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Didymothallus criniceps Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Didymothallus criniceps is a fish species described by Werner W. Schwarzhans and Peter R. Møller in 2007. Didymothallus criniceps is part of the genus Didymothallus and the family Bythitidae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Wikipedia contributors, Didymothallus criniceps; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:32:03.443912+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Didymothallus criniceps Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
Name authority
Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Family
Dinematichthyidae
Genus
Didymothallus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderOphidiiformes
  11. familyDinematichthyidae Whitley, 1928
  12. genusDidymothallus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
  13. speciesDidymothallus criniceps Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Didymothallus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Didymothallus mizolepis (Günther, 1867)DinematichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Didymothallus nudigena Schwarzhans & Møller, 2011DinematichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Didymothallus pruvosti Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007DinematichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 106 records assigned to Dinematichthyidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Schwarzhans, W., & Møller, P. R. (2007). Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific. Part III. Beaglichthys, Brosmolus, Monothrix and eight new genera with description of 20 new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 23: 29–110. https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4138.0489 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:35ZLX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.