Opistognathus smithvanizi Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Opistognathus smithvanizi Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
- Name authority
- Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Opistognathidae
- Genus
- Opistognathus
- 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
- familyOpistognathidae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusOpistognathus Cuvier, 1816
- speciesOpistognathus smithvanizi Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Opistognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Opistognathus galapagensis Allen & Robertson, 1991 | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opistognathus brasiliensis Smith-Vaniz, 1997 | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opistognathus gilberti Böhlke, 1967 | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opistognathus brochus Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003 | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opistognathus signatus Smith-Vaniz, 1997 | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opistognathus rosenbergii Bleeker, 1856 | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| robust jawfishOpistognathus muscatensis Boulenger, 1888 | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| largescale jawfishOpistognathus megalepis Smith-Vaniz, 1972 | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opistognathus jacksoniensis MacLeay, 1881 | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowhead jawfishOpistognathus aurifrons (Jordan & Thompson, 1905) | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opistognathus simus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 | OpistognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opistognathus schrieri Smith-Vaniz, 2017 | OpistognathidaeChordata | 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.
- Bussing, W. A., & Lavenberg, R. J. (2003). Four new species of eastern tropical Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae). Rev. Biol. Trop., 51. 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:74QHW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.