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Archosargus pourtalesii (Steindachner, 1881)

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.

Open encyclopedia reference

Archosargus pourtalesii, the blackspot porgy or Galápagos seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This fish is endemic to the Galápagos Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Wikipedia contributors, Archosargus pourtalesii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:03:33.939629+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Archosargus pourtalesii (Steindachner, 1881)
Name authority
(Steindachner, 1881)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Sparidae
Genus
Archosargus
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. familySparidae Rafinesque, 1818
  11. genusArchosargus Gill, 1865
  12. speciesArchosargus pourtalesii (Steindachner, 1881)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
sheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792)SparidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Western Atlantic seabreamArchosargus rhomboidalis (Linnaeus, 1758)SparidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 124 records assigned to Sparidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Archosargus portalesii (Steindachner, 1881) (Steindachner, 1881)synonym
Archosargus pourtalesi (Steindachner, 1881) (Steindachner, 1881)synonym
Sargus pourtalesii Steindachner, 1881 Steindachner, 1881synonym

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=275965 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:5VPWG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.