Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823)
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
- Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823)
- Name authority
- (Schultze, 1823)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Pterophyllum
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusPterophyllum Heckel, 1840
- speciesPterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pterophyllum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pterophyllum altum Pellegrin, 1903 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterophyllum leopoldi (Gosse, 1963) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Platax scalaris Cuvier, 1831 Cuvier, 1831 | synonym |
| Plataxoides dumerilii Castelnau, 1855 Castelnau, 1855 | synonym |
| Zeus scalaris Schultze, 1823 Schultze, 1823 | synonym |
| Pterophillum eimekei Ahl, 1928 Ahl, 1928 | synonym |
| Pterophyllum dumerilii (Castelnau, 1855) (Castelnau, 1855) | synonym |
| Pterophyllum eimekei Ahl, 1928 Ahl, 1928 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1016080 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:4Q2JF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.