Japanese gissu
Pterothrissus gissu Hilgendorf, 1877
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
Pterothrissus gissu, also known as the Japanese gissu, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Albulidae. The Japanese gissu is an extremely rare marine fish that is distributed in deep water off northwest Pacific Ocean. Due to its natural habitat being in deep offshore waters, there is a lack of sufficient data on the Japanese gissu. This fish is known to pass through a leptocephalus larval stage, but only metamorphosed (after reaching the fully grown stage) specimens have been available This species is the only member of its genus.
Wikipedia contributors, Japanese gissu; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:12:05.137914+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pterothrissus gissu Hilgendorf, 1877
- Name authority
- Hilgendorf, 1877
- Common name
- Japanese gissu
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Albuliformes
- Family
- Albulidae
- Genus
- Pterothrissus
- 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
- orderAlbuliformes
- familyAlbulidae Bleeker, 1849
- subfamilyPterothrissinae Gill, 1893
- genusPterothrissus Hilgendorf, 1877
- speciesPterothrissus gissu Hilgendorf, 1877
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pterothrissus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pterothrissus angulatus Stinton, 1966 | AlbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pterothrissus gissus Hilgendorf, 1877 Hilgendorf, 1877 | synonym |
| Bathythrissa dorsalis Günther, 1877 Günther, 1877 | 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.
- Hilgendorf, F. M. (1877). Pterothrissus, eine neue Clupeidengattung. Leopoldina, Amtliches Organ Der Kaiserlich Leopoldinisch-Carolinisch-Deutschen Akademie Der Naturforscher., v. 13 (no. 15–16): 127–128. 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:4Q6PX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.