Bullisichthys caribbaeus Rivas, 1971
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
The pugnose bass (Bullisichthys caribbaeus) is a species of marine ray finned fish which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Bullisichthys. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Bahamas south into the Caribbean Sea where it is found from Isla de la Juventud in Cuba, and from Hispaniola through the Antilles to Trinidad, it also occurs along the eastern coast of Central America from Belize to Nicaragua, including the Serrana Bank, and along the South American Caribbean coast from Curaçao to the Essequibo River in Guyana. It is found in deep water at depths between 90 and 150 metres (300 and 490 ft) where it may be abundant in areas of steep or vertical rock slopes. This species attains a maximum published total length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Pugnose bass; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:13:13.067294+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bullisichthys caribbaeus Rivas, 1971
- Name authority
- Rivas, 1971
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Serranidae
- Genus
- Bullisichthys
- 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
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familySerranidae Swainson, 1839
- genusBullisichthys Rivas, 1971
- speciesBullisichthys caribbaeus Rivas, 1971
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
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.
- Rivas, L. R. (1971). A new genus and species of western Atlantic serranoid fishes, with anterior vent. Copeia 1971(4):718-721. https://doi.org/10.2307/1442642 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:5WS7J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.