson, G.D, 2024. Discovery and description of elaborate larval cusk-eels and the relationships among <i>Acanthonus</i>, <i>Tauredophidium</i>, and <i>Xyelacyba</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), <i>NOAA Professional Paper NMFS 24</i>: 20-42. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.7755/PP.24.3\">doi:10.7755/PP.24.3</a>","vernacularName":"Gargoyle Cusk","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"2002-10-22","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158779","family":"Ophidiidae","standardName":"Gargoyle Cusk (AS5300)","class":"Actinopterygii","scientificNameID_AFD":"urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8b46caab-6b69-42b8-a25c-d736ba254f6d","CAAB_status":"Valid"}