Halimuraenoides isostigma Maugé & Bardach, 1985
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Halimuraenoides is a monotypy genus of ray-finned fishes, classified under the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. The single species in the genus, Halimuraenoides isostigma, is known only from the south-western tip of Madagascar.
Wikipedia contributors, Halimuraenoides; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:42:45.016242+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Halimuraenoides isostigma Maugé & Bardach, 1985
- Name authority
- Maugé & Bardach, 1985
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pseudochromidae
- Genus
- Halimuraenoides
- 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
- familyPseudochromidae Müller & Troschel, 1849
- subfamilyCongrogadinae Günther, 1862
- genusHalimuraenoides Maugé & Bardach, 1985
- speciesHalimuraenoides isostigma Maugé & Bardach, 1985
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
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.
- Maugé, A. L., & Bardach, J. E. (1985). Congrogadinae de Madagascar (Pisces, Pseudochromidae) description d’Halimuraenoides isostigma n. g. et n. sp. Cybium, 9 (4): 375–384. 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:3JDSR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.