Bostrychus aruensis Weber, 1911
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
Bostrychus aruensis, the island gudgeon, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae, an endemic fish of the Aru Islands, Indonesia, where it occurs in both fresh and brackish waters. It grows up to 18 centimetres (7.1 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Bostrychus aruensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:11:21.241915+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bostrychus aruensis Weber, 1911
- Name authority
- Weber, 1911
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Butidae
- Genus
- Bostrychus
- 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
- orderGobiiformes
- familyButidae Bleeker, 1874
- genusBostrychus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesBostrychus aruensis Weber, 1911
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bostrychus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bostrychus albooculata (Herre, 1927) | ButidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bostrychus scalaris Larson, 2008 | ButidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bostrychus zonatus Weber, 1907 | ButidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède, 1801 | ButidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Bostrichthys aruensis (Weber, 1911) (Weber, 1911) | 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.
- Weber, M. (1911). Die Fische der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. Ein Beitrag zur Zoolographie dieser Inseln. Abhandlungen Der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Frankfurt-a.-M., v. 34 (no. 1): 1–49, Pls. 1–2. 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:MMJ7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.