Atherina lopeziana Rossignol & Blache, 1961
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
Atherina lopeziana is a species of marine fish of the family Atherinidae. This pelagic-neritic fish grows to 8.0 cm maximal length. Widespread in the eastern Atlantic, it occurs in the Gulf of Guinea to the Bight of Bonny and offshore archipelago and is registered near Cape Verde.
Wikipedia contributors, Atherina lopeziana; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:06:05.445566+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Atherina lopeziana Rossignol & Blache, 1961
- Name authority
- Rossignol & Blache, 1961
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Atherinidae
- Genus
- Atherina
- 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
- orderAtheriniformes
- suborderAtherinoidei
- familyAtherinidae Risso, 1827
- genusAtherina Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesAtherina lopeziana Rossignol & Blache, 1961
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Atherina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Atherina caspia Eichwald, 1831 | AtherinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atherina harringtonensis Goode, 1877 | AtherinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sand smeltAtherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829 | AtherinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atherina breviceps Valenciennes, 1835 | AtherinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| big-scale sand smeltAtherina boyeri Risso, 1810 | AtherinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mediterranean sand smeltAtherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758 | AtherinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Rossignol, M., & Blache, J. (1961). Sur le statut spécifique de deux poissons pélagiques du Golfe de Guinée. Anchoviella guineensis nov. sp. (Clupeiformes, Engraulidae) Atherina lopeziana nov. sp. (Mugiliformes, Atherinidae). Bulletin Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Série 2), v. 33 (no. 3): 285–293. 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:67WXR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.