Dicrolene tristis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
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
Dicrolene tristis is a ray-finned fish species from the family of cusk eels from the western Pacific, from Japan south to the Philippines. It is a marine, bathydemersal species with a depth range 560–990 metres (1,840–3,250 ft). It os oviparous laying its eggs in a gelatinous floating mass.
Wikipedia contributors, Dicrolene tristis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:31:55.142234+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dicrolene tristis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
- Name authority
- Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Ophidiidae
- Genus
- Dicrolene
- 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
- familyOphidiidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilyNeobythitinae Radcliffe, 1913
- genusDicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
- speciesDicrolene tristis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dicrolene. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dicrolene filamentosa Garman, 1899 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicrolene gregoryi Trotter, 1926 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicrolene hubrechti Weber, 1913 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicrolene introniger Goode & Bean, 1883 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicrolene mesogramma Shcherbachev, 1980 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicrolene pullata Garman, 1899 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicrolene quinquarius (Günther, 1887) | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicrolene kanazawai Grey, 1958 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicrolene longimana Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| slender brotulaDicrolene multifilis (Alcock, 1889) | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicrolene nigra Garman, 1899 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicrolene nigricaudis (Alcock, 1891) | OphidiidaeChordata | 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.
- Radcliffe, L. (1913). Descriptions of seven new genera and thirty-one new species of fishes of the families Brotulidae and Carapidae from the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Indies. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise ... “Albatross,” 1907-1910.--No. 24.]. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 44 (no. 1948): 135–176, Pls. 7–17. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.44-1948.135 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:6D633. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.