Big-eyed greeneye
Chlorophthalmus albatrossis Jordan & Starks, 1904
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
- Chlorophthalmus albatrossis Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Name authority
- Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Common name
- Big-eyed greeneye
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Aulopiformes
- Family
- Chlorophthalmidae
- Genus
- Chlorophthalmus
- 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
- orderAulopiformes
- suborderAlepisauroidei
- familyChlorophthalmidae Garman, 1899
- genusChlorophthalmus Bonaparte, 1840
- speciesChlorophthalmus albatrossis Jordan & Starks, 1904
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chlorophthalmus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorophthalmus borealis Kuronuma & Yamaguchi, 1941 | ChlorophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorophthalmus pectoralis Okamura & Doi, 1984 | ChlorophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorophthalmus mento Garman, 1899 | ChlorophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorophthalmus productus Günther, 1887 | ChlorophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorophthalmus ichthyandri Kotlyar & Parin, 1986 | ChlorophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorophthalmus punctatus Gilchrist, 1904 | ChlorophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorophthalmus nigromarginatus Kamohara, 1953 | ChlorophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorophthalmus brasiliensis Mead, 1958 | ChlorophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorophthalmus atlanticus Poll, 1953 | ChlorophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorophthalmus zvezdae Kotlyar & Parin, 1986 | ChlorophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chlorophthalmus albatrosi Jordan & Starks, 1904 Jordan & Starks, 1904 | 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.
- Jordan, D. S.; Starks E. C. (1904). List of fishes dredged by the steamer Albatross off the coast of Japan in the summer of 1900, with descriptions of new species and a review of the Japanese Macrouridae. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission, v. 22 [1902]: 577–630, Pls. 1–8. 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:5Y9P8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.