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Monomitopus longiceps Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

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
Monomitopus longiceps Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Name authority
Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Family
Ophidiidae
Genus
Monomitopus
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. orderOphidiiformes
  11. familyOphidiidae Rafinesque, 1810
  12. subfamilyNeobythitinae Radcliffe, 1913
  13. genusMonomitopus Alcock, 1890
  14. speciesMonomitopus longiceps Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Monomitopus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1896)OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Monomitopus conjugator (Alcock, 1896)OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Monomitopus garmani (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Monomitopus kumae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Monomitopus microlepis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Monomitopus pallidus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Monomitopus torvus Garman, 1899OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Monomitopus vitiazi (Nielsen, 1971)OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Monomitopus nudus Schwarzhans, 1980OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extinct
Monomitopus americanus (Nielsen, 1971)OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Monomitopus magnus Carter & Cohen, 1985OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Monomitopus malispinosus (Garman, 1899)OphidiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 235 records assigned to Ophidiidae.

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. Radcliffe, L. (1913). Descriptions of seven new genera and thirty-one new species of fishes of the families Brotulidae and Carapidae from the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Indies. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise ... “Albatross,” 1907-1910.--No. 24.]. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 44 (no. 1948): 135–176, Pls. 7–17. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.44-1948.135 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:447Z5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.