Gnatholepis anjerensis (Bleeker, 1851)
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
Gnatholepis anjerensis, the eyebar goby, is a small species of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific.
It was first described by Dutch ichthyologist, Pieter Bleeker, in 1851.
Wikipedia contributors, Gnatholepis anjerensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:38:17.161727+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gnatholepis anjerensis (Bleeker, 1851)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1851)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Gnatholepis
- 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
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
- genusGnatholepis Bleeker, 1874
- speciesGnatholepis anjerensis (Bleeker, 1851)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gnatholepis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gnatholepis argus Larson & Buckle, 2005 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnatholepis caudimaculata Larson & Buckle, 2012 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnatholepis gymnocara Randall & Greenfield, 2001 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnatholepis knighti Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| eyebar gobyGnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia (Bleeker, 1854) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnatholepis pascuensis Randall & Greenfield, 2001 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| goldspot gobyGnatholepis thompsoni Jordan, 1904 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnatholepis yoshinoi Suzuki & Randall, 2009 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gobius capistratus Peters, 1855 Peters, 1855 | synonym |
| Gnatholepis deltoides (Seale, 1901) (Seale, 1901) | synonym |
| Gobius anjerensis Bleeker, 1851 Bleeker, 1851 | synonym |
| Gobius deltoides Seale, 1901 Seale, 1901 | 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=219475 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:3GLNL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.