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Pseudosphromenus dayi (Köhler, 1908)

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
Pseudosphromenus dayi (Köhler, 1908)
Name authority
(Köhler, 1908)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Anabantiformes
Family
Osphronemidae
Genus
Pseudosphromenus
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. orderAnabantiformes
  11. suborderAnabantoidei
  12. familyOsphronemidae van der Hoeven, 1832
  13. subfamilyMacropodusinae Hoedeman, 1948
  14. genusPseudosphromenus Bleeker, 1879
  15. speciesPseudosphromenus dayi (Köhler, 1908)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pseudosphromenus cupanus (Cuvier, 1831)OsphronemidaeChordataAccepted 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
Macropodus dayi (Köhler, 1908) (Köhler, 1908)synonym
Parosphromenus dayi (Köhler, 1908) (Köhler, 1908)synonym
Macropodus cupanus dayi (Köhler, 1908) (Köhler, 1908)synonym
Polyacanthus cupanus dayi Köhler, 1908 Köhler, 1908synonym
Polyacanthus dayi (Köhler, 1908) (Köhler, 1908)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=282477 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:4PBX6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.