Longwing eelblenny
Xenolumpenus longipterus Shinohara & Yabe, 2009
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
Xenolumpenus is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Lumpenidae, the eel pricklebacks, the pricklebacks and shannies. Its only species is Xenolumpenus longipterus which is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Xenolumpenus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:28:54.652612+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Xenolumpenus longipterus Shinohara & Yabe, 2009
- Name authority
- Shinohara & Yabe, 2009
- Common name
- Longwing eelblenny
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Lumpenidae
- Genus
- Xenolumpenus
- 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
- orderPerciformes
- suborderZoarcoidei
- familyLumpenidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusXenolumpenus Shinohara & Yabe, 2009
- speciesXenolumpenus longipterus Shinohara & Yabe, 2009
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.
- Shinohara, G., & Yabe, M. (2009). A new genus and species of prickleback (Perciformes: Stichaeidae) from Japan. Ichthyological Research, 56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-009-0126-x 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:7FWBC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.