Crested oarfish
Lophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809
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 crested oarfish (Lophotus lacepede) is a species of crestfish in the family Lophotidae. It is a marine fish ranging from waters up to 92 meters deep, but may get stranded in shallow waters.
Wikipedia contributors, Crested oarfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:57:56.952344+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809
- Name authority
- Giorna, 1809
- Common name
- Crested oarfish
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderLampriformes
- familyLophotidae Bonaparte, 1845
- genusLophotus Giorna, 1809
- speciesLophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lophotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lophotus guentheri Johnston, 1883 | LophotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| North Pacific crestfishLophotus capellei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | LophotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lophotus machadoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1927 | LophotidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lophotes cristatus Johnson, 1863 Johnson, 1863 | synonym |
| Lophotus cepedianus Cloquet, 1823 Cloquet, 1823 | synonym |
| Lophotus cristatus Johnson, 1863 Johnson, 1863 | synonym |
| Lophotus lacepedei Giorna, 1809 Giorna, 1809 | synonym |
| Leptopus peregrinus Rafinesque, 1814 Rafinesque, 1814 | 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.
- Giorna, M. E. (1809). Mémoire sur des poissons d’espèces nouvelles et de genres nouveaux. Plus: Suite et conclusion du mémoire (pp. 177-180). Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. Lit. Beaux-Arts., Turin, 9. 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:3W4R6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.