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Paratriacanthodes retrospinis Fowler, 1934

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
Paratriacanthodes retrospinis Fowler, 1934
Name authority
Fowler, 1934
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Family
Triacanthodidae
Genus
Paratriacanthodes
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. orderTetraodontiformes
  11. suborderTriacanthodoidei
  12. familyTriacanthodidae Gill, 1862
  13. genusParatriacanthodes Fowler, 1934
  14. speciesParatriacanthodes retrospinis Fowler, 1934

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Paratriacanthodes abei Tyler, 1997TriacanthodidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Paratriacanthodes herrei Myers, 1934TriacanthodidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 18 records assigned to Triacanthodidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Paratriacanthodes retrospinus Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934synonym

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. Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v. 85 (for 1933): 233–367. 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:4DGHF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.