Leptochilichthys agassizii Garman, 1899

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Leptochilichthys agassizii, or Agassiz' smooth-head, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae. It is named for the scientist and engineer Alexander Agassiz (1835–1910), who commanded the 1899 survey aboard the USS Albatross on which the fish was discovered.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Leptochilichthys agassizii Garman, 1899

Name authority

Garman, 1899

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Alepocephaliformes

Family

Alepocephalidae

Genus

Leptochilichthys

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. orderAlepocephaliformes
11. familyAlepocephalidae Bonaparte, 1846
12. genusLeptochilichthys Garman, 1899
13. speciesLeptochilichthys agassizii Garman, 1899

Close classified relatives

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

Browse 79 records assigned to Alepocephalidae.

Names & synonyms

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

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. Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. In: Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... By the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer “Albatross,” during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.27494 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:6PFHD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.