Odontesthes gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
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
Odontesthes gracilis is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae. It is endemic to the Juan Fernandez Islands off Chile. It occurs around the mouths of caves, in inlets and around piers. This is a species which can be found in freshwater, brackish and marine waters. This species was described as Chirostoma gracile in 1898 by Franz Steindachner with the type locality given as Más a Tierra.
Wikipedia contributors, Odontesthes gracilis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:23:27.309416+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Odontesthes gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1898)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Atherinopsidae
- Genus
- Odontesthes
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAtheriniformes
- suborderAtherinopsoidei
- familyAtherinopsidae Fitzinger, 1873
- subfamilyAtherinopsinae Fitzinger, 1873
- genusOdontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
- speciesOdontesthes gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Odontesthes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Odontesthes bicudo Malabarba & Dyer, 2002 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes hatcheri (Eigenmann, 1909) | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes ledae Malabarba & Dyer, 2002 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes nigricans (Richardson, 1848) | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes mauleanum (Steindachner, 1896) | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835) | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes brevianalis (Günther, 1880) | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes humensis de Buen, 1953 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes incisa (Jenyns, 1841) | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes mirinensis Bemvenuti, 1996 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes orientalis de Buen, 1950 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontesthes perugiae Evermann & Kendall, 1906 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Atherinichthys gracilis (Steindachner, 1898) (Steindachner, 1898) | synonym |
| Basilichthys gracilis (Steindachner, 1898) (Steindachner, 1898) | synonym |
| Austromenidia gracilis (Steindachner, 1898) (Steindachner, 1898) | synonym |
| Chirostoma gracile Steindachner, 1898 Steindachner, 1898 | 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=1019158 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:48NRK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.