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The '''gargoyle cusk''' ('''''Xyelacyba myersi''''') is a [[species]] of [[cusk-eel]] from the subfamily [[Neobythitinae]] of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Ophidiidae]]. This species grows to a length of {{convert|57|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]]. It is the only known member of its [[genus]], although research suggests the species should be classified in the genus ''[[Acanthonus]]''<ref name="FishBase">{{FishBase |genus= Xyelacyba|species= myersi| month = June | year = 2012}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Girard |first=Matthew G. |last2=Nonaka |first2=Ai |last3=Baldwin |first3=Carole C. |last4=Johnson |first4=G. David |date=2024 |title=Discovery and description of elaborate larval cusk-eels and the relationships among Acanthonus, Tauredophidium, and Xyelacyba (Teleostei: Ophidiidae) |url=https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7755/PP.24.3 |journal=Early Life History and Biology of Marine Fishes: Research inspired by the work of H Geoffrey Moser |language=en |pages=20–42 |doi=10.7755/pp.24.3}}</ref> |
The '''gargoyle cusk''' ('''''Xyelacyba myersi''''') is a [[species]] of [[cusk-eel]] from the subfamily [[Neobythitinae]] of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Ophidiidae]]. This species grows to a length of {{convert|57|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]]. It is the only known member of its [[genus]], although research suggests the species should be classified in the genus ''[[Acanthonus]]''.<ref name="FishBase">{{FishBase |genus= Xyelacyba|species= myersi| month = June | year = 2012}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Girard |first=Matthew G. |last2=Nonaka |first2=Ai |last3=Baldwin |first3=Carole C. |last4=Johnson |first4=G. David |date=2024 |title=Discovery and description of elaborate larval cusk-eels and the relationships among Acanthonus, Tauredophidium, and Xyelacyba (Teleostei: Ophidiidae) |url=https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7755/PP.24.3 |journal=Early Life History and Biology of Marine Fishes: Research inspired by the work of H Geoffrey Moser |language=en |pages=20–42 |doi=10.7755/pp.24.3|doi-access=free }}</ref> The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] honours [[George S. Myers]] (1905-1985) of [[Stanford University]] who taught the [[Species description|describer]], Daniel Cohen, [[ichthyology]].<ref name = Neilsen>{{cite journal | author1 = Nielsen, J.G. | author2 = P.R. Møller | author3 = M. Segonzac | name-list-style = amp | year = 2006 | title = ''Ventichthys biospeedoi'' ''n. gen. et sp.'' (Teleostei, Ophidiidae) from a hydrothermal vent in the South East Pacific | url = http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1732.pdf | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 1247 | pages = 13–24}}</ref> It is a rare [[benthopelagic]] fish which occurs at depths of {{convert|984-2500|m|ft}} around the world, other than the eastern Pacific, in tropical and subtropical latitudes.<ref name = FoA>{{cite web | author = Bray, D.J.| year= 2014 | title = ''Xyelacyba myersi'' | work = Fishes of Australia | access-date = 14 July 2018 | url = http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3016 | publisher = Museums Victoria}}</ref> The larvae are similar in overall form to the related [[bony-eared assfish]], but have the 1–4 and 15–20 pectoral-fin rays elongated.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Neobythitinae |
| Genus: | Xyelacyba |
| Species: | X. myersi
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| Xyelacyba myersi Cohen, 1961
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The gargoyle cusk (Xyelacyba myersi) is a species of cusk-eel from the subfamily Neobythitinae of the family Ophidiidae. This species grows to a length of 57 centimetres (22 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus, although research suggests the species should be classified in the genus Acanthonus.[1][2] The specific name honours George S. Myers (1905-1985) of Stanford University who taught the describer, Daniel Cohen, ichthyology.[3] It is a rare benthopelagic fish which occurs at depths of 984–2,500 metres (3,228–8,202 ft) around the world, other than the eastern Pacific, in tropical and subtropical latitudes.[4] The larvae are similar in overall form to the related bony-eared assfish, but have the 1–4 and 15–20 pectoral-fin rays elongated.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Xyelacyba myersi" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- ^ a b Girard, Matthew G.; Nonaka, Ai; Baldwin, Carole C.; Johnson, G. David (2024). "Discovery and description of elaborate larval cusk-eels and the relationships among Acanthonus, Tauredophidium, and Xyelacyba (Teleostei: Ophidiidae)". Early Life History and Biology of Marine Fishes: Research inspired by the work of H Geoffrey Moser: 20–42. doi:10.7755/pp.24.3.
- ^ Nielsen, J.G.; P.R. Møller & M. Segonzac (2006). "Ventichthys biospeedoi n. gen. et sp. (Teleostei, Ophidiidae) from a hydrothermal vent in the South East Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1247: 13–24.
- ^ Bray, D.J. (2014). "Xyelacyba myersi". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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