Pteropsaron heemstrai Nelson, 1982
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
- Pteropsaron heemstrai Nelson, 1982
- Name authority
- Nelson, 1982
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acropomatiformes
- Family
- Hemerocoetidae
- Genus
- Pteropsaron
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcropomatiformes
- familyHemerocoetidae Kaup, 1873
- genusPteropsaron Jordan & Snyder, 1902
- speciesPteropsaron heemstrai Nelson, 1982
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pteropsaron. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pteropsaron natalensis (Nelson, 1982) | HemerocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pteropsaron neocaledonicus Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 | HemerocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pteropsaron springeri Smith & Johnson, 2007 | HemerocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pteropsaron indicum Victor & Kumar, 2019 | HemerocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pteropsaron flavissimum Fricke, 2024 | HemerocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pteropsaron dabfar Iwamoto, 2014 | HemerocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pteropsaron evolans Jordan & Snyder, 1902 | HemerocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pteropsaron incisum Gilbert, 1905 | HemerocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pteropsaron levitoni Iwamoto, 2014 | HemerocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pteropsaron longipinnis Allen & Erdmann, 2012 | HemerocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Nelson, J. S. (1982). Pteropsaron heemstrai and Osopsaron natalensis (Perciformes: Percophidae), new fish species from South Africa, with comments on Squamicreedia obtusa from Australia and on the classification of the subfamily Hemerocoetinae. The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication, No. 25: 1–11. 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:4Q2QV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.