Gunnellichthys monostigma Smith, 1958
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
- Gunnellichthys monostigma Smith, 1958
- Name authority
- Smith, 1958
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Microdesmidae
- Genus
- Gunnellichthys
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyMicrodesmidae Regan, 1912
- subfamilyMicrodesminae Regan, 1912
- genusGunnellichthys Bleeker, 1858
- speciesGunnellichthys monostigma Smith, 1958
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gunnellichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnellichthys copleyi (Smith, 1951) | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gunnellichthys curiosus Dawson, 1968 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gunnellichthys grandoculis (Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911) | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowstripe wormfishGunnellichthys viridescens Dawson, 1968 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gunnellichthys irideus Smith, 1958 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Gunnelichthys monostigma Smith, 1958 Smith, 1958 | 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.
- Smith, J. L. B. (1958). The gunnellichthid fishes with description of two new species from East Africa and of Gunnellichthys (Clarkichthys) bilineatus (Clark), 1936. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, 9: 123–129. 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:3HM9T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.