Odontamblyopus roseus (Valenciennes, 1837)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Odontamblyopus roseus is a species of eel goby native to the coastal waters along the west coast of India. This species can reach a length of 13.4 centimetres (5.3 in) SL. Unlike other members of this genus, this species does not have any muscles extending to the top of the skull.
Wikipedia contributors, Odontamblyopus roseus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:23:19.411268+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Odontamblyopus roseus (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Odontamblyopus
- 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
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyAmblyopinae Günther, 1861
- genusOdontamblyopus Bleeker, 1874
- speciesOdontamblyopus roseus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Odontamblyopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Odontamblyopus lacepedii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontamblyopus rubicundus (Hamilton, 1822) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontamblyopus rebecca Murdy & Shibukawa, 2003 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontamblyopus tenuis (Day, 1876) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Amblyopus roseus Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281819 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:48NLH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.