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Syacium maculiferum (Garman, 1899)

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
Syacium maculiferum (Garman, 1899)
Name authority
(Garman, 1899)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Pleuronectiformes
Family
Paralichthyidae
Genus
Syacium
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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. orderPleuronectiformes
  11. suborderPleuronectoidei
  12. familyParalichthyidae Regan, 1910
  13. genusSyacium Ranzani, 1842
  14. speciesSyacium maculiferum (Garman, 1899)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
beach flounderSyacium latifrons (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
oval flounderSyacium ovale (Günther, 1864)ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
dusky flounderSyacium papillosum (Linnaeus, 1758)ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
channel flounderSyacium micrurum Ranzani, 1842ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Syacium guineense (Bleeker, 1862)ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
shoal flounderSyacium gunteri Ginsburg, 1933ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
pompadour flounderSyacium longidorsale Murakami & Amaoka, 1992ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted 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
Cyclopsetta maculifera (Garman, 1899) (Garman, 1899)synonym
Citharichthys maculifer Garman, 1899 Garman, 1899synonym

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=275842 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:53K8R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.