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Trachycorystes cratensis Miranda Ribeiro, 1937

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
Trachycorystes cratensis Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
Name authority
Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Auchenipteridae
Genus
Trachycorystes
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. orderSiluriformes
  11. familyAuchenipteridae Bleeker, 1862
  12. subfamilyAuchenipterinae Bleeker, 1862
  13. tribeTrachycorystini Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
  14. genusTrachycorystes Bleeker, 1858
  15. speciesTrachycorystes cratensis Miranda Ribeiro, 1937

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Trachycorystes trachycorystes (Valenciennes, 1840)AuchenipteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Trachycorystes menezesi Britski & Akama, 2011AuchenipteridaeChordataAccepted 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
Trachelyopterus cratensis (Miranda Ribeiro, 1937) (Miranda Ribeiro, 1937)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.

  1. Miranda Ribeiro, & de, A. (1937). Sobre uma collecção de vertebrados do nordeste brasileiro. Primeira parte: Peixes e batrachios. O Campo Rio de Janeiro, 1: 54–56. 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:57PYJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.