Chaenogobius annularis Gill, 1859
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
Chaenogobius annularis, the fork-tongued goby, is a species of goby from the subfamily Gobionellinae which is found in the brackish waters of temperate eastern Asia. It is the type species of the genus Chaenogobius.
Wikipedia contributors, Chaenogobius annularis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:16:20.514382+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chaenogobius annularis Gill, 1859
- Name authority
- Gill, 1859
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Chaenogobius
- 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
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
- genusChaenogobius Gill, 1859
- speciesChaenogobius annularis Gill, 1859
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chaenogobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chaenogobius gulosus (Sauvage, 1882) | GobiidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Chaenogobius dolichognathus (Hilgendorf, 1879) (Hilgendorf, 1879) | synonym |
| Gobius dolichognathus Hilgendorf, 1879 Hilgendorf, 1879 | synonym |
| Chasmichthys dolichognathus dolichognathus (Hilgendorf, 1879) (Hilgendorf, 1879) | synonym |
| Chasmichthys dolichognathus (Hilgendorf, 1879) (Hilgendorf, 1879) | 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.
- Gill, T. N. (1859). Prodromus descriptionis subfamiliae Gobinarum squamis cycloideis piscium, cl. W. Stimpsono in mare Pacifico acquisitorum. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, v. 7 (nos 1–3, art. 3): 12–16. [Also as separate, pp. 1–4]. 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:T9JR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.