bigeye stumpnose
Rhabdosargus thorpei Smith, 1979
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 thorpei, the bigeye stumpnose, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. The bigeye stumpnose is endemic to the southwestern Indian Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Rhabdosargus thorpei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:59:26.978023+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhabdosargus thorpei Smith, 1979
- Name authority
- Smith, 1979
- Common name
- bigeye 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: 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
- familySparidae Rafinesque, 1818
- genusRhabdosargus Fowler, 1933
- speciesRhabdosargus thorpei Smith, 1979
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 |
| cape stumpnoseRhabdosargus holubi (Steindachner, 1881) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| goldlined seabreamRhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775) | 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.
- Smith, M. M. (1979). Rhabdosargus thorpei, a new sparid fish from South Africa, with a key to the species of Rhabdosargus. Copeia, 1979 (4): 702–709. https://doi.org/10.2307/1443880 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:4RW84. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.