Brotula flaviviridis Greenfield, 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
- Brotula flaviviridis Greenfield, 2005
- Name authority
- Greenfield, 2005
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Brotulidae
- Genus
- Brotula
- 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
- orderOphidiiformes
- familyBrotulidae Swainson, 1838
- genusBrotula Cuvier, 1829
- speciesBrotula flaviviridis Greenfield, 2005
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Brotula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| goatsbeard brotulaBrotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | BrotulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fore-spotted brotulaBrotula ordwayi Hildebrand & Barton, 1949 | BrotulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific bearded brotulaBrotula clarkae Hubbs, 1944 | BrotulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brotula townsendi Fowler, 1900 | BrotulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic bearded brotulaBrotula barbata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | BrotulidaeChordata | 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.
- Greenfield, D. W. (2005). Brotula flaviviridis, a new species of Brotula from Fiji (Teleostei: Ophidiidae: Brotulinae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 56. 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:5WR8H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.