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Chironemus maculosus (Richardson, 1850)

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
Chironemus maculosus (Richardson, 1850)
Name authority
(Richardson, 1850)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Centrarchiformes
Family
Chironemidae
Genus
Chironemus
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. orderCentrarchiformes
  11. familyChironemidae Gill, 1862
  12. genusChironemus Cuvier, 1829
  13. speciesChironemus maculosus (Richardson, 1850)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Chironemus marmoratus Günther, 1860ChironemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chironemus delfini (Porter, 1914)ChironemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chironemus georgianus Cuvier, 1829ChironemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chironemus microlepis Waite, 1916ChironemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 5 records assigned to Chironemidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Threpterius maculosus Richardson, 1850 Richardson, 1850synonym

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=712747 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:5Y56M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.