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Rosenblattichthys hubbsi Johnson, 1974

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
Rosenblattichthys hubbsi Johnson, 1974
Name authority
Johnson, 1974
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Aulopiformes
Family
Scopelarchidae
Genus
Rosenblattichthys
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. orderAulopiformes
  11. suborderAlepisauroidei
  12. familyScopelarchidae Alcock, 1896
  13. genusRosenblattichthys Johnson, 1974
  14. speciesRosenblattichthys hubbsi Johnson, 1974

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Rosenblattichthys alatus (Fourmanoir, 1970)ScopelarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rosenblattichthys nemotoi Okiyama & Johnson, 1986ScopelarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rosenblattichthys volucris (Rofen, 1966)ScopelarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 15 records assigned to Scopelarchidae.

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. Johnson, R. K. (1974). Five new species and a new genus of alepisauroid fishes of the Scopelarchidae (Pisces: Myctophiformes). Copeia 1974(2):449-457. https://doi.org/10.2307/1442536 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:4TF76. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.