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Nannostomus rubrocaudatus Zarske, 2009

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
Nannostomus rubrocaudatus Zarske, 2009
Name authority
Zarske, 2009
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Family
Lebiasinidae
Genus
Nannostomus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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. orderCharaciformes
  11. suborderCharacoidei
  12. familyLebiasinidae Gill, 1889
  13. subfamilyPyrrhulininae Bleeker, 1859
  14. genusNannostomus Günther, 1872
  15. speciesNannostomus rubrocaudatus Zarske, 2009

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Nannostomus anduzei Fernandez & Weitzman, 1987LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus beckfordi Günther, 1872LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus erythrurus (Eigenmann, 1909)LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus harrisoni (Eigenmann, 1909)LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus minimus Eigenmann, 1909LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus nitidus Weitzman, 1978LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus trifasciatus Steindachner, 1876LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus unifasciatus Steindachner, 1876LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus bifasciatus Hoedeman, 1954LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus britskii Weitzman, 1978LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus digrammus (Fowler, 1913)LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nannostomus eques Steindachner, 1876LebiasinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 68 records assigned to Lebiasinidae.

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. Zarske, A. (2009). Nannostomus rubrocaudatus sp. N.- ein neuer Ziersalmler aus Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Lebiasinidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 59. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.59.e30941 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:45MS2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.