Leuciscus burdigalensis Valenciennes, 1844
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
Leuciscus burdigalensis, the beaked dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the family which includes the daces, the minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to Western France.
Wikipedia contributors, Leuciscus burdigalensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:03:06.573355+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leuciscus burdigalensis Valenciennes, 1844
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1844
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Leuciscus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusLeuciscus Cuvier, 1816
- speciesLeuciscus burdigalensis Valenciennes, 1844
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leuciscus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leuciscus chuanchicus (Kessler, 1876) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leuciscus lehmanni Brandt, 1852 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leuciscus gaderanus Günther, 1899 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leuciscus oxyrrhis (La Blanchère, 1873) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leuciscus merzbacheri (Zugmayer, 1912) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leuciscus waleckii (Dybowski, 1869) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leuciscus lindbergi Zanin & Eremejev, 1934 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leuciscus schmidti (Herzenstein, 1896) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leuciscus bergi Kashkarov, 1925 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leuciscus chub | CyprinidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Aturius dufourii Dubalen, 1878 Dubalen, 1878 | 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.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1844). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Dix-Septième. Suite Du Livre Dix-Huitième. Cyprinoïdes, 17. 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:6Q3PH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.