Gobiopterus birtwistlei (Herre, 1935)
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
Gobiopterus birtwistlei is a species of goby belonging to the genus Gobiopterus. It is endemic to Singapore in the Western Pacific Ocean. According to Fishbase, it is currently the only described species of freshwater fish endemic to Singapore and is one of two described species of fish endemic to Singapore. It is demersal.
Wikipedia contributors, Gobiopterus birtwistlei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:39:24.703334+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gobiopterus birtwistlei (Herre, 1935)
- Name authority
- (Herre, 1935)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Gobiopterus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
- genusGobiopterus Bleeker, 1874
- speciesGobiopterus birtwistlei (Herre, 1935)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gobiopterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gobiopterus brachypterus (Bleeker, 1855) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiopterus macrolepis Cheng, 1965 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiopterus stellatus (Herre, 1927) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiopterus smithi (Menon & Talwar, 1973) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiopterus chuno (Hamilton, 1822) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiopterus lacustris (Herre, 1927) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiopterus mindanensis (Herre, 1944) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiopterus panayensis (Herre, 1944) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiopterus semivestitus (Munro, 1949) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Gobiella birtwistlei Herre, 1935 Herre, 1935 | 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=280899 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:3GPGV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.