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Callionymus scaber McCulloch, 1926

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
Callionymus scaber McCulloch, 1926
Name authority
McCulloch, 1926
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Callionymiformes
Family
Callionymidae
Genus
Callionymus
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. orderCallionymiformes
  11. familyCallionymidae Bonaparte, 1831
  12. genusCallionymus Linnaeus, 1758
  13. speciesCallionymus scaber McCulloch, 1926

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Callionymus stigmatopareius Fricke, 1981CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus oxycephalus Fricke, 1980CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus scabriceps Fowler, 1941CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus regani Nakabo, 1979CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus acutirostris Fricke, 1981CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus simplicicornis Valenciennes, 1837CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus sokonumeri Kamohara, 1936CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus zythros Fricke, 2000CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus rivatoni Fricke, 1993CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus sphinx Fricke & Heckele, 1984CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Callionymus macclesfieldensis Fricke, 1983CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 115 records assigned to Callionymidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Calliurichthys scaber (McCulloch, 1926) (McCulloch, 1926)synonym
Callionymus japonicus scaber McCulloch, 1926 McCulloch, 1926synonym

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. McCulloch, A. R. (1926). Report on some fishes obtained by the F. I. S. “Endeavour” on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia. Part V. Biological Results Endeavour, 5 (4): 157–216, Pls. 43–56. 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:5WW7V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.