Thalassophryne nattereri Steindachner, 1876
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
- Thalassophryne nattereri Steindachner, 1876
- Name authority
- Steindachner, 1876
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Batrachoidiformes
- Family
- Batrachoididae
- Genus
- Thalassophryne
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBatrachoidiformes
- familyBatrachoididae Jordan, 1896
- subfamilyThalassophryninae Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
- genusThalassophryne Günther, 1861
- speciesThalassophryne nattereri Steindachner, 1876
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Thalassophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Thalassophryne maculosa Günther, 1861 | BatrachoididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thalassophryne megalops Bean & Weed, 1910 | BatrachoididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thalassophryne montevidensis (Berg, 1893) | BatrachoididaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Thalassophryne branneri Starks, 1913 Starks, 1913 | synonym |
| Thalassophryne natteneri Steindachner, 1876 Steindachner, 1876 | 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.
- Steindachner, F. (1876). Ichthyologische Beiträge (V). [Subtitles i-v.]. Sitzungsberichte Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, v. 74 (1. Abth.): 49–240, Pls. 1–15. [Also as a separate, pp. 1–192, Pls. 1–15. According to 1974 reprint of Ichthyologische Beiträge the date is 1877. Date of separate may be 1876, the date we use.]. 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:55ZS8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.