Plesiops polydactylus Mooi, 1995
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
- Plesiops polydactylus Mooi, 1995
- Name authority
- Mooi, 1995
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Plesiopidae
- Genus
- Plesiops
- 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
- familyPlesiopidae Günther, 1861
- subfamilyPlesiopinae Günther, 1861
- genusPlesiops Oken, 1817
- speciesPlesiops polydactylus Mooi, 1995
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plesiops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plesiops auritus Mooi, 1995 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops cephalotaenia Inger, 1955 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops genaricus Mooi & Randall, 1991 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops insularis Mooi & Randall, 1991 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops malalaxus Mooi, 1995 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| whitespotted longfinPlesiops nigricans (Rüppell, 1828) | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops verecundus Mooi, 1995 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| crimsontip longfinPlesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops corallicola Bleeker, 1853 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops facicavus Mooi, 1995 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops gracilis Mooi & Randall, 1991 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops multisquamata Inger, 1955 | PlesiopidaeChordata | 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.
- Mooi, R. D. (1995). Revision, phylogeny, and discussion of biology and biogeography of the fish genus Plesiops (Perciformes: Plesiopsidae). Life Sci. Contrib., No. 159, 108 p. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.53482 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:4K9VY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.