goldspotted sand bass
Paralabrax auroguttatus Walford, 1936
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
- Paralabrax auroguttatus Walford, 1936
- Name authority
- Walford, 1936
- Common name
- goldspotted sand bass
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Serranidae
- Genus
- Paralabrax
- 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
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familySerranidae Swainson, 1839
- genusParalabrax Girard, 1856
- speciesParalabrax auroguttatus Walford, 1936
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paralabrax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Paralabrax albomaculatus (Jenyns, 1840) | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| kelp bassParalabrax clathratus (Girard, 1854) | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paralabrax dewegeri (Metzelaar, 1919) | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotted sand bassParalabrax maculatofasciatus (Steindachner, 1868) | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paralabrax callaensis Starks, 1906 | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paralabrax humeralis (Valenciennes, 1828) | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| parrot sand bassParalabrax loro Walford, 1936 | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Walford, L. A. (1936). Contributions from the Fleischmann expedition along the west coast of Mexico. [with three subtitles]. Occasional Papers of the Santa Barbara Museum, v. 4: 1–10. 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:4CXQM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.