Chrysoblephus gibbiceps (Valenciennes, 1830)
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
Chrysoblephus gibbiceps, the red stumpnose, red stumpnose seabream or Miss Lucy, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This fish is endemic to the southwestern Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies this species as Endangered.
Wikipedia contributors, Chrysoblephus gibbiceps; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:20:52.571214+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chrysoblephus gibbiceps (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Chrysoblephus
- 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
- familySparidae Rafinesque, 1818
- genusChrysoblephus Swainson, 1839
- speciesChrysoblephus gibbiceps (Valenciennes, 1830)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chrysoblephus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Englishman seabreamChrysoblephus anglicus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysoblephus lophus (Fowler, 1925) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysoblephus cristiceps (Valenciennes, 1830) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Roman seabreamChrysoblephus laticeps (Valenciennes, 1830) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| slinger seabreamChrysoblephus puniceus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) | SparidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Chrysophrys gibbiceps Valenciennes, 1830 Valenciennes, 1830 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218598 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:5YLZT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.