North Pacific crestfish
Lophotus capellei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
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
The North Pacific crestfish or unicornfish (Lophotus capellei) is a crestfish of the genus Lophotus, found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, in a depth of 0–100 m. Its length is up to 2 m.
Wikipedia contributors, North Pacific crestfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:40:15.686333+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lophotus capellei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
- Name authority
- Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
- Common name
- North Pacific crestfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lampriformes
- Family
- Lophotidae
- Genus
- Lophotus
- 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
- orderLampriformes
- familyLophotidae Bonaparte, 1845
- genusLophotus Giorna, 1809
- speciesLophotus capellei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lophotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lophotus guentheri Johnston, 1883 | LophotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crested oarfishLophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809 | LophotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lophotus machadoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1927 | LophotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lophotes capellei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | synonym |
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.
- Temminck, C. J., & Schlegel, H. (1845). Pisces. In: Siebold, P. F. De (Ed.): Fauna Japonica, Sive Descriptio Animalium, Quae in Itinere per Japoniam ... Suscepto Annis 1823-1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit Ph. Fr. De Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et So, Parts 7–9: 113–172, Pls. 1–143 + A. 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:6QMGW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.