Leiognathus striatus James & Badrudeen, 1991
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
- Leiognathus striatus James & Badrudeen, 1991
- Name authority
- James & Badrudeen, 1991
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Leiognathidae
- Genus
- Leiognathus
- 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
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyLeiognathidae Gill, 1893
- genusLeiognathus Lacepède, 1802
- speciesLeiognathus striatus James & Badrudeen, 1991
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leiognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leiognathus brevirostris (Valenciennes, 1835) | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leiognathus equula (Forsskål, 1775) | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leiognathus parviceps (Valenciennes, 1835) | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leiognathus bindoides (Bleeker, 1851) | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leiognathus robustus Sparks & Dunlap, 2004 | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- James, P. S. B. R., & Badrudeen, M. (1991). A new species of silverbelly Leiognathus striatus (Family Leiognathidae: Pisces) from the Gulf of Mannar, India and redescription of Leiognathus fasciatus (Lacepède). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 32 (1–2) [1990]: 217–226. 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:3SYPN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.