Eirmotus furvus Tan & Kottelat, 2008
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
Eirmotus furvus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, a diverse family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. This is a small species, with a maximum standard length of 3.4 cm (1.3 in), which is endemic to Indonesia where it is found along the eastern coast of Jambi on Sumatra and in the Kumai and Mendawai River basins in Central Kalimantan on Borneo. This species is restricted to the black waters of peat swamp forest and is found only in indisturbed areas deep in such forests. This fish is found in the aquarium trade whichmay be a cause of overfishing, it is also threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Eirmotus furvus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:34:43.469031+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eirmotus furvus Tan & Kottelat, 2008
- Name authority
- Tan & Kottelat, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Eirmotus
- 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
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusEirmotus Schultz, 1959
- speciesEirmotus furvus Tan & Kottelat, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eirmotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eirmotus isthmus Tan & Kottelat, 2008 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eirmotus octozona Schultz, 1959 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Tan, H. H., & Kottelat, M. (2008). Revision of the cyprinid fish genus Eirmotus, with description of three new species from Sumatra and Borneo. Raffles Bull. Zool., 56. 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:38W3T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.