A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Branchiostomatidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Asymmetron inferum Nishikawa, 2004 | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asymmetron lucayanum Andrews, 1893 | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Branchiostoma arabiae Webb, 1957 | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bermuda lanceletBranchiostoma bermudae Hubbs, 1922 | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Florida lanceletBranchiostoma floridae Hubbs, 1922 | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Branchiostoma indicum (Willey, 1901) | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Branchiostoma leonense Webb, 1956 | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Branchiostoma senegalense Webb, 1955 | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Branchiostoma tattersalli Hubbs, 1922 | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonichthys bassanus (Günther, 1884) | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonichthys hectori (Benham, 1901) | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonichthys maldivensis (Forster Cooper, 1903) | BranchiostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.