Corvula sanctaeluciae Jordan, 1890
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
The striped croaker (Corvula sanctaeluciae), also known as the St Lucian corvina, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is found in the western Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Wikipedia contributors, Striped croaker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:24:23.935342+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Corvula sanctaeluciae Jordan, 1890
- Name authority
- Jordan, 1890
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Genus
- Corvula
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familySciaenidae Cuvier, 1829
- genusCorvula Jordan & Eigenmann, 1889
- speciesCorvula sanctaeluciae Jordan, 1890
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Corvula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| vacuoqua croakerCorvula macrops (Steindachner, 1876) | SciaenidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Bairdiella sanctaeluciae (Jordan, 1890) (Jordan, 1890) | synonym |
| Bairdela sanctaelucidae (Jordan, 1890) (Jordan, 1890) | synonym |
| Bairdiella santae-luciae (Jordan, 1890) (Jordan, 1890) | synonym |
| Corvula sanctae-luciae Jordan, 1890 Jordan, 1890 | 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.
- Jordan, D. S. (1890). Catalogue of fishes collected at Port Castries, St. Lucia, by the steamer Albatross, November, 1888. In: Scientific Results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. No. IX. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 12 (no. 789): 645–652. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.12-789.645 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:YNH6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.