blue bastard
Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus Johnson & Wilmer, 2015
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
Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus, the blue bastard, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae, the sweetlips, one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae, the grunts. It was discovered in Australia in 2015.
Wikipedia contributors, Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:56:54.001686+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus Johnson & Wilmer, 2015
- Name authority
- Johnson & Wilmer, 2015
- Common name
- blue bastard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Genus
- Plectorhinchus
- 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
- familyHaemulidae Gill, 1885
- subfamilyPlectorhinchinae Jordan & Thompson, 1912
- genusPlectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesPlectorhinchus caeruleonothus Johnson & Wilmer, 2015
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plectorhinchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plectorhinchus ceylonensis (Smith, 1956) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1855) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dusky rubberlipsPlectorhinchus chubbi (Regan, 1919) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackspotted gruntPlectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus lessonii (Cuvier, 1830) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus macrolepis (Boulenger, 1899) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus macrospilus Satapoomin & Randall, 2000 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus obscurus (Günther, 1872) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| zebra sweetlipsPlectorhinchus paulayi Steindachner, 1895 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus pica (Cuvier, 1828) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Johnson, J. W., & Wilmer, J. W. (2015). Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus, a new species of sweetlips (Perciformes: Haemulidae) from northern Australia and the resurrection of P. unicolor (Macleay, 1883), species previously confused with P. schotaf (Forsskål, 1775). Zootaxa, 3985. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3985.4.2 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:4K3QS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.