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Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker, 1854)

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker, 1854)
Name authority
(Bleeker, 1854)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Bathygobius
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. orderGobiiformes
  11. familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
  12. subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
  13. genusBathygobius Bleeker, 1878
  14. speciesBathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker, 1854)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Bathygobius krefftii (Steindachner, 1866)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bathygobius burtoni (O'Shaughnessy, 1875)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bathygobius aeolosoma (Ogilby, 1889)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bathygobius casamancus (Rochebrune, 1880)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett, 1832)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bathygobius cotticeps (Steindachner, 1879)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
notchtongue gobyBathygobius curacao (Metzelaar, 1919)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
roundfin gobyBathygobius cyclopterus (Valenciennes, 1837)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bathygobius fishelsoni Goren, 1978GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bathygobius hongkongensis Lam, 1986GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bathygobius lacertus (Poey, 1860)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bathygobius lineatus (Jenyns, 1841)GobiidaeChordataAccepted 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
Gobius cocosensis Bleeker, 1854 Bleeker, 1854synonym
Rhinogobius ophthalmicus Weber, 1909 Weber, 1909synonym
Rhinogobius corallinus Jordan & Seale, 1906 Jordan & Seale, 1906synonym
Bathygobius versicolor (Fowler, 1945) (Fowler, 1945)synonym
Gobius elmeri Herre, 1940 Herre, 1940synonym
Gobius sandvicensis Günther, 1880 Günther, 1880synonym
Bathygobius fuscus pulcher Fowler, 1945 Fowler, 1945synonym
Chlamydes versicolor Fowler, 1945 Fowler, 1945synonym
Gobius homocyanus Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875synonym

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=209216 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:KX3Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.