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Melamphaes suborbitalis (Gill, 1883)

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
Melamphaes suborbitalis (Gill, 1883)
Name authority
(Gill, 1883)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beryciformes
Family
Melamphaidae
Genus
Melamphaes
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. orderBeryciformes
  11. suborderBerycoidei
  12. familyMelamphaidae Gill, 1893
  13. genusMelamphaes Günther, 1864
  14. speciesMelamphaes suborbitalis (Gill, 1883)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Melamphaes acanthomus Ebeling, 1962MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Melamphaes indicus Ebeling, 1962MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Melamphaes leprus Ebeling, 1962MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Highsnout bigscaleMelamphaes lugubris Gilbert, 1890MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Melamphaes manifestus Kotlyar, 2011MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Melamphaes microps (Günther, 1878)MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Melamphaes nikolayi Kotlyar, 2012MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Melamphaes occlusus Kotlyar, 2012MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Melamphaes pachystomus Kotlyar, 2011MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Melamphaes parini Kotlyar, 1999MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling, 1962MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Melamphaes pumilus Ebeling, 1962MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 73 records assigned to Melamphaidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Plectromus suborbitalis Gill, 1883 Gill, 1883synonym

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=127270 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:3Z4GW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.