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Lasiognathus beebei Regan & Trewavas, 1932

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

Lasiognathus beebei is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Thaumatichthyidae, the wolftrap anglers. This species is known from around the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean and from around Madeira and Bermuda in the Atlantic.

Wikipedia contributors, Lasiognathus beebei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:00:02.490115+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Lasiognathus beebei Regan & Trewavas, 1932
Name authority
Regan & Trewavas, 1932
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Lophiiformes
Family
Thaumatichthyidae
Genus
Lasiognathus
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. orderLophiiformes
  11. suborderCeratioidei
  12. familyThaumatichthyidae Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
  13. genusLasiognathus Regan, 1925
  14. speciesLasiognathus beebei Regan & Trewavas, 1932

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Lasiognathus dinema Pietsch & Sutton, 2015ThaumatichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lasiognathus amphirhamphus Pietsch, 2005ThaumatichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lasiognathus intermedius Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1996ThaumatichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lasiognathus saccostoma Regan, 1925ThaumatichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lasiognathus waltoni Nolan & Rosenblatt, 1975ThaumatichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 9 records assigned to Thaumatichthyidae.

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. Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). Dana Report, No. 2: 1–113, Pls. 1–10. 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:3SFCJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.