Pyrrhulina zigzag Zarske & Géry, 1997
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
- Pyrrhulina zigzag Zarske & Géry, 1997
- Name authority
- Zarske & Géry, 1997
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Genus
- Pyrrhulina
- 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
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyLebiasinidae Gill, 1889
- subfamilyPyrrhulininae Bleeker, 1859
- genusPyrrhulina Valenciennes, 1846
- speciesPyrrhulina zigzag Zarske & Géry, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pyrrhulina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina eleanorae Fowler, 1940 | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina elongata Zarske & Géry, 2001 | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina filamentosa Valenciennes, 1847 | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina lugubris Eigenmann, 1922 | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina melanostomus (Cope, 1870) | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina obermulleri Myers, 1926 | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina rachoviana Myers, 1926 | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina stoli Boeseman, 1953 | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina vittata Regan, 1912 | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina capim Vieira & Netto-Ferreira, 2019 | LebiasinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrrhulina beni Pearson, 1924 | LebiasinidaeChordata | 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.
- Zarske, A., & Géry, J. (1997). Ein neuer Salmler aus Peru, Pyrrhulina zigzag sp. n. (Pisces: Teleostei: Lebiasinidae). Das Aquarium, Monatsmagazin Für Vivaristik, 31 (336): 12–17. [In German.]. 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:6WPS2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.