Symbolophorus reversus Gago & Ricord, 2005
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
- Symbolophorus reversus Gago & Ricord, 2005
- Name authority
- Gago & Ricord, 2005
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Myctophiformes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Symbolophorus
- 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
- orderMyctophiformes
- familyMyctophidae Gill, 1893
- subfamilyMyctophinae Gill, 1893
- genusSymbolophorus Bolin & Wisner, 1959
- speciesSymbolophorus reversus Gago & Ricord, 2005
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Symbolophorus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| bogue lanternfishSymbolophorus boops (Richardson, 1845) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bigfin lanternfishSymbolophorus californiensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Evermann's lantern fishSymbolophorus evermanni (Gilbert, 1905) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symbolophorus kreffti Hulley, 1981 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| largescale laternfishSymbolophorus veranyi (Moreau, 1888) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symbolophorus rufinus (Tåning, 1928) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symbolophorus opononiensis Schwarzhans, 2019 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Symbolophorus barnardi (Tåning, 1932) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Gago, F. J., & Ricord, R. C. (2005). Symbolophorus reversus: A New Species of Lanternfish from the Eastern Pacific (Myctophiformes: Myctophidae). Copeia, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1643/ci-04-033r2 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:53NJ9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.