slender snipefish
Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe, 1839)
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.
Macroramphosus gracilis from the Gulf of Mexico
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Open encyclopedia reference
The slender snipefish or snipefish (Macroramphosus gracilis) is a snipefish of the genus Macroramphosus. It is found in tropical oceans around the world at depths of 50 to 500 m (160 to 1,640 ft). Its length is up to 15 cm (5.9 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Slender snipefish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:47:23.590638+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe, 1839)
- Name authority
- (Lowe, 1839)
- Common name
- slender snipefish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Centriscidae
- Genus
- Macroramphosus
- 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
- orderSyngnathiformes
- familyCentriscidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyMacroramphosinae Bleeker, 1879
- genusMacroramphosus Lacepède, 1803
- speciesMacroramphosus gracilis (Lowe, 1839)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Macroramphosus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| longspine snipefishMacroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758) | CentriscidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macroramphosus sagifue Jordan & Starks, 1902 | CentriscidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Macrorhamphosus gracilis (Lowe, 1839) (Lowe, 1839) | synonym |
| Macroramphosus japonicus (Günther, 1861) (Günther, 1861) | synonym |
| Centriscus gracilis Lowe, 1839 Lowe, 1839 | synonym |
| Centriscus velitaris Pallas, 1770 Pallas, 1770 | synonym |
| Macroramphosus velitaris (Pallas, 1770) (Pallas, 1770) | synonym |
| Macrorhamphosus hawaiiensis Gilbert, 1905 Gilbert, 1905 | synonym |
| Macrorhamphosus molleri Whitley, 1930 Whitley, 1930 | synonym |
| Centriscus japonicus Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861 | 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=275181 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.
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:3X97H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.