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Kathetostoma cubanum Barbour, 1941

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 cubanum Barbour, 1941
Name authority
Barbour, 1941
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 cubanum Barbour, 1941

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
smooth stargazerKathetostoma averruncus Jordan & Bollman, 1890UranoscopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Kathetostoma binigrasella Gomon & Roberts, 2011UranoscopidaeChordataAccepted 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.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Kathetostoma albiguttum cubanum Barbour, 1941 Barbour, 1941synonym
Kathetostoma albigutta cubana Barbour, 1941 Barbour, 1941synonym
Kathetostoma cubana Barbour, 1941 Barbour, 1941synonym

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. Barbour, T. (1941). A new Cuban star-gazer. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club, 19: 1–2. 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:3R3S7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.