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smooth stargazer

Kathetostoma averruncus Jordan & Bollman, 1890

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
Kathetostoma averruncus Jordan & Bollman, 1890
Name authority
Jordan & Bollman, 1890
Common name
smooth stargazer
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Uranoscopidae
Genus
Kathetostoma
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. orderPerciformes
  11. suborderUranoscopoidei
  12. familyUranoscopidae Bonaparte, 1831
  13. genusKathetostoma Günther, 1860
  14. speciesKathetostoma averruncus Jordan & Bollman, 1890

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
lancer stargazerKathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892UranoscopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Kathetostoma canaster Gomon & Last, 1987UranoscopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Kathetostoma binigrasella Gomon & Roberts, 2011UranoscopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Kathetostoma cubanum Barbour, 1941UranoscopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Kathetostoma fluviatilis Hutton, 1872UranoscopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Kathetostoma giganteum Haast, 1873UranoscopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Kathetostoma nigrofasciatum Waite & McCulloch, 1915UranoscopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 35 records assigned to Uranoscopidae.

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. Jordan, D. S., & Bollman, C. H. (1890). Descriptions of new species of fishes collected at the Galapagos Islands and along the coast of the United States of Colombia, 1887-’88. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 12 (770): 149–183. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.12-770.149 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:3R3S4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.