Rhabdosargus niger Tanaka & Iwatsuki, 2013
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
- Rhabdosargus niger Tanaka & Iwatsuki, 2013
- Name authority
- Tanaka & Iwatsuki, 2013
- 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 niger Tanaka & Iwatsuki, 2013
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 globiceps (Valenciennes, 1830) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhabdosargus haffara (Forsskål, 1775) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cape stumpnoseRhabdosargus holubi (Steindachner, 1881) | 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 |
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.
- Tanaka, F., & Iwatsuki, Y. (2013). Rhabdosargus niger (Perciformes: Sparidae), a new sparid species from Indonesia, with taxonomic status of the nominal species synonymized under Rhabdosargus sarba. Ichthyological Research, 60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-013-0360-0 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:4RW82. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.