Odontostilbe microcephala Eigenmann, 1907
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
- Odontostilbe microcephala Eigenmann, 1907
- Name authority
- Eigenmann, 1907
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Characidae
- Genus
- Odontostilbe
- 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
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyCharacidae Latreille, 1825
- subfamilyCheirodontinae Eigenmann, 1915
- genusOdontostilbe Cope, 1870
- speciesOdontostilbe microcephala Eigenmann, 1907
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Odontostilbe. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Odontostilbe fugitiva Cope, 1870 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe mitoptera (Fink & Weitzman, 1974) | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe nareuda Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2006 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe pao Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2007 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe pulchra (Gill, 1858) | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe avanhandava Chuctaya, Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2018 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe dialeptura (Fink & Weitzman, 1974) | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe dierythrura Fowler, 1940 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe ecuadorensis Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2006 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe euspilurus (Fowler, 1945) | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe littoris (Géry, 1960) | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odontostilbe paraguayensis Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 | CharacidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Odontostilbe microcephalus Eigenmann, 1907 Eigenmann, 1907 | 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.
- Eigenmann, C. H.; Ogle F. (1907). An annotated list of characin fishes in the United States National Museum and the Museum of Indiana University, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 33 (no. 1556): 1–36. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.33-1556.1 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:48RMW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.