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Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862)

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
Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862)
Name authority
(Günther, 1862)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Pomacentridae
Genus
Pristotis
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. familyPomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831
  11. genusPristotis Rüppell, 1838
  12. speciesPristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
bluedotted damselfishPristotis cyanostigma Rüppell, 1838PomacentridaeChordataAccepted 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
Pomacentrus dolii MacLeay, 1881 MacLeay, 1881synonym
Pomacentrus obtusirostris Günther, 1862 Günther, 1862synonym
Pristotis judithae Tyler, 1966 Tyler, 1966synonym
Daya jerdoni fusca McCulloch, 1921 McCulloch, 1921synonym
Daya jerdoni (Day, 1873) (Day, 1873)synonym
Pristotis jerdoni (Day, 1873) (Day, 1873)synonym
Chromis virescens Ogilby, 1922 Ogilby, 1922synonym
Pomacentrus jerdoni Day, 1873 Day, 1873synonym

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=277180 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:4MKNJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.