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Gobionellus stomatus Starks, 1913

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Gobionellus stomatus Starks, 1913
Name authority
Starks, 1913
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Gobionellus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderGobiiformes
  11. familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
  12. subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
  13. genusGobionellus Girard, 1858
  14. speciesGobionellus stomatus Starks, 1913

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gobionellus daguae (Eigenmann, 1918)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gobionellus munizi Vergara R., 1978GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gobionellus liolepis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
palmtail gobyGobionellus microdon (Gilbert, 1892)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gobionellus occidentalis (Boulenger, 1909)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
highfin gobyGobionellus oceanicus (Pallas, 1770)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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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. Starks, E. C. (1913). The fishes of the Stanford expedition to Brazil. Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series: 1–77, Pls. 1–15. 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:3GPG5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.