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forktail large-eye bream

Gymnocranius elongatus Senta, 1973

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
Gymnocranius elongatus Senta, 1973
Name authority
Senta, 1973
Common name
forktail large-eye bream
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Lethrinidae
Genus
Gymnocranius
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. familyLethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831
  11. genusGymnocranius Klunzinger, 1870
  12. speciesGymnocranius elongatus Senta, 1973

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby, 1916LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gymnocranius frenatus Bleeker, 1873LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gymnocranius superciliosus Borsa, Béarez, Paijo & Chen, 2013LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gymnocranius microdon (Bleeker, 1851)LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gymnocranius satoi Borsa, Béarez, Paijo & Chen, 2013LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
blue-lined large-eye breamGymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830)LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 24 records assigned to Lethrinidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Gymnocranius elongates Senta, 1973 Senta, 1973synonym

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. Senta, T. (1973). A new sparoid fish, Gymnocranius elongatus, from the southern South China Sea. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (3): 135–144. 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:3HR9T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.