banjofish
Banjos banjos (Richardson, 1846)
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Banjos banjos, the banjofish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Banjosidae. This was formerly considered to be a monotypic family of which the banjofish was the only species. However, in 2017, two new species of banjofish were described, the East Australian banjofish (B. aculeatus) and the Timor Sea banjofish (B. peregrinus). It has an Indo-Pacific distribution.
Wikipedia contributors, Banjos banjos; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:35:34.045917+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Banjos banjos (Richardson, 1846)
- Name authority
- (Richardson, 1846)
- Common name
- banjofish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acropomatiformes
- Family
- Banjosidae
- Genus
- Banjos
- 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
- orderAcropomatiformes
- familyBanjosidae Jordan & Thompson, 1912
- genusBanjos Bleeker, 1876
- speciesBanjos banjos (Richardson, 1846)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Banjos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Banjos aculeatus Matsunuma & Motomura, 2017 | BanjosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Banjos peregrinus Matsunuma & Motomura, 2017 | BanjosidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Banjos banjos banjos (Richardson, 1846) (Richardson, 1846) | synonym |
| Banjos banjos brevispinis Matsunuma & Motomura, 2017 Matsunuma & Motomura, 2017 | synonym |
| Anoplus banjos Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846 | synonym |
| Banjos typus Bleeker, 1876 Bleeker, 1876 | 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=279860 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:68CCS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.