Aulacocephalus temminckii Bleeker, 1855
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
The goldribbon soapfish (Aulacocephalus temminckii), also known as the goldribbon cod, blue and gold soapfish, gold ribbon grouper or goldstripe groper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and included in the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Wikipedia contributors, Goldribbon soapfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:06:37.618316+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aulacocephalus temminckii Bleeker, 1855
- Name authority
- Bleeker, 1855
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Liopropomatidae
- Genus
- Aulacocephalus
- 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
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familyLiopropomatidae Poey, 1867
- subfamilyDiploprioninae Bleeker, 1874
- genusAulacocephalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
- speciesAulacocephalus temminckii Bleeker, 1855
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aulacocephalus schlegeli Günther, 1859 Günther, 1859 | synonym |
| Aulacocephalus schlegelii Günther, 1859 Günther, 1859 | synonym |
| Centropristes savonaceus Valenciennes, 1862 Valenciennes, 1862 | synonym |
| Centropristis saponaceus Valenciennes, 1862 Valenciennes, 1862 | synonym |
| Aulacocephalus temmincki Bleeker, 1855 Bleeker, 1855 | synonym |
| Aulacocephalus saponaceus (Valenciennes, 1862) (Valenciennes, 1862) | 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.
- Bleeker, P. (1855). Nieuwe nalezingen op de ichthyologie van Japan. Verhandelingen van Het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten En Wetenschappen., v. 26 (art. 4): 1–132, Pls. 1–8. 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:JQSB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.