Kumba japonica (Matsubara, 1943)
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
Kumba japonica is a species of rattail. It is found at depths of up to 710 m in the waters around Taiwan and southern Japan.
This fish reaches a length of up to 18 cm. Its main diagnostic features are its very short snout and three black spots at the base of the anal fin. Unlike many rattails and other deep-water fish, the bones of the head are firm.
Wikipedia contributors, Kumba japonica; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:56:53.725938+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kumba japonica (Matsubara, 1943)
- Name authority
- (Matsubara, 1943)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Macrouridae
- Genus
- Kumba
- 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
- orderGadiformes
- familyMacrouridae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyMacrourinae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusKumba Marshall, 1973
- speciesKumba japonica (Matsubara, 1943)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kumba. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kumba maculisquama (Trunov, 1981) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kumba musorstom Merrett & Iwamoto, 2000 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kumba calvifrons Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1994 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kumba dentoni Marshall, 1973 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kumba gymnorhynchus Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1994 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kumba hebetata (Gilbert, 1905) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kumba punctulata Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1994 | MacrouridaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lionurus japonicus Matsubara, 1943 Matsubara, 1943 | synonym |
| Ventrifossa japonica (Matsubara, 1943) (Matsubara, 1943) | synonym |
| Nezumia japonicus (Matsubara, 1943) (Matsubara, 1943) | 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=275377 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:3RFKM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.