Alabes parvula (McCulloch, 1909)
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
The pygmy shore eel (Alabes parvula) is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is endemic to south eastern Australia where it can be found within seagrass beds and sometimes on rocky reefs at depths of less than 10 metres (33 ft) from Point Cartwright in Queensland to Flinders Island, South Australia; its range includes Tasmania. This species was described as Cheilobranchus parvulus by Allan Riverstone McCulloch in 1909 from a type locality of rockpools near Sydney.
Wikipedia contributors, Pygmy shore eel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:57:45.703698+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alabes parvula (McCulloch, 1909)
- Name authority
- (McCulloch, 1909)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiesociformes
- Family
- Gobiesocidae
- Genus
- Alabes
- 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
- orderGobiesociformes
- familyGobiesocidae Bleeker, 1859
- subfamilyCheilobranchinae Günther, 1870
- genusAlabes Cloquet, 1816
- speciesAlabes parvula (McCulloch, 1909)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Alabes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Alabes obtusirostris Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes elongata Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes hoesei Springer & Fraser, 1976 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes occidentalis Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes bathys Hutchins, 2006 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes dorsalis (Richardson, 1845) | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes gibbosa Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes brevis Springer & Fraser, 1976 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes scotti Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes springeri Hutchins, 2006 | GobiesocidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cheilobranchus parvula McCulloch, 1909 McCulloch, 1909 | synonym |
| Cheilobranchus parvulus McCulloch, 1909 McCulloch, 1909 | synonym |
| Alabes parvulus (McCulloch, 1909) (McCulloch, 1909) | 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=279541 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:666MD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.