Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848
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
Coilia dussumieri, the goldspotted grenadier anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in coastal waters and estuaries in the tropical western Indo-Pacific region.
Wikipedia contributors, Coilia dussumieri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:23:11.623718+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1848
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Engraulidae
- Genus
- Coilia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · 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
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyEngraulidae Gill, 1861
- subfamilyCoiliinae Bleeker, 1872
- genusCoilia Gray, 1830
- speciesCoilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coilia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Coilia brachygnathus Kreyenberg & Pappenheim, 1908 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coilia coomansi Hardenberg, 1934 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coilia grayii Richardson, 1845 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coilia macrognathos Bleeker, 1852 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coilia neglecta Whitehead, 1967 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton, 1822) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coilia reynaldi Valenciennes, 1848 | EngraulidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Demicoilia margaritifera Jordan & Seale, 1926 Jordan & Seale, 1926 | synonym |
| Leptonurus chrysostigma Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849 | synonym |
| Democoilia margaratifera Jordan & Seale, 1926 Jordan & Seale, 1926 | synonym |
| Coilia quadrifilis Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | 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.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1848). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingt et unième. Suite du livre vingt et unième et des Clupéoïdes. Livre vingt-deuxième. De la famille des Salmonoïdes. Tome Vingt et Unième. Suite Du Livre Vingt et Unième et Des Clupéoïdes. Livre Vingt-Deuxième. De La Famille Des Salmonoïdes., v. 21: i–xiv + 1 p. + 1–536, Pls. 607–633. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401210850_021 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:WWG3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.