sharptail goby
Oligolepis acutipennis (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
Oligolepis acutipennis, the sharptail goby, is a species of goby native to marine, freshwater and brackish waters along the coasts of Indo-West Pacific region. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.
Mostly inhabit in muddy estuaries and coastal bays around marine and brackish water, enters freshwater systems.
Wikipedia contributors, Oligolepis acutipennis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:17:00.691149+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oligolepis acutipennis (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Common name
- sharptail goby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Oligolepis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · 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
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
- genusOligolepis Bleeker, 1874
- speciesOligolepis acutipennis (Valenciennes, 1837)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oligolepis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oligolepis dasi (Talwar, Chatterjee & Dev Roy, 1982) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oligolepis stomias (Smith, 1941) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oligolepis cylindriceps (Hora, 1923) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oligolepis jaarmani (Weber, 1913) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Gobius acutipennis Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
| Gobius melanostigma Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849 | synonym |
| Gobius setosus Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
| Oligolepis acutipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837) (Valenciennes, 1837) | synonym |
| Ctenogobius acutipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837) (Valenciennes, 1837) | synonym |
| Oligolepis acutippinis (Valenciennes, 1837) (Valenciennes, 1837) | synonym |
| Ctenogobius acutipennis (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=219521 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:4967D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.