Otolithes arabicus Lin, Qurban, Shen & Chao, 2019
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
Otolithes arabicus, the Arabian tigertooth croaker, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is found in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in the northern Indian Ocean. This species was first recognised as a distinct species from O. ruber and described in 2019.
Wikipedia contributors, Otolithes arabicus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:27:55.559732+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Otolithes arabicus Lin, Qurban, Shen & Chao, 2019
- Name authority
- Lin, Qurban, Shen & Chao, 2019
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Genus
- Otolithes
- 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
- familySciaenidae Cuvier, 1829
- genusOtolithes Oken, 1817
- speciesOtolithes arabicus Lin, Qurban, Shen & Chao, 2019
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Otolithes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| tiger-toothed croakerOtolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otolithes cuvieri Trewavas, 1974 | SciaenidaeChordata | 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.
- Lin, Y. J., Qurban, M. A., Shen, K. N., & Chao, N. L. (2019). Delimitation of Tigertooth Croaker Otolithes Species (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) from the Western Arabian Gulf Using an Integrative Approach, with a Description of Otolithes arabicus sp. nov. Zoological Studies, 58: 1–18. 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:D5CGK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.