Arnoglossus kessleri Schmidt, 1915
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
Scaldback (Arnoglossus kessleri) is a species of bottom feeder benthic flatfish belonging to the family Bothidae. It is widespread in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It is a marine, subtropical, demersal fish, which grows to up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long.
Wikipedia contributors, Scaldback; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:04:05.547947+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Arnoglossus kessleri Schmidt, 1915
- Name authority
- Schmidt, 1915
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Bothidae
- Genus
- Arnoglossus
- 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
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyBothidae Smitt, 1892
- genusArnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
- speciesArnoglossus kessleri Schmidt, 1915
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Arnoglossus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Arnoglossus debilis (Gilbert, 1905) | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnoglossus multirastris Parin, 1983 | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnoglossus nigrifrons Amaoka & Mihara, 2000 | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnoglossus japonicus Hubbs, 1915 | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnoglossus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1872) | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnoglossus marisrubri Klausewitz & Schneider, 1986 | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnoglossus micrommatus Amaoka, Arai & Gomon, 1997 | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnoglossus fisoni Ogilby, 1898 | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnoglossus boops (Hector, 1875) | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnoglossus coeruleosticta (Steindachner, 1898) | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnoglossus macrolophus Alcock, 1889 | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| imperial scaldfishArnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810) | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Schmidt, P. Yu. (1915). On a new flat-fish of the genus Arnoglossus from the Black Sea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8), v. 16 (no. 92): 108–109. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931508693695 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:5W4RM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.