Brachaluteres ulvarum Jordan & Fowler, 1902
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
Brachaluteres ulvarum, known commonly as the Japanese inflator filefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Monacanthidae.
The Japanese inflator filefish is an endemic species living in the south of Japan.
It's a small sized fish that can reach a maximum size of 7.5 cm in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Brachaluteres ulvarum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:11:29.167847+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Brachaluteres ulvarum Jordan & Fowler, 1902
- Name authority
- Jordan & Fowler, 1902
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Brachaluteres
- 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
- orderTetraodontiformes
- suborderBalistoidei
- familyMonacanthidae Nardo, 1843
- genusBrachaluteres Bleeker, 1865
- speciesBrachaluteres ulvarum Jordan & Fowler, 1902
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Brachaluteres. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brachaluteres taylori Woods, 1966 | MonacanthidaeChordata | 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.
- Jordan, D. S.; Fowler H. W. (1902). A review of the trigger-fishes, file-fishes, and trunk-fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 25 (no. 1287): 251–286. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.25-1287.251 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:MSB5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.