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Doboatherina aetholepis (Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002)

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

Doboatherina aetholepis, also called the spatular-scale silverside, is a species of Old World silverside native to the western Pacific, with a range spanning from Thailand to Papua New Guinea. Its common name derives from characteristic outgrowths on its predorsal and interdorsal scales.

Wikipedia contributors, Doboatherina aetholepis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:33:15.513386+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Doboatherina aetholepis (Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002)
Name authority
(Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Atheriniformes
Family
Atherinomoridae
Genus
Doboatherina
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. orderAtheriniformes
  11. suborderAtherinoidei
  12. familyAtherinomoridae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
  13. genusDoboatherina Sasaki & Kimura, 2019
  14. speciesDoboatherina aetholepis (Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Doboatherina palauensis Kimura, Takeda, Gotoh & Hanzawa, 2020AtherinomoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doboatherina salangensis Sasaki, Kimura & Satapoomin, 2019AtherinomoridaeChordataAccepted 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
Atherinomorus aetholepis Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002 Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002synonym

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=1525414 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:D5545. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.