Scardinius scardafa (Bonaparte, 1837)
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
- Scardinius scardafa (Bonaparte, 1837)
- Name authority
- (Bonaparte, 1837)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Scardinius
- 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
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusScardinius Bonaparte, 1837
- speciesScardinius scardafa (Bonaparte, 1837)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scardinius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scardinius elmaliensis Bogutskaya, 1997 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ruddScardinius erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scardinius graecus Stephanidis, 1937 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Italian RuddScardinius hesperidicus Bonaparte, 1845 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scardinius knezevici Bianco & Kottelat, 2005 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neretva ruddScardinius plotizza Heckel & Kner, 1857 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scardinius acarnanicus Economidis, 1991 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bulldog ruddScardinius dergle Heckel & Kner, 1857 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scardinius racovitzai Müller, 1958 | CyprinidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Rutilus heegeri Agassiz, 1835 Agassiz, 1835 | synonym |
| Leuciscus marrochius Costa, 1838 Costa, 1838 | synonym |
| Leuciscus scardafa Bonaparte, 1837 Bonaparte, 1837 | synonym |
| Leuciscus scarpata Bonaparte, 1837 Bonaparte, 1837 | synonym |
| Leuciscus scarpetta Valenciennes, 1844 Valenciennes, 1844 | synonym |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus scardafa (Bonaparte, 1837) (Bonaparte, 1837) | synonym |
| Leuciscus heegeri Bonaparte, 1839 Bonaparte, 1839 | 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=154166 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:4V2T3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.