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Rheocles wrightae Stiassny, 1990

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
Rheocles wrightae Stiassny, 1990
Name authority
Stiassny, 1990
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Atheriniformes
Family
Bedotiidae
Genus
Rheocles
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderAtheriniformes
  11. suborderAtherinoidei
  12. familyBedotiidae Jordan & Hubbs, 1919
  13. genusRheocles Jordan & Hubbs, 1919
  14. speciesRheocles wrightae Stiassny, 1990

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Rheocles derhami Stiassny & Rodriguez, 2001BedotiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rheocles pellegrini (Nichols & La Monte, 1931)BedotiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rheocles sikorae (Sauvage, 1891)BedotiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rheocles vatosoa Stiassny, Rodriguez & Loiselle, 2002BedotiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rheocles alaotrensis (Pellegrin, 1914)BedotiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rheocles lateralis Stiassny & Reinthal, 1992BedotiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 16 records assigned to Bedotiidae.

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. Stiassny, M. L. J. (1990). Notes on the anatomy and relationships of the bedotiid fishes of Madagascar, with a taxonomic revision of the genus Rheocles. (Atherinomorpha, Bedotiidae). American Museum Novitates, 2979: 1–33. 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:4S5Y8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.