Gnathanacanthus goetzeei Bleeker, 1855
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 red velvetfish (Gnathanacanthus goetzeei) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, it is the only species in the monotypic genus Gnathanacanthus and monogeneric subfamily Gnathanacanthinae. This species is endemic to the inshore waters of western and southern Australia.
Wikipedia contributors, Red velvetfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:38:09.127590+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gnathanacanthus goetzeei Bleeker, 1855
- Name authority
- Bleeker, 1855
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Gnathanacanthidae
- Genus
- Gnathanacanthus
- 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
- orderPerciformes
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familyGnathanacanthidae Gill, 1892
- genusGnathanacanthus Bleeker, 1855
- speciesGnathanacanthus goetzeei Bleeker, 1855
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Holoxenus cutaneus Günther, 1876 Günther, 1876 | synonym |
| Holoxenus guentheri Johnston, 1883 Johnston, 1883 | synonym |
| Beridia flava Castelnau, 1878 Castelnau, 1878 | 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.
- Bleeker, P. (1854). Berigten over eenige visschen van Van Diemensland, gevangen bij Hobarttown in de monding der Derwent. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift Voor Nederlandsch Indië, v. 7 (no. 1): 125–126. 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:3GL7J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.