Parodon caliensis Boulenger, 1895
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
- Parodon caliensis Boulenger, 1895
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1895
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Parodontidae
- Genus
- Parodon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyParodontidae Eigenmann, 1910
- genusParodon Valenciennes, 1850
- speciesParodon caliensis Boulenger, 1895
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Parodon guyanensis Géry, 1960 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon hilarii Reinhardt, 1867 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon magdalenensis Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2011 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon nasus Kner, 1859 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon suborbitalis Valenciennes, 1850 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon alfonsoi Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2011 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon apolinari Myers, 1930 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon atratoensis Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2011 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon bifasciatus Eigenmann, 1912 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon buckleyi Boulenger, 1887 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon carrikeri Fowler, 1940 | ParodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parodon moreirai Ingenito & Buckup, 2005 | ParodontidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Parodon medellinense Posada, 1909 Posada, 1909 | 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.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1895). Description of a new characinoid fish of the genus Parodon. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6), v. 16 (no. 96) (art. 66): 480. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939508680308 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:4DQYN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.