cape stumpnose
Rhabdosargus holubi (Steindachner, 1881)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Rhabdosargus holubi, the Cape stumpnose, is a species of fish in the seabream family, Sparidae. It is native to southern Africa, where it can be found mainly along the eastern coast of South Africa.
Wikipedia contributors, Rhabdosargus holubi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:10:01.862135+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhabdosargus holubi (Steindachner, 1881)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1881)
- Common name
- cape stumpnose
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Rhabdosargus
- 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
- familySparidae Rafinesque, 1818
- genusRhabdosargus Fowler, 1933
- speciesRhabdosargus holubi (Steindachner, 1881)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhabdosargus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhabdosargus niger Tanaka & Iwatsuki, 2013 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhabdosargus globiceps (Valenciennes, 1830) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhabdosargus haffara (Forsskål, 1775) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| goldlined seabreamRhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bigeye stumpnoseRhabdosargus thorpei Smith, 1979 | SparidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Rhabdosargus tricuspidens (Smith, 1942) (Smith, 1942) | synonym |
| Austrosparus tricuspidens Smith, 1942 Smith, 1942 | synonym |
| Sargus holubi Steindachner, 1881 Steindachner, 1881 | 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=218625 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:4RW7Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.