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yellowstripe grunt

Haemulopsis axillaris (Steindachner, 1869)

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
Haemulopsis axillaris (Steindachner, 1869)
Name authority
(Steindachner, 1869)
Common name
yellowstripe grunt
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Haemulidae
Genus
Haemulopsis
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. familyHaemulidae Gill, 1885
  11. subfamilyHaemulinae Gill, 1885
  12. genusHaemulopsis Steindachner, 1869
  13. speciesHaemulopsis axillaris (Steindachner, 1869)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Haemulopsis corvinaeformis (Steindachner, 1868)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
raucous gruntHaemulopsis leuciscus (Günther, 1864)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
elongate gruntHaemulopsis elongatus (Steindachner, 1879)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haemulopsis nitida (Steindachner, 1869)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 129 records assigned to Haemulidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Pomadasys axillaris (Steindachner, 1869) (Steindachner, 1869)synonym
Pristipoma axillare Steindachner, 1869 Steindachner, 1869synonym
Brachydeuterus axillaris (Steindachner, 1869) (Steindachner, 1869)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280973 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:3J984. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.