Ijimaia antillarum Howell Rivero, 1935
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
Ijimaia antillarum is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Ateleopodidae. The species has a range off of parts of North and South America in the Atlantic, spanning from New England states to Suriname and Santa Catarina to Tramandai in Brazil off continental slopes, inhabiting benthopelagic environments 320 to 732 meters below sea level. Lengths of the species range from 85.5 to 165 centimeters. The species has been assessed as 'Least concern' in 2019 by the IUCN Red List due to its large range and lack of any known major threats.
Wikipedia contributors, Ijimaia antillarum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:54:13.835268+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ijimaia antillarum Howell Rivero, 1935
- Name authority
- Howell Rivero, 1935
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ateleopodiformes
- Family
- Ateleopodidae
- Genus
- Ijimaia
- 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
- orderAteleopodiformes
- familyAteleopodidae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusIjimaia Sauter, 1905
- speciesIjimaia antillarum Howell Rivero, 1935
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ijimaia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ijimaia fowleri Howell Rivero, 1935 | AteleopodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ijimaia plicatellus (Gilbert, 1905) | AteleopodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ijimaia dofleini Sauter, 1905 | AteleopodidaeChordata | 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.
- Howell Rivero, L. (1935). The family Ateleopidae and its West Indian form. Memorias de La Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural, 9 (2): 91–106, Pl. 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:6N73T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.