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Foetorepus garthi (Seale, 1940)

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.

Open encyclopedia reference

Foetorepus garthi is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Callionymidae. It is native to the southeast Pacific off Port Utria in Colombia, where it lives a demersal lifestyle in marine waters.

Wikipedia contributors, Foetorepus garthi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:33:13.089055+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Foetorepus garthi (Seale, 1940)
Name authority
(Seale, 1940)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Callionymiformes
Family
Callionymidae
Genus
Foetorepus
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. orderCallionymiformes
  11. familyCallionymidae Bonaparte, 1831
  12. genusFoetorepus Whitley, 1931
  13. speciesFoetorepus garthi (Seale, 1940)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
spotfin dragonetFoetorepus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1888)CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Foetorepus phasis (Günther, 1880)CallionymidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Callionymus garthi Seale, 1940 Seale, 1940synonym

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=276343 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:6JBQK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.