Dybowsky's blenny
Pholidapus dybowskii (Steindachner, 1880)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pholidapus is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Opisthocentridae, the rearspined fin pricklebacks. Its only species is Pholidapus dybowskii, which is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Pholidapus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:39:05.520821+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pholidapus dybowskii (Steindachner, 1880)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1880)
- Common name
- Dybowsky's blenny
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Stichaeidae
- Genus
- Pholidapus
- 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
- suborderZoarcoidei
- familyStichaeidae Gill, 1864
- subfamilyOpisthocentrinae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusPholidapus Bean & Bean, 1897
- speciesPholidapus dybowskii (Steindachner, 1880)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Centronotus dybowskii Steindachner, 1880 Steindachner, 1880 | synonym |
| Opisthocentrus dybowskii (Steindachner, 1880) (Steindachner, 1880) | synonym |
| Abryois azumae Jordan & Snyder, 1902 Jordan & Snyder, 1902 | synonym |
| Pholidapus grebnitskii Bean & Bean, 1897 Bean & Bean, 1897 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282240 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:4GLNN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.