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Johnius macropterus (Bleeker, 1853)

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
Johnius macropterus (Bleeker, 1853)
Name authority
(Bleeker, 1853)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Sciaenidae
Genus
Johnius
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. familySciaenidae Cuvier, 1829
  11. genusJohnius Bloch, 1793
  12. speciesJohnius macropterus (Bleeker, 1853)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
bearded croakerJohnius amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830)SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius borneensis (Bleeker, 1851)SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius cantori Bleeker, 1874SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius carouna (Cuvier, 1830)SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius carutta Bloch, 1793SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius coitor (Hamilton, 1822)SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius fasciatus Chu, Lo & Wu, 1963SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius gangeticus Talwar, 1991SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius glaucus (Day, 1876)SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius majan Iwatsuki, Jawad & Al-Mamry, 2012SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnius novaehollandiae (Steindachner, 1866)SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 231 records assigned to Sciaenidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Sciaena macropterus (Bleeker, 1853) (Bleeker, 1853)synonym
Blythsciaena macroptera (Bleeker, 1853) (Bleeker, 1853)synonym
Umbrina macroptera Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853synonym
Umbrina macropterus Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853synonym
Blythia macroptera (Bleeker, 1853) (Bleeker, 1853)synonym
Dendrophysa macroptera (Bleeker, 1853) (Bleeker, 1853)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=276116 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:3QQ6C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.