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Alectrias markevichi Sheiko, 2012

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Alectrias markevichi Sheiko, 2012
Name authority
Sheiko, 2012
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Stichaeidae
Genus
Alectrias
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderPerciformes
  11. suborderZoarcoidei
  12. familyStichaeidae Gill, 1864
  13. subfamilyXiphisterinae Jordan, 1880
  14. genusAlectrias Jordan & Evermann, 1898
  15. speciesAlectrias markevichi Sheiko, 2012

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
stone cockscombAlectrias alectrolophus (Pallas, 1814)StichaeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Alectrias benjamini Jordan & Snyder, 1902StichaeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ciliate cockscombAlectrias cirratus (Lindberg, 1938)StichaeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Shaggy cockscombAlectrias gallinus (Lindberg, 1938)StichaeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 61 records assigned to Stichaeidae.

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. Sheiko, B. A. (2012). Alectrias markevichi sp. nov.—A new species of cockscombs (Perciformes: Stichaeidae: Alectriinae) from the sublittoral of the Sea of Japan and adjacent waters. Journal of Ichthyology, 52. https://doi.org/10.1134/s0032945212030083 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:BM46. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.