Ijimaia dofleini Sauter, 1905
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 dofleini, often called the Ô-shachiburi in Japanese, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Ateleopodidae. The species is known from four localities in the Pacific Ocean. These localities were in marine waters of the Sagami Sea, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and Society Islands at depths of 300 to 500 metres (980 to 1,640 ft), living near benthopelagic environments on outer continental shelfs and slopes. The species can grow up to lengths of 124 to 170 centimetres (49 to 67 in). It has been assessed as 'Data deficient' by the IUCN Red List in 2018 due to there being limited information on its distribution, population, and ecology.
Wikipedia contributors, Ijimaia dofleini; 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 dofleini Sauter, 1905
- Name authority
- Sauter, 1905
- 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 dofleini Sauter, 1905
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 antillarum Howell Rivero, 1935 | 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.
- Sauter, H. (1905). Notes from the Owston collection. I. A new ateleopodid fish from the Sagami Sea (Ijimaia dofleini n. sp.). Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses, v. 5 (pt 4): 233–238. 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:6N745. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.