silver spinyfin
Diretmus argenteus Johnson, 1864
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.
Diretmus argenteus
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Open encyclopedia reference
The silver spinyfin (Diretmus argenteus) is a deep-sea spinyfin found across the world’s oceans (except the Mediterranean Sea) at depths reaching about 2,000 m. It belongs to the family Diretmidae and is the only species in the genus Diretmus. Adults usually reach 13–40 cm in length depending on the measurement type.
Wikipedia contributors, Silver spinyfin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:08:36.908317+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diretmus argenteus Johnson, 1864
- Name authority
- Johnson, 1864
- Common name
- silver spinyfin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Trachichthyiformes
- Family
- Diretmidae
- Genus
- Diretmus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderTrachichthyiformes
- familyDiretmidae Gill, 1893
- genusDiretmus Johnson, 1864
- speciesDiretmus argenteus Johnson, 1864
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gyrinomene nummeralis Vaillant, 1888 Vaillant, 1888 | synonym |
| Gyrinomene nummularis Vaillant, 1888 Vaillant, 1888 | synonym |
| Diretmus aureus (Campbell, 1879) (Campbell, 1879) | synonym |
| Discus aureus Campbell, 1879 Campbell, 1879 | synonym |
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.
- Johnson, J. Y. (1864). Descriptions of three new genera of marine fishes obtained at Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863, (pt 3) (art. 8) : 403–410, Pl. 36. 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.
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:36RF5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.