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Arcos poecilophthalmos (Jenyns, 1842)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Arcos poecilophthalmos (Jenyns, 1842)
Name authority
(Jenyns, 1842)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiesociformes
Family
Gobiesocidae
Genus
Arcos
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderGobiesociformes
  11. familyGobiesocidae Bleeker, 1859
  12. subfamilyGobiesocinae Bleeker, 1859
  13. genusArcos Schultz, 1944
  14. speciesArcos poecilophthalmos (Jenyns, 1842)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Arcos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Arcos nudus (Linnaeus, 1758)GobiesocidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Arcos rhodospilus (Günther, 1864)GobiesocidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Arcos decoris Briggs, 1969GobiesocidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
rockwall clingfishArcos erythrops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)GobiesocidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 142 records assigned to Gobiesocidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Gobiesox paradiseus Herre, 1935 Herre, 1935synonym
Gobiesox poecilophthalmos Jenyns, 1842 Jenyns, 1842synonym
Gobiesox poecilophthalmus Jenyns, 1842 Jenyns, 1842synonym
Arcos poecilophthalmus (Jenyns, 1842) (Jenyns, 1842)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279684 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:67PXR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.