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Polycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1849

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
Polycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1849
Name authority
Müller & Troschel, 1849
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Polycentridae
Genus
Polycentrus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyPolycentridae Gill, 1858
  11. genusPolycentrus Müller & Troschel, 1849
  12. speciesPolycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1849

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Polycentrus jundia Coutinho & Wosiacki, 2014PolycentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 5 records assigned to Polycentridae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Polycentrus tricolor Gill, 1858 Gill, 1858synonym
Mesonauta surinamensis Sauvage, 1882 Sauvage, 1882synonym
Labrus punctatus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758synonym
Polycentrus schomburgki Müller & Troschel, 1849 Müller & Troschel, 1849synonym

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. Müller, J., & Troschel, F. H. (1849). Fische. In: Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in Den Jahren 1840-44. Im Auftrag Sr. Mäjestat Des Königs von Preussen Ausgeführt von Richard Schomburgk. [Versuch Einer Fauna Und Flora von Britisch-Guiana.] V. 3. Berlin., pp. 618–644. 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:4L3SX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.