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Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908
Name authority
Ogilby, 1908
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Plesiopidae
Genus
Paraplesiops
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyPlesiopidae Günther, 1861
  11. subfamilyPlesiopinae Günther, 1861
  12. genusParaplesiops Bleeker, 1875
  13. speciesParaplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Paraplesiops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869)PlesiopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Paraplesiops sinclairi Hutchins, 1987PlesiopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Paraplesiops bleekeri (Günther, 1861)PlesiopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Paraplesiops alisonae Hoese & Kuiter, 1984PlesiopidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 45 records assigned to Plesiopidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Paraplesiops powleri Ogilby, 1908 Ogilby, 1908synonym
Paraplesiops joliffei Ogilby, 1916 Ogilby, 1916synonym
Paraplesiops jolliffei Ogilby, 1916 Ogilby, 1916synonym

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.

  1. Ogilby, J. D. (1908). On new genera and species of fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, v. 21: 1–26. 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:4D92Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.