Dallia pectoralis Bean, 1880
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
The Alaska blackfish (Dallia pectoralis) is a species of freshwater fish in the esocid family (Esocidae) of order Salmoniformes. It inhabits Arctic regions of Alaska as well as Siberia and the Bering Sea islands.
Wikipedia contributors, Alaska blackfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:29:15.371254+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dallia pectoralis Bean, 1880
- Name authority
- Bean, 1880
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Esociformes
- Family
- Esocidae
- Genus
- Dallia
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderEsociformes
- familyEsocidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyDalliinae Jordan in Gill, 1885
- genusDallia Bean, 1880
- speciesDallia pectoralis Bean, 1880
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dallia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dallia admirabilis Chereshnev, 1980 | EsocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dallia delicatissima Smitt, 1881 | EsocidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Dalia pectoralis Bean, 1880 Bean, 1880 | 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.
- Bean, T. H. (1880). Descriptions of some genera and species of Alaskan fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 2 (no. 100): 353–359. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.2-100.353 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:3427L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.