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Bregmaceros prosoponus Grenfell, 1984

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Bregmaceros prosoponus Grenfell, 1984
Name authority
Grenfell, 1984
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Bregmacerotidae
Genus
Bregmaceros
Extinction status
Recorded extinct

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. orderGadiformes
  11. familyBregmacerotidae Gill, 1872
  12. genusBregmaceros Thompson, 1840
  13. speciesBregmaceros prosoponus Grenfell, 1984

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
antenna codletBregmaceros atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1886BregmacerotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
stellate codletBregmaceros houdei Saksena & Richards, 1986BregmacerotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941BregmacerotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bregmaceros neonectabanus Masuda, Ozawa & Tabeta, 1986BregmacerotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bregmaceros pescadorus Shen, 1960BregmacerotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bregmaceros arabicus D'Ancona & Cavinato, 1965BregmacerotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bregmaceros lanceolatus Shen, 1960BregmacerotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 9 records assigned to Bregmacerotidae.

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. Grenfell, H. R. (1984). Early Miocene teleost otoliths from Parengarenga Harbour, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 27. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1984.10422291 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:D54BT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.