Aplodactylus punctatus Valenciennes, 1832
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
Aplodactylus punctatus, the Zamba marblefish, is a species of marine ray finned fish, one of the marblefishes belonging to the family Aplodactylidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean of the west coast of South America.
Wikipedia contributors, Aplodactylus punctatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:02:53.761115+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aplodactylus punctatus Valenciennes, 1832
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1832
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Aplodactylidae
- Genus
- Aplodactylus
- 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
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyAplodactylidae Günther, 1859
- genusAplodactylus Valenciennes, 1832
- speciesAplodactylus punctatus Valenciennes, 1832
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aplodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839 | AplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aplodactylus lophodon Günther, 1859 | AplodactylidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Haplodactylus guttatus (Guichenot, 1848) (Guichenot, 1848) | synonym |
| Haplodactylus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1832) (Valenciennes, 1832) | synonym |
| Haplodactylus reginae (Guichenot, 1848) (Guichenot, 1848) | synonym |
| Haplodactylus vermiculatus (Guichenot, 1848) (Guichenot, 1848) | synonym |
| Aplodactylus guttatus Guichenot, 1848 Guichenot, 1848 | synonym |
| Aplodactylus reginae Guichenot, 1848 Guichenot, 1848 | synonym |
| Aplodactylus vermiculatus Guichenot, 1848 Guichenot, 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.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. Tome Huitième. Livre Neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes., v. 8: i–xix + 5 pp. + 1–509, Pls. 209–245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1–470; Valenciennes 471–509. Date of 1831 on title page. i–xv + 1–375 in Strasbourg edition.]. 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:67NQR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.