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slender scalyhead

Trematomus lepidorhinus (Pappenheim, 1911)

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
Trematomus lepidorhinus (Pappenheim, 1911)
Name authority
(Pappenheim, 1911)
Common name
slender scalyhead
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Nototheniidae
Genus
Trematomus
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. orderPerciformes
  11. suborderNotothenioidei
  12. familyNototheniidae Günther, 1861
  13. subfamilyTrematominae Balushkin, 1982
  14. genusTrematomus Boulenger, 1902
  15. speciesTrematomus lepidorhinus (Pappenheim, 1911)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
emerald rockcodTrematomus bernacchii Boulenger, 1902NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Trematomus brachysoma Pappenheim, 1912NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
blunt scalyheadTrematomus eulepidotus Regan, 1914NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
striped rockcodTrematomus hansoni Boulenger, 1902NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
deepwater notothenTrematomus loennbergii Regan, 1913NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
spotted notothenTrematomus nicolai (Boulenger, 1902)NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
blackfin notothenTrematomus scotti (Boulenger, 1907)NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
orange notothenTrematomus vicarius Lönnberg, 1905NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
bigeye notothenTrematomus tokarevi Andriashev, 1978NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Trematomus peninsulae (Daniels, 1981)NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
dusky notothenTrematomus newnesi Boulenger, 1902NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
sharp-spined notothenTrematomus pennellii Regan, 1914NototheniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 52 records assigned to Nototheniidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Notothenia lepidorhinus Pappenheim, 1911 Pappenheim, 1911synonym
Pseudotrematomus lepidorhinus (Pappenheim, 1911) (Pappenheim, 1911)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234770 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:5838K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.