striped large-eye bream
Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
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.
Goldspot seabream (Gnathodentex aureolineatus), Nosy Antanimora, Madagascar
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Open encyclopedia reference
Gnathodentex is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors or emperor breams . It is a monotypic genus, containing a single species, the goldspot seabream (Gnathodentex aureolineatus), also known as the striped large-eye bream. This taxon has a wide distribution in Indo-West Pacific region.
Wikipedia contributors, Gnathodentex; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:41:03.848747+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
- Name authority
- (Lacepède, 1802)
- Common name
- striped large-eye bream
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Lethrinidae
- Genus
- Gnathodentex
- 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
- familyLethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusGnathodentex Bleeker, 1873
- speciesGnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
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 |
|---|---|
| Gnathodentex aurilineatus (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Gnathodentex oculomaculatus Herre, 1935 Herre, 1935 | synonym |
| Gnathodentex ocumaculatus Herre, 1935 Herre, 1935 | synonym |
| Gnathodentex aurolineatus (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Dentex lycogenis Bennett, 1831 Bennett, 1831 | synonym |
| Gnathodentex aurolinaetus (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Sparus aureolineatus Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218574 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.
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:3GLLB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.