barrelfish
Hyperoglyphe perciformis (Mitchill, 1818)
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
Hyperoglyphe perciformis, the barrelfish is a primarily bathypelagic species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Centrolophidae. The barrelfish is found in the Northern Atlantic Ocean. Despite being in the medusafish family, the barrelfish does not associate with jellyfish or other medusae. It is considered a deep-water gamefish.
Wikipedia contributors, Hyperoglyphe perciformis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:37:25.872979+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyperoglyphe perciformis (Mitchill, 1818)
- Name authority
- (Mitchill, 1818)
- Common name
- barrelfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Centrolophidae
- Genus
- Hyperoglyphe
- 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
- orderScombriformes
- familyCentrolophidae Bonaparte, 1846
- genusHyperoglyphe Günther, 1859
- speciesHyperoglyphe perciformis (Mitchill, 1818)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hyperoglyphe. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Carmichael, 1819) | CentrolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific barrelfishHyperoglyphe japonica (Döderlein, 1884) | CentrolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black driftfishHyperoglyphe bythites (Ginsburg, 1954) | CentrolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyperoglyphe macrophthalma (Miranda Ribeiro, 1915) | CentrolophidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Hyperoglyphe perciformes (Mitchill, 1818) (Mitchill, 1818) | synonym |
| Palinurichthys perciformis (Mitchill, 1818) (Mitchill, 1818) | synonym |
| Coryphaena perciformis Mitchill, 1818 Mitchill, 1818 | synonym |
| Palinurichthyes perciformes (Mitchill, 1818) (Mitchill, 1818) | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126832 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:3NQQ8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.