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Glossogobius torrentis Hoese & Allen, 1990

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
Glossogobius torrentis Hoese & Allen, 1990
Name authority
Hoese & Allen, 1990
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Glossogobius
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. orderGobiiformes
  11. familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
  12. subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
  13. genusGlossogobius Gill, 1859
  14. speciesGlossogobius torrentis Hoese & Allen, 1990

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Glossogobius bellendenensis Hoese & Allen, 2009GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glossogobius brunnoides (Nichols, 1951)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glossogobius celebius (Valenciennes, 1837)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glossogobius clitellus Hoese & Allen, 2012GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glossogobius coatesi Hoese & Allen, 1990GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glossogobius concavifrons (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glossogobius flavipinnis (Aurich, 1938)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
tank gobyGlossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glossogobius hoesei Allen & Boeseman, 1982GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glossogobius koragensis Herre, 1935GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glossogobius mahalonensis Hoese, Hadiaty & Herder, 2015GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glossogobius minutus Geevarghese & John, 1983GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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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. Hoese, D. F., & Allen, G. R. (1990). Descriptions of two new freshwater Glossogobius (Pisces: Gobiidae) from northern Papua New Guinea. Records of the Western Australian Museum, 34: 117–129. 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:3GDPL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.