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Roeboides affinis (Günther, 1868)

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
Roeboides affinis (Günther, 1868)
Name authority
(Günther, 1868)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Family
Characidae
Genus
Roeboides
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. orderCharaciformes
  11. suborderCharacoidei
  12. familyCharacidae Latreille, 1825
  13. subfamilyCharacinae Latreille, 1825
  14. genusRoeboides Günther, 1864
  15. speciesRoeboides affinis (Günther, 1868)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Roeboides araguaito Lucena, 2003CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crystal TetraRoeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Roeboides bussingi Matamoros, Chakrabarty, Angulo, Garita-Alvarado & McMahan, 2013CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Roeboides dayi (Steindachner, 1878)CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Roeboides guatemalensis (Günther, 1864)CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Roeboides ilseae Bussing, 1986CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Roeboides loftini Lucena, 2011CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Roeboides margareteae Lucena, 2003CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt, 1851)CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Roeboides myersii Gill, 1870CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Roeboides numerosus Lucena, 2000CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Roeboides oligistos Lucena, 2000CharacidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 165 records assigned to Characidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Roeboides thurni Eigenmann, 1912 Eigenmann, 1912synonym
Roeboides bicornis Cope, 1870 Cope, 1870synonym
Anacyrtus affinis Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868synonym

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=1017584 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:4T8YF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.