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Priolepis nocturna (Smith, 1957)

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
Priolepis nocturna (Smith, 1957)
Name authority
(Smith, 1957)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Priolepis
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. orderGobiiformes
  11. familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
  12. subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
  13. genusPriolepis Valenciennes, 1837
  14. speciesPriolepis nocturna (Smith, 1957)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Priolepis ailina Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priolepis aithiops Winterbottom & Burridge, 1992GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priolepis akihitoi Hoese & Larson, 2010GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priolepis anthioides (Smith, 1959)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priolepis compita Winterbottom, 1985GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priolepis cyanocephala Hoese & Larson, 2010GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priolepis dawsoni Greenfield, 1989GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
noble gobyPriolepis eugenius (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priolepis fallacincta Winterbottom & Burridge, 1992GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priolepis farcimen (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
brick gobyPriolepis inhaca (Smith, 1949)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priolepis kappa Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993GobiidaeChordataAccepted 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
Ctenogobius nocturnus Smith, 1957 Smith, 1957synonym

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=219551 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:4MF4X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.