Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker, 1876
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
Oxyurichthys auchenolepis, commonly known as the scaly-nape tentacle goby, is a species of goby found in the western central Pacific (China, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, northern Australia). This species reaches a length of 13 cm (5.1 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Oxyurichthys auchenolepis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:28:51.433998+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker, 1876
- Name authority
- Bleeker, 1876
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Oxyurichthys
- 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
- subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
- genusOxyurichthys Bleeker, 1857
- speciesOxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker, 1876
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oxyurichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oxyurichthys guibei Smith, 1959 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys heisei Pezold, 1998 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lace gobyOxyurichthys lemayi (Smith, 1947) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys notonema (Weber, 1909) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| eyebrow gobyOxyurichthys ophthalmonema (Bleeker, 1856) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys petersii (Klunzinger, 1871) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotfin gobyOxyurichthys stigmalophius (Mead & Böhlke, 1958) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys uronema (Weber, 1909) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys viridis Herre, 1927 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys chinensis Pezold & Larson, 2015 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys limophilus Pezold & Larson, 2015 | 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 petersenii Steindachner, 1893 Steindachner, 1893 | synonym |
| Oxyurichthus amabalis Seale, 1914 Seale, 1914 | synonym |
| Oxyurichthys amabalis Seale, 1914 Seale, 1914 | synonym |
| Oxyurichthys petersenii (Steindachner, 1893) (Steindachner, 1893) | synonym |
| Oxyurichthys saru Tomiyama, 1936 Tomiyama, 1936 | 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.
- Bleeker, P. (1876). Description de quelques espèces insulindiennes inédites des genres Oxyurichthys, Paroxyurichthys et Cryptocentrus. Verslagen En Mededeelingen Der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2), v. 9: 138–148. 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:4BMQ7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.