sargo
Anisotremus davidsonii (Steindachner, 1875)
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.
Xantic sargo (Anisotremus davidsonii)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Anisotremus davidsonii, also known as the xantic sargo or simply the sargo, is a species of grunts native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. They are found from Santa Cruz, California, to Baja California, Mexico, with an isolated population located in the Gulf of California.
Wikipedia contributors, Anisotremus davidsonii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:24:13.819667+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anisotremus davidsonii (Steindachner, 1875)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1875)
- Common name
- sargo
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Genus
- Anisotremus
- 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
- familyHaemulidae Gill, 1885
- subfamilyHaemulinae Gill, 1885
- genusAnisotremus Gill, 1861
- speciesAnisotremus davidsonii (Steindachner, 1875)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anisotremus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| black margateAnisotremus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| silvergray gruntAnisotremus caesius (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anisotremus scapularis (Tschudi, 1846) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anisotremus espinozai Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez, 2021 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anisotremus perezponcedeleoni Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez, 2021 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| burrito gruntAnisotremus interruptus (Gill, 1862) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panamic porkfishAnisotremus taeniatus Gill, 1861 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| porkfishAnisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | HaemulidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Pristipoma davidsonii Steindachner, 1875 Steindachner, 1875 | synonym |
| Anisotremus davidsoni (Steindachner, 1875) (Steindachner, 1875) | synonym |
| Pomadasys davidsonii (Steindachner, 1875) (Steindachner, 1875) | 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=279617 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.
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:6759B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.