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Coryphaenoides altipinnis Günther, 1877

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
Coryphaenoides altipinnis Günther, 1877
Name authority
Günther, 1877
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Macrouridae
Genus
Coryphaenoides
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. orderGadiformes
  11. familyMacrouridae Bonaparte, 1831
  12. subfamilyMacrourinae Bonaparte, 1831
  13. genusCoryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
  14. speciesCoryphaenoides altipinnis Günther, 1877

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
rock grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus, 1765MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Coryphaenoides delsolari Chirichigno F. & Iwamoto, 1977MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Coryphaenoides soyoae Nakayama & Endo, 2016MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pacific grenadierCoryphaenoides acrolepis (Bean, 1884)MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Coryphaenoides affinis Günther, 1878MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Coryphaenoides alateralis Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Coryphaenoides anguliceps (Garman, 1899)MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
abyssal grenadierCoryphaenoides armatus (Hector, 1875)MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Coryphaenoides boops (Garman, 1899)MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Coryphaenoides bucephalus (Garman, 1899)MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Coryphaenoides camurus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
carapine grenadierCoryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883MacrouridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 304 records assigned to Macrouridae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Coryphaenoides altipennis Günther, 1877 Günther, 1877synonym

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. Günther, A. (1877). Preliminary notes on new fishes collected in Japan during the expedition of H. M. S. `Challenger.′. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4), v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 56): 433–446. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937708682260 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:6B6RZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.