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Lophotus guentheri Johnston, 1883

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Lophotus guentheri Johnston, 1883
Name authority
Johnston, 1883
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Lampriformes
Family
Lophotidae
Genus
Lophotus
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. orderLampriformes
  11. familyLophotidae Bonaparte, 1845
  12. genusLophotus Giorna, 1809
  13. speciesLophotus guentheri Johnston, 1883

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Crested oarfishLophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809LophotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
North Pacific crestfishLophotus capellei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845LophotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lophotus machadoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1927LophotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 5 records assigned to Lophotidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Lophotes guntheri Johnston, 1883 Johnston, 1883synonym
Lophotus guntheri Johnston, 1883 Johnston, 1883synonym

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. Johnston, R. M. (1883). Description of a new species of fish, caught near Emu Bay, Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1882:, 176–178. 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:3W4R4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.