Callorhinchus capensis Duméril, 1865
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
- Callorhinchus capensis Duméril, 1865
- Name authority
- Duméril, 1865
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Holocephali
- Order
- Chimaeriformes
- Family
- Callorhinchidae
- Genus
- Callorhinchus
- 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
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classHolocephali
- orderChimaeriformes
- familyCallorhinchidae Garman, 1901
- genusCallorhinchus Lacepède, 1798
- speciesCallorhinchus capensis Duméril, 1865
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Callorhinchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Callorhinchus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823 | CallorhinchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Callorhynchus capensis Duméril, 1865 Duméril, 1865 | synonym |
| Callorynchus capensis Duméril, 1865 Duméril, 1865 | synonym |
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.
- Duméril, A. H. A. (1865). Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale. Tome Premier. I. Elasmobranches. Plagiostomes et Holocéphales ou Chimères. v. 1: 1–720, Atlas: pp. 1–8, Pls. 1–14. [Pt. 1 = pp. 1–352, Pt. 2 = 353–720.]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2111 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:PVZC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.