Microphysogobio exilicauda (Jiang & Zhang, 2013)
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
Microphysogobio exilicauda is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. This fish is found in the Pearl River basin in China. All of the specimens were collected in the Pearl River basin in Guangdong Province, China, in 1976. It is sometimes considered an ambiguous synonym of Microphysogobio chenhsienensis. Differs from M. chenhsienensis in that it has a thin (vs. stouter) caudal peduncle (depth 6.8–7.8 vs. 9.0–10.5 percent of SL; length 17.1–19.5 vs. 13.9–16.3 percent of SL); and a narrower (vs. greater) interorbital gap than eye. The body is elongated, anteriorly subcylindrical, and posteriorly compressed, with the greatest body depth at the dorsal fin origin and the smallest caudal-peduncle depth directly anterior to the caudal-fin base. From the snout tip to the dorsal-fin origin, the dorsal body profile is slightly convex or straight; from there to the caudal-fin base, it is slightly concave.
Wikipedia contributors, Microphysogobio exilicauda; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:12:26.283895+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Microphysogobio exilicauda (Jiang & Zhang, 2013)
- Name authority
- (Jiang & Zhang, 2013)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Gobionidae
- Genus
- Microphysogobio
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · 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
- orderCypriniformes
- familyGobionidae Bleeker, 1863
- genusMicrophysogobio Mori, 1934
- speciesMicrophysogobio exilicauda (Jiang & Zhang, 2013)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Microphysogobio. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Microphysogobio alticorpus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1968 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio amurensis (Taranetz, 1937) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio anudarini Holcík & Pivnicka, 1969 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther, 1868) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio hsinglungshanensis Mori, 1934 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio jeoni Kim & Yang, 1999 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio kiatingensis (Wu, 1930) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio labeoides (Nichols & Pope, 1927) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio liaohensis (Qin, 1987) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio linghensis Xie, 1986 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio microstomus Yue, 1995 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphysogobio pseudoelongatus Zhao & Zhang, 2001 | GobionidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Huigobio exilicauda Jiang & Zhang, 2013 Jiang & Zhang, 2013 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1524959 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:D5F59. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.