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Gnathopogon herzensteini (Günther, 1896)

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.

Open encyclopedia reference

Gnathopogon herzensteini is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Gnathopogon endemic to China.

Although patronym not identified but clearly in honor of Russian ichthyologist Solomon Markovich Herzenstein (1854-1894), who named an Acanthogobio after Günther in 1892.

Wikipedia contributors, Gnathopogon herzensteini; 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 herzensteini (Günther, 1896)
Name authority
(Günther, 1896)
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCypriniformes
  11. familyGobionidae Bleeker, 1863
  12. genusGnathopogon Bleeker, 1860
  13. speciesGnathopogon herzensteini (Günther, 1896)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gnathopogon caerulescens (Sauvage, 1883)GobionidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)GobionidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gnathopogon nicholsi (Fang, 1943)GobionidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gnathopogon tsinanensis (Mori, 1928)GobionidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gnathopogon taeniellus (Nichols, 1925)GobionidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)GobionidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gnathopogon polytaenia (Nichols, 1925)GobionidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gnathopogon strigatus (Regan, 1908)GobionidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Leucogobio herzensteini Günther, 1896 Günther, 1896synonym

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. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1019272 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:3GLXW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.