Inflated whiptail
Macrouroides inflaticeps Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
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
Macrouroides inflaticeps, the Inflated whiptail, is a species of rattail found in the oceans at depths of from 747 to 4,000 metres (2,451 to 13,123 ft) on the continental slopes. This species grows to a length of 48 centimetres (19 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Macrouroides inflaticeps; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:39:55.569125+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Macrouroides inflaticeps Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
- Name authority
- Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
- Common name
- Inflated whiptail
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Macrouridae
- Genus
- Macrouroides
- 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
- orderGadiformes
- familyMacrouridae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyMacrouroidinae Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
- genusMacrouroides Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
- speciesMacrouroides inflaticeps Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
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. (1912). Descriptions of a new family, two new genera, and twenty-nine new species of anacanthine fishes from the Philippine Islands and contiguous waters. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer “Albatross,” 1907-1910.--No. 21.]. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 43 (no. 1924): 105–140, Pls. 22–31. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.43-1924.105 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:6R3WY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.