blue-lined large-eye bream
Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830)
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.
Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830) from off New Caledonia. Blue-lined large-eye bream. Parasitological number MNHN JNC1246. Collected off Nouméa, New Caledonia, 15 September 2004, coordinates 166°27'E, 22°26S. Fork Length 530 mm, Weight 2900 g.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Gymnocranius grandoculis, the blue-lined large-eye bream, iodine bream, Maori sea bream or Robinson's sea bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This fish has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Wikipedia contributors, Gymnocranius grandoculis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:42:13.542232+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Common name
- blue-lined 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusGymnocranius Klunzinger, 1870
- speciesGymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnocranius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby, 1916 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocranius frenatus Bleeker, 1873 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocranius superciliosus Borsa, Béarez, Paijo & Chen, 2013 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocranius microdon (Bleeker, 1851) | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocranius satoi Borsa, Béarez, Paijo & Chen, 2013 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| forktail large-eye breamGymnocranius elongatus Senta, 1973 | LethrinidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Dentex rivulatus Rüppell, 1838 Rüppell, 1838 | synonym |
| Dentex robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 | synonym |
| Gymnocranius rivulatus (Rüppell, 1838) (Rüppell, 1838) | synonym |
| Gymnocranius robinsoni (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909) (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909) | synonym |
| Gymnocranius ruppellii Smith, 1941 Smith, 1941 | synonym |
| Pentapus dux Valenciennes, 1862 Valenciennes, 1862 | synonym |
| Pentapus curtus Guichenot, 1863 Guichenot, 1863 | synonym |
| Dentex lethrinoides Bleeker, 1850 Bleeker, 1850 | synonym |
| Gymnocranium grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830) (Valenciennes, 1830) | synonym |
| Gymnocranius grandocculis (Valenciennes, 1830) (Valenciennes, 1830) | synonym |
| Gymnocranius grandoculus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Valenciennes, 1830) | synonym |
| Paradentex marshalli Whitley, 1936 Whitley, 1936 | synonym |
| Gymnocranius lethrinoides (Bleeker, 1850) (Bleeker, 1850) | synonym |
| Gymnocranius olivaceus Fourmanoir, 1961 Fourmanoir, 1961 | synonym |
| Cantharus grandoculis Valenciennes, 1830 Valenciennes, 1830 | 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=218579 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.
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:3HR9Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.