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Parioglossus rainfordi McCulloch, 1921

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
Parioglossus rainfordi McCulloch, 1921
Name authority
McCulloch, 1921
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Microdesmidae
Genus
Parioglossus
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. orderGobiiformes
  11. familyMicrodesmidae Regan, 1912
  12. subfamilyPtereleotrinae Bleeker, 1875
  13. genusParioglossus Regan, 1912
  14. speciesParioglossus rainfordi McCulloch, 1921

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Parioglossus dotui Tomiyama, 1958MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus galzini Williams & Lecchini, 2004MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus marginalis Rennis & Hoese, 1985MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus neocaledonicus Dingerkus & Séret, 1992MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus nudus Rennis & Hoese, 1985MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus palustris (Herre, 1945)MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus philippinus (Herre, 1945)MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus winterbottomi Suzuki, Yonezawa & Sakaue, 2010MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus taeniatus Regan, 1912MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus aporos Rennis & Hoese, 1985MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus caeruleolineatus Suzuki, Yonezawa & Sakaue, 2010MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parioglossus interruptus Suzuki & Senou, 1994MicrodesmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 85 records assigned to Microdesmidae.

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. McCulloch, A. R. (1921). Notes on, and descriptions of Australian fishes. No. 2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 46 (pt. 4) (no. 184): 457–472, Pls. 37–41. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.14033 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:4DMM6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.