Hoplichthys haswelli McCulloch, 1907
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
The armoured flathead (Hoplichthys haswelli), also known as the deepsea flathead, glassy flathead or spiny flathead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish of the family Hoplichthyidae, the ghost flatheads. This species is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Armoured flathead; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:49:45.801098+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hoplichthys haswelli McCulloch, 1907
- Name authority
- McCulloch, 1907
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Hoplichthyidae
- Genus
- Hoplichthys
- 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
- orderPerciformes
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familyHoplichthyidae Kaup, 1873
- genusHoplichthys Cuvier, 1829
- speciesHoplichthys haswelli McCulloch, 1907
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hoplichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hoplichthys acanthopleurus Regan, 1908 | HoplichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplichthys filamentosus Matsubara & Ochiai, 1950 | HoplichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplichthys regani Jordan, 1908 | HoplichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplichthys pectoralis (Fowler, 1943) | HoplichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplichthys smithi (Fowler, 1938) | HoplichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplichthys mcgroutheri Nagano, Imamura & Yabe, 2014 | HoplichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplichthys citrinus Gilbert, 1905 | HoplichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplichthys fasciatus Matsubara, 1937 | HoplichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplichthys gilberti Jordan & Richardson, 1908 | HoplichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplichthys imamurai Nagano, McGrouther & Yabe, 2013 | HoplichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rhinhoplichthys haswelli (McCulloch, 1907) (McCulloch, 1907) | 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.
- McCulloch, A. R. (1907). The results of deep sea investigation in the Tasman Sea. II.--The expedition of the “Woy Woy.” 1. Fishes and crustaceans from eight hundred fathoms. Records of the Australian Museum, v. 6 (no. 5): 345–355, Pls. 63–65. https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.6.1907.1019 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:3MKDW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.