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Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman, 1960

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
Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman, 1960
Name authority
Schultz & Chapman, 1960
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Blenniiformes
Family
Blenniidae
Genus
Entomacrodus
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. orderBlenniiformes
  11. familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
  12. subfamilySalariinae Gill, 1859
  13. genusEntomacrodus Gill, 1859
  14. speciesEntomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman, 1960

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
pearl blennyEntomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Entomacrodus niuafoouensis (Fowler, 1932)BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Entomacrodus longicirrus Springer, 1967BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos (Bleeker, 1859)BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Entomacrodus lemuria Springer & Fricke, 2000BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Entomacrodus lighti (Herre, 1938)BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Entomacrodus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1836)BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Entomacrodus williamsi Springer & Fricke, 2000BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Entomacrodus strasburgi Springer, 1967BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Entomacrodus textilis (Valenciennes, 1836)BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
notchfin blennyEntomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Entomacrodus cadenati Springer, 1967BlenniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 307 records assigned to Blenniidae.

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. Schultz, L. P., Chapman, W. M., Lachner, E. A., & Woods, L. P. (1960). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. 2. Families from Mullidae through Stromateidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 202, v. 2: i–ix + 1–438, Pls. 75–123. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.17831 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:6FFPF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.