Chlopsis slusserorum Tighe & McCosker, 2003
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
Chlopsis slusserorum is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by Kenneth A. Tighe and John E. McCosker in 2003. It is a marine, deep-water eel which is known from Fiji and the Solomon Islands, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It typically dwells at a depth of 366–487 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 14.1 cm.
The specific epithet honours Marion and Willis Slusser, whom the authors credit with supporting research and education in natural history.
Wikipedia contributors, Chlopsis slusserorum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:19:16.467004+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chlopsis slusserorum Tighe & McCosker, 2003
- Name authority
- Tighe & McCosker, 2003
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Chlopsidae
- Genus
- Chlopsis
- 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
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyChlopsidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusChlopsis Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesChlopsis slusserorum Tighe & McCosker, 2003
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chlopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chlopsis nanhaiensis Tighe, Ho, Pogonoski & Hibino, 2015 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis olokun (Robins & Robins, 1966) | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis bicollaris (Myers & Wade, 1941) | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis sagmacollaris Pogonoski & Tighe, 2015 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis kazuko Lavenberg, 1988 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| stripesnout false morayChlopsis apterus (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938) | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis orientalis Tighe, Hibino & Nguyen, 2015 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bicolor eelChlopsis bicolor Rafinesque, 1810 | ChlopsidaeChordata | 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.
- Tighe, K. A., & McCosker, J. E. (2003). Two new species of the genus Chlopsis (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Chlopsidae) from the southwestern Pacific. Zootaxa, 236: 1–8. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.236.1.1 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:69WVC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.