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Pteropsaron natalensis (Nelson, 1982)

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
Pteropsaron natalensis (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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderAcropomatiformes
  11. familyHemerocoetidae Kaup, 1873
  12. genusPteropsaron Jordan & Snyder, 1902
  13. speciesPteropsaron natalensis (Nelson, 1982)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pteropsaron heemstrai Nelson, 1982HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteropsaron neocaledonicus Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteropsaron springeri Smith & Johnson, 2007HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteropsaron indicum Victor & Kumar, 2019HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteropsaron flavissimum Fricke, 2024HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteropsaron dabfar Iwamoto, 2014HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteropsaron evolans Jordan & Snyder, 1902HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteropsaron incisum Gilbert, 1905HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteropsaron levitoni Iwamoto, 2014HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteropsaron longipinnis Allen & Erdmann, 2012HemerocoetidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 28 records assigned to Hemerocoetidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Osopsaron natalensis Nelson, 1982 Nelson, 1982synonym

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=398601 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:4Q2QZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.