Engraulisoma taeniatum Castro, 1981
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
Engraulisoma is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triportheidae, the hatchet characins or keeled characins. The only species in this genus is Engraulisoma taeniatum. This species is found in South America and has been recorded from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela in the Amazon, Araguaia-Tocantins, upper-Paraguay, Napo and Orinoco River basins. This genus is one of two genera within the subfamily Clupeacharacinae.
Wikipedia contributors, Engraulisoma; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:35:27.888259+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Engraulisoma taeniatum Castro, 1981
- Name authority
- Castro, 1981
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Triportheidae
- Genus
- Engraulisoma
- 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
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyTriportheidae Fowler, 1940
- subfamilyClupeacharacinae Fowler, 1958
- genusEngraulisoma Castro, 1981
- speciesEngraulisoma taeniatum Castro, 1981
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
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.
- Castro, R. M. C. (1981). Engraulisoma taeniatum, um novo gênero e espécie de Characidae da bacia do Rio Paraguai (Pisces, Ostariophysi). Papéis Avulsos Do Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria Da Agricultura, São Paulo, 34 (11): 135–139. https://doi.org/10.11606/0031-1049.1981.34.p135-139 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:39TP9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.