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Diplacanthopoma japonicum (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Diplacanthopoma japonicum (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)
Name authority
(Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Family
Bythitidae
Genus
Diplacanthopoma
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. familyBythitidae Gill, 1861
  12. genusDiplacanthopoma Günther, 1887
  13. speciesDiplacanthopoma japonicum (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diplacanthopoma brachysoma Günther, 1887BythitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplacanthopoma brunneum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913BythitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplacanthopoma raniceps Alcock, 1898BythitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplacanthopoma kovacsi Girard et al., 2026BythitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplacanthopoma alcockii Goode & Bean, 1896BythitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplacanthopoma kreffti Cohen & Nielsen, 2002BythitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplacanthopoma nigripinnis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924BythitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplacanthopoma riversandersoni Alcock, 1895BythitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Diplacanthopoma japonicus (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887) (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)synonym
Myxocephalus japonicus Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887 Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887synonym

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. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=400667 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:36GJS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.