THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gigantorhynchus pesteri Tadros, 1966 | GiganthorhynchidaeAcanthocephala | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gigantorhynchus ungriai Antonio, 1958 | GiganthorhynchidaeAcanthocephala | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gigantotheca maxima Vervoort & Watson, 2003 | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantura chuni Brauer, 1901 | GiganturidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| telescopefishGigantura indica Brauer, 1901 | GiganturidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kawekaweau (Gecko)Gigarcanum delcourti Bauer & Russell, 1986 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila atraria (Girard, 1856) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shorttail ChubGila brevicauda Norris, Fischer & Minckley, 2003 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila coerulea (Girard, 1856) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila conspersa Garman, 1881 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila crassicauda (Baird & Girard, 1854) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila cypha Miller, 1946 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sonora ChubGila ditaenia Miller, 1945 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| BonytailGila elegans Baird & Girard, 1853 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desert ChubGila eremica DeMarais, 1991 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila ChubGila intermedia (Girard, 1856) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican Roundtail ChubGila minacae Meek, 1902 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saltillo ChubGila modesta (Garman, 1881) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila nigra Cope, 1875 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chihuahua ChubGila nigrescens (Girard, 1856) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila orcuttii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila pandora (Cope, 1872) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Conchos ChubGila pulchra (Girard, 1856) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yaqui ChubGila purpurea (Girard, 1856) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila robusta Baird & Girard, 1853 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila seminuda Cope & Yarrow, 1875 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gilbertaster anacanthus Fisher, 1906 | GoniasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gilbertaster caribaea (Verrill, 1899) | GoniasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gilbertidia dolganovi Mandrytsa, 1993 | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goosebump sculpinGilbertidia pustulosa Schmidt, 1937 | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gilbertolus alatus (Steindachner, 1878) | AcestrorhynchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gilbertolus atratoensis Schultz, 1943 | AcestrorhynchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gilbertolus maracaiboensis Schultz, 1943 | AcestrorhynchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gilchristella aestuaria (Gilchrist, 1913) | EhiravidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gilia reticulata (Totton, 1954) | DiphyidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gillechinus alabamensis (Cooke, 1942) | EchinoideaEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Gillechinus beyrichi (Dames, 1878) | EchinoideaEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Gillechinus humei (Fourtau, 1908) | EchinoideaEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Gillechinus lummaui (Castex, 1930) | EchinoideaEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Gillechinus mexicanus (Dickerson & Kew, 1917) | EchinoideaEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Gillechinus sindensis (Duncan & Sladen, 1884) | EchinoideaEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| sandloving stargazerGillellus arenicola Gilbert, 1890 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gillellus chathamensis Dawson, 1977 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| masked stargazerGillellus healae Dawson, 1982 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gillellus inescatus Williams, 2002 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gillellus jacksoni Dawson, 1982 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ornate stargazerGillellus ornatus Gilbert, 1892 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Searcher stargazerGillellus searcheri Dawson, 1977 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| halfbanded stargazerGillellus semicinctus Gilbert, 1890 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gillichthys detrusus Gilbert & Scofield, 1898 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.