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Sternarchorhynchus mormyrus (Steindachner, 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
Sternarchorhynchus mormyrus (Steindachner, 1868)
Name authority
(Steindachner, 1868)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gymnotiformes
Family
Apteronotidae
Genus
Sternarchorhynchus
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. orderGymnotiformes
  11. suborderSinusoidei Janzen, Sabaj, Crampton & Lovejoy, 2026
  12. familyApteronotidae Jordan, 1923
  13. subfamilyApteronotinae Jordan, 1923
  14. genusSternarchorhynchus Castelnau, 1855
  15. speciesSternarchorhynchus mormyrus (Steindachner, 1868)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Sternarchorhynchus britskii Campos-da-Paz, 2000ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus caboclo de Santana & Nogueira, 2006ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus chaoi de Santana & Vari, 2010ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus curvirostris (Boulenger, 1887)ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus gnomus de Santana & Taphorn, 2006ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus hagedornae de Santana & Vari, 2010ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus higuchii de Santana & Vari, 2010ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus inpai de Santana & Vari, 2010ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus jaimei de Santana & Vari, 2010ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus marreroi de Santana & Vari, 2010ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus mesensis Campos-da-Paz, 2000ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sternarchorhynchus retzeri de Santana & Vari, 2010ApteronotidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Sternarchus mormyrus Steindachner, 1868 Steindachner, 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=1421136 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:52F34. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.