Gobiesox lanceolatus Hastings & Conway, 2017
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
- Gobiesox lanceolatus Hastings & Conway, 2017
- Name authority
- Hastings & Conway, 2017
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiesociformes
- Family
- Gobiesocidae
- Genus
- Gobiesox
- 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
- orderGobiesociformes
- familyGobiesocidae Bleeker, 1859
- subfamilyGobiesocinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusGobiesox Lacepède, 1800
- speciesGobiesox lanceolatus Hastings & Conway, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gobiesox. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Panamic clingfishGobiesox adustus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lappetlip clingfishGobiesox barbatulus Starks, 1913 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Socorro clingfishGobiesox canidens (Briggs, 1951) | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiesox crassicorpus (Briggs, 1951) | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiesox fulvus Meek, 1907 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiesox lucayanus Briggs, 1963 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lonely clingfishGobiesox marijeanae Briggs, 1960 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiesox marmoratus Jenyns, 1842 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiesox nigripinnis (Peters, 1859) | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| California clingfishGobiesox rhessodon Smith, 1881 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smoothlip clingfishGobiesox schultzi Briggs, 1951 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobiesox daedaleus Briggs, 1951 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Hastings, P. A., & Conway, K. W. (2017). Gobiesox lanceolatus, a new species of clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Los Frailes submarine canyon, Gulf of California, Mexico. Zootaxa, 4221. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4221.3.8 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:D552C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.