Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862
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
- Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862
- Name authority
- Günther, 1862
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Pleuronectidae
- Genus
- Ammotretis
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyPleuronectidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyRhombosoleinae Regan, 1910
- genusAmmotretis Günther, 1862
- speciesAmmotretis rostratus Günther, 1862
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ammotretis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ammotretis brevipinnis Norman, 1926 | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ammotretis elongatus McCulloch, 1914 | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ammotretis lituratus (Richardson, 1844) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ammotretis macrolepis McCulloch, 1914 | PleuronectidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Rhombosolea bassensis Castelnau, 1872 Castelnau, 1872 | synonym |
| Solea uncinata Klunzinger, 1879 Klunzinger, 1879 | synonym |
| Peltorhamphus bassensis (Castelnau, 1872) (Castelnau, 1872) | synonym |
| Ammotretis adspersus Kner, 1867 Kner, 1867 | synonym |
| Ammotretis zonatus Macleay, 1882 Macleay, 1882 | synonym |
| Ammotretis macleayi Ogilby, 1885 Ogilby, 1885 | synonym |
| Ammotretis ovalis Saville-Kent, 1893 Saville-Kent, 1893 | 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.
- Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum, London, 4: i–xxi + 1–534. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8304 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:CVQ7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.