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Plectorhinchus umbrinus (Klunzinger, 1870)

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
Plectorhinchus umbrinus (Klunzinger, 1870)
Name authority
(Klunzinger, 1870)
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyHaemulidae Gill, 1885
  11. subfamilyPlectorhinchinae Jordan & Thompson, 1912
  12. genusPlectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801
  13. speciesPlectorhinchus umbrinus (Klunzinger, 1870)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Plectorhinchus ceylonensis (Smith, 1956)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1855)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
dusky rubberlipsPlectorhinchus chubbi (Regan, 1919)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
blackspotted gruntPlectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Plectorhinchus lessonii (Cuvier, 1830)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Plectorhinchus macrolepis (Boulenger, 1899)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Plectorhinchus macrospilus Satapoomin & Randall, 2000HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Plectorhinchus obscurus (Günther, 1872)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
zebra sweetlipsPlectorhinchus paulayi Steindachner, 1895HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Plectorhinchus pica (Cuvier, 1828)HaemulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Diagramma umbrinum Klunzinger, 1870 Klunzinger, 1870synonym

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. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273495 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:4K3SJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.