Klein's sole
Synapturichthys kleinii (Risso, 1827)
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
- Synapturichthys kleinii (Risso, 1827)
- Name authority
- (Risso, 1827)
- Common name
- Klein's sole
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Soleidae
- Genus
- Synapturichthys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familySoleidae Bonaparte, 1833
- genusSynapturichthys Chabanaud, 1927
- speciesSynapturichthys kleinii (Risso, 1827)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Solea capellonis Steindachner, 1868 Steindachner, 1868 | synonym |
| Solea melanoptera (Gilchrist, 1904) (Gilchrist, 1904) | synonym |
| Pegusa kleini (Risso, 1827) (Risso, 1827) | synonym |
| Solea kleini (Risso, 1827) (Risso, 1827) | synonym |
| Solea kleinii (Risso, 1827) (Risso, 1827) | synonym |
| Pegusa kleinii (Risso, 1827) (Risso, 1827) | synonym |
| Synaptura melanoptera Gilchrist, 1904 Gilchrist, 1904 | synonym |
| Synapturichthys kleini (Risso, 1827) (Risso, 1827) | synonym |
| Solea alboguttata Fowler, 1929 Fowler, 1929 | synonym |
| Rhombus kleinii Risso, 1827 Risso, 1827 | synonym |
| Synaptura kleinii (Risso, 1827) (Risso, 1827) | synonym |
| Synaptura savignyi Kaup, 1858 Kaup, 1858 | 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=236492 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:7B7NL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.