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Grallenia baliensis Allen & Erdmann, 2012

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
Grallenia baliensis Allen & Erdmann, 2012
Name authority
Allen & Erdmann, 2012
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Grallenia
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.

  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. subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
  13. genusGrallenia Shibukawa & Iwata, 2007
  14. speciesGrallenia baliensis Allen & Erdmann, 2012

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Grallenia lauensis Allen & Erdmann, 2017GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Grallenia rubrilineata Allen & Erdmann, 2017GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Grallenia arenicola Shibukawa & Iwata, 2007GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Larson’s tiny sandgobyGrallenia larsonae Allen & Hammer, 2018GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Grallenia compta Allen & Erdmann, 2017GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Grallenia dimorpha Allen & Erdmann, 2017GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Grallenia lipi Shibukawa & Iwata, 2007GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Grallenia solomonensis Allen & Erdmann, 2017GobiidaeChordataAccepted 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. Allen, G. R., & Erdmann, M. V. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai’i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. 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:3H5PV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.