Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839
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
Aplodactylus arctidens, the marblefish or southern seacarp, is a species of marine ray finned fish, one of the marblefishes belonging to the family Aplodactylidae. It is found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Aplodactylus arctidens; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:02:53.761115+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839
- Name authority
- Richardson, 1839
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Aplodactylidae
- Genus
- Aplodactylus
- 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
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyAplodactylidae Günther, 1859
- genusAplodactylus Valenciennes, 1832
- speciesAplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aplodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aplodactylus lophodon Günther, 1859 | AplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aplodactylus punctatus Valenciennes, 1832 | AplodactylidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Dactylosargus arctidens (Richardson, 1839) (Richardson, 1839) | synonym |
| Haplodactylus arctidens (Richardson, 1839) (Richardson, 1839) | synonym |
| Haplodactylus meandratus (Richardson, 1842) (Richardson, 1842) | synonym |
| Haplodactylus schauinslandii Steindachner, 1900 Steindachner, 1900 | synonym |
| Sciaena maeandratus Solander, 1842 Solander, 1842 | synonym |
| Haplodactylus donaldii Haast, 1873 Haast, 1873 | synonym |
| Dactylosargus meandratus (Richardson, 1842) (Richardson, 1842) | synonym |
| Aplodactylus meandratus Richardson, 1842 Richardson, 1842 | synonym |
| Aplodactylus schauinslandii (Steindachner, 1900) (Steindachner, 1900) | 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.
- Richardson, J. (1839). Account of an interesting collection of fish formed at Port Arthur in Van Diemen’s Land, by T. J. Lempriere, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839, (pt 7): 95–100. 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:FPDM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.