gecko goby
Chriolepis zebra Ginsburg, 1938
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
- Chriolepis zebra Ginsburg, 1938
- Name authority
- Ginsburg, 1938
- Common name
- gecko goby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Chriolepis
- 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
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusChriolepis Gilbert, 1892
- speciesChriolepis zebra Ginsburg, 1938
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chriolepis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chriolepis atrimelum Bussing, 1997 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| wasp gobyChriolepis vespa Hastings & Bortone, 1981 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chriolepis semisquamata (Rutter, 1904) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chriolepis tagus Ginsburg, 1953 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chriolepis fisheri Herre, 1942 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chriolepis lepidota Findley, 1975 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| deepwater gobyChriolepis benthonis Ginsburg, 1953 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rail gobyChriolepis cuneata Bussing, 1990 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chriolepis dialepta Bussing, 1990 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chriolepis roosevelti (Ginsburg, 1939) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rubble gobyChriolepis minutilla Gilbert, 1892 | GobiidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Chirolepis zebra Ginsburg, 1938 Ginsburg, 1938 | 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.
- Ginsburg, I. (1938). Eight new species of gobioid fishes from the American Pacific coast. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles, 2 (7): 109–121. 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:5YF97. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.