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Curimatella meyeri (Steindachner, 1882)

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
Curimatella meyeri (Steindachner, 1882)
Name authority
(Steindachner, 1882)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Family
Curimatidae
Genus
Curimatella
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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. orderCharaciformes
  11. suborderCharacoidei
  12. familyCurimatidae Gill, 1858
  13. genusCurimatella Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
  14. speciesCurimatella meyeri (Steindachner, 1882)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Curimatella immaculata (Fernández-Yépez, 1948)CurimatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Curimatella lepidura (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)CurimatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Curimatella alburnus (Müller & Troschel, 1844)CurimatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 86 records assigned to Curimatidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Curimatella alburna serpae (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)synonym
Curimatus serpae Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889synonym
Curimatus meyeri Steindachner, 1882 Steindachner, 1882synonym
Apolinarella reticulata (Allen, 1942) (Allen, 1942)synonym
Curimatella serpae (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)synonym
Curimata reticulata Allen, 1942 Allen, 1942synonym
Apolinarella meyeri (Steindachner, 1882) (Steindachner, 1882)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1014694 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:32KBL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.