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Pseudobunocephalus rugosus (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)

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
Pseudobunocephalus rugosus (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
Name authority
(Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Aspredinidae
Genus
Pseudobunocephalus
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. orderSiluriformes
  11. familyAspredinidae Adams, 1854
  12. genusPseudobunocephalus Friel, 2008
  13. speciesPseudobunocephalus rugosus (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pseudobunocephalus bifidus (Eigenmann, 1942)AspredinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudobunocephalus iheringii (Boulenger, 1891)AspredinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudobunocephalus lundbergi Friel, 2008AspredinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 33 records assigned to Aspredinidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Bunocephalus rugosus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903synonym
Dysichthys australe Eigenmann & Ward, 1907 Eigenmann & Ward, 1907synonym
Bunocephalus australis (Eigenmann & Ward, 1907) (Eigenmann & Ward, 1907)synonym

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=1018703 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:4NQCF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.