MythscribeMundus
THE NATURAL & IMAGINED WORLDAn illustrated compendium
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD

Hemerocoetes artus Nelson, 1979

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

Hemerocoetes artus is a ray-finned fish of the genus Hemerocoetes, found only around the subantarctic islands south of New Zealand at depths of between 100 and 600 m. Their length is between 10 and 25 cm.

Wikipedia contributors, Hemerocoetes artus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:45:16.950773+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hemerocoetes artus Nelson, 1979
Name authority
Nelson, 1979
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Acropomatiformes
Family
Hemerocoetidae
Genus
Hemerocoetes
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. orderAcropomatiformes
  11. familyHemerocoetidae Kaup, 1873
  12. genusHemerocoetes Valenciennes, 1837
  13. speciesHemerocoetes artus Nelson, 1979

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hemerocoetes pauciradiatus Regan, 1914HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemerocoetes macrophthalmus Regan, 1914HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemerocoetes morelandi Nelson, 1979HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 28 records assigned to Hemerocoetidae.

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. Nelson, J. S. (1979). Revision of the fishes of the New Zealand genus Hemerocoetes (Perciformes: Percophididae), with descriptions of two new species. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 6: 587–599. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1979.10428401 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:3KKYQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.