Gnathopogon caerulescens (Sauvage, 1883)
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
Gnathopogon caerulescens, the Biwa moroko gudgeon is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Gnathopogon endemic to Lake Biwa in Japan. It is sometimes known by its Japanese name 'Honmoroko' (ホンモロコ).
Wikipedia contributors, Gnathopogon caerulescens; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:38:32.985178+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gnathopogon caerulescens (Sauvage, 1883)
- Name authority
- (Sauvage, 1883)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Gobionidae
- Genus
- Gnathopogon
- 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
- orderCypriniformes
- familyGobionidae Bleeker, 1863
- genusGnathopogon Bleeker, 1860
- speciesGnathopogon caerulescens (Sauvage, 1883)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gnathopogon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathopogon nicholsi (Fang, 1943) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathopogon tsinanensis (Mori, 1928) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathopogon taeniellus (Nichols, 1925) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathopogon herzensteini (Günther, 1896) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathopogon polytaenia (Nichols, 1925) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathopogon strigatus (Regan, 1908) | GobionidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Leucogobio jordani Ishikawa, 1901 Ishikawa, 1901 | synonym |
| Squalius caerulescens Sauvage, 1883 Sauvage, 1883 | synonym |
| Otakia rasborina Jordan & Snyder, 1900 Jordan & Snyder, 1900 | 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=1018907 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:3GLXS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.