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Mugilogobius chulae (Smith, 1932)

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

Mugilogobius chulae, commonly known as the yellowstripe goby or Chulae's goby, is a species of freshwater, brackish goby, where it feeds on small crustaceans, aquatic insects and insect larvae. It is found in coastal eastern Asia from the Ryukyu Islands south to Sumatra.

Wikipedia contributors, Mugilogobius chulae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:14:42.180602+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Mugilogobius chulae (Smith, 1932)
Name authority
(Smith, 1932)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Mugilogobius
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderGobiiformes
  11. familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
  12. subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
  13. genusMugilogobius Smitt, 1900
  14. speciesMugilogobius chulae (Smith, 1932)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Mugilogobius paludis (Whitley, 1930)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius platynotus (Günther, 1861)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius platystoma (Günther, 1872)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius rivulus Larson, 2001GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius sarasinorum (Boulenger, 1897)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius wilsoni Larson, 2001GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius rexi Larson, 2001GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius littoralis Larson, 2001GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius adeia Larson & Kottelat, 1992GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius hitam Larson, Geiger, Hadiaty & Herder, 2014GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius fasciatus Larson, 2001GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mugilogobius cagayanensis (Aurich, 1938)GobiidaeChordataAccepted 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
Vaimosa chulae Smith, 1932 Smith, 1932synonym

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=277348 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:73QWK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.