Nezumia aspidentata Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
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
- Nezumia aspidentata Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
- Name authority
- Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Macrouridae
- Genus
- Nezumia
- 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
- orderGadiformes
- familyMacrouridae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyMacrourinae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusNezumia Jordan, 1904
- speciesNezumia aspidentata Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nezumia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| common Atlantic grenadierNezumia aequalis (Günther, 1878) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia africana (Iwamoto, 1970) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia atlantica (Parr, 1946) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia burragei (Gilbert, 1905) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia cliveri Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia duodecim Iwamoto, 1970 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia infranudis (Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia kamoharai Okamura, 1970 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia kapala Iwamoto & Williams, 1999 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia latirostrata (Garman, 1899) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia loricata (Garman, 1899) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nezumia micronychodon Iwamoto, 1970 | MacrouridaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Nezumia aspidentatus Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997 Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997 | 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.
- Iwamoto, T., & Merrett, N. R. (1997). Pisces Gadiformes: Taxonomy of grenadiers of the New Caledonian region, southwest Pacific. In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats Des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 18. Mémoires Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. Série A, Zoologie, 176: 473–570. 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:47C32. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.