Diagramma punctatum Cuvier, 1830
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
Diagramma punctatum is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweetlips belonging to the family Haemulidae. This species attains a maximum total length of 35 cm (14 in). It is found in the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and Socotra. This species was first formally described in 1830 by Georges Cuvier with the type locality given as the Red Sea. The specific name means “spotted” and refers to the spots on the heads of the adults and subadults.
Wikipedia contributors, Diagramma punctatum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:30:51.295457+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diagramma punctatum Cuvier, 1830
- Name authority
- Cuvier, 1830
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Genus
- Diagramma
- 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
- familyHaemulidae Gill, 1885
- subfamilyPlectorhinchinae Jordan & Thompson, 1912
- genusDiagramma Oken, 1817
- speciesDiagramma punctatum Cuvier, 1830
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diagramma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diagramma labiosum MacLeay, 1883 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diagramma melanacrum Johnson & Randall, 2001 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| gruntDiagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792) | HaemulidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Diagramma punctata Cuvier, 1830 Cuvier, 1830 | synonym |
| Diagramma picta punctata Cuvier, 1830 Cuvier, 1830 | synonym |
| Diagramma cinerascens Rüppell, 1830 Rüppell, 1830 | ambiguous 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.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i–xxviii + 1–499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100–140. [Cuvier authored volume. i–xx + 1–374 in Strasbourg edition.]. 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:358K5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.