Choridactylus multibarbus Richardson, 1848
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
- Choridactylus multibarbus Richardson, 1848
- Name authority
- Richardson, 1848
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Synanceiidae
- Genus
- Choridactylus
- 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
- orderPerciformes
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familySynanceiidae Swainson, 1839
- subfamilyChoridactylinae Kaup, 1859
- genusChoridactylus Richardson, 1848
- speciesChoridactylus multibarbus Richardson, 1848
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Choridactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| threestick stingfishChoridactylus natalensis (Gilchrist, 1902) | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choridactylus striatus Mandrytsa, 1993 | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choridactylus lineatus Poss & Mee, 1995 | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chorismodactylus multibarbis Gunther, 1860 Gunther, 1860 | synonym |
| Chorismodactylus multibarbus Bleeker, 1873 Bleeker, 1873 | synonym |
| Choridactylus multibarbis Richardson, 1848 Richardson, 1848 | 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.
- Richardson, J. (1848). Fishes. In: A. Adams (Ed.). The Zoology of the Voyage of H. M. S. Samarang; under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, during the Years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London., Pp. 1–28, Pls. 1–10. 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:5YBRZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.