Sicyopus zosterophorus (Bleeker, 1856)
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
- Sicyopus zosterophorus (Bleeker, 1856)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1856)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Sicyopus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · 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
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilySicydiinae Gill, 1860
- genusSicyopus Gill, 1863
- speciesSicyopus zosterophorus (Bleeker, 1856)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sicyopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sicyopus discordipinnis Watson, 1995 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sicyopus lord Keith, Marquet & Taillebois, 2011 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sicyopus beremeensis Keith, Amick, Toko & Lord, 2019 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sicyopus auxilimentus Watson & Kottelat, 1994 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sicyopus cebuensis Chen & Shao, 1998 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sicyopus exallisquamulus Watson & Kottelat, 2006 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sicyopus jonklaasi Klausewitz & Henrich, 1986 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sicyopus multisquamatus de Beaufort, 1912 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sicyopus nigriradiatus Parenti & Maciolek, 1993 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sicyopus rubicundus Keith, Hadiaty, Busson & Hubert, 2014 | GobiidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Sicydium zosterophorum Bleeker, 1856 Bleeker, 1856 | synonym |
| Sicydium balinense Bleeker, 1856 Bleeker, 1856 | synonym |
| Sicyopterus balinense (Bleeker, 1856) (Bleeker, 1856) | synonym |
| Sicyopus balinense (Bleeker, 1856) (Bleeker, 1856) | synonym |
| Sicyopus balinensis (Bleeker, 1856) (Bleeker, 1856) | synonym |
| Sicyopus zosterophorum (Bleeker, 1856) (Bleeker, 1856) | 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=712899 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:6YND7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.