Bunocephalus knerii Steindachner, 1882
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
- Bunocephalus knerii Steindachner, 1882
- Name authority
- Steindachner, 1882
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Aspredinidae
- Genus
- Bunocephalus
- 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
- orderSiluriformes
- familyAspredinidae Adams, 1854
- genusBunocephalus Kner, 1855
- speciesBunocephalus knerii Steindachner, 1882
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bunocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bunocephalus aleuropsis Cope, 1870 | AspredinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bunocephalus chamaizelus Eigenmann, 1912 | AspredinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bunocephalus colombianus Eigenmann, 1912 | AspredinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bunocephalus larai Ihering, 1930 | AspredinidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Dysichthys knerii (Steindachner, 1882) (Steindachner, 1882) | 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.
- Steindachner, F. (1882). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Flussfische Südamerika’s (IV). Anzeiger Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse, v. 19 (no. 19): 175–180. 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:NV7G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.