Coryogalops ocheticus (Norman, 1927)
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
Coryogalops ocheticus is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gobiidae from the Red Sea. It has been reported twice in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt in 1924 and 1969, but not since. It is found in shallow water, in the proximity of crevices and holes, on sand and mud flats, where there is algal growth, and in stony areas. It attains a total length of 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in). In preserved specimens it is pale fawn in colour and is marked with lateral blotches and mottling on the cheeks.
Wikipedia contributors, Coryogalops ocheticus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:25:03.831420+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coryogalops ocheticus (Norman, 1927)
- Name authority
- (Norman, 1927)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Coryogalops
- 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
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusCoryogalops Smith, 1958
- speciesCoryogalops ocheticus (Norman, 1927)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coryogalops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Coryogalops anomolus Smith, 1958 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryogalops monospilus Randall, 1994 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryogalops pseudomonospilus Kovačić & Bogorodsky, 2014 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Gobius ocheticus Norman, 1927 Norman, 1927 | synonym |
| Monishia ochetica (Norman, 1927) (Norman, 1927) | synonym |
| Cabillus anchialinae Klausewitz, 1975 Klausewitz, 1975 | synonym |
| Corygalops ochetica (Norman, 1927) (Norman, 1927) | synonym |
| Coryogalops ochetica (Norman, 1927) (Norman, 1927) | synonym |
| Monishia ocetica (Norman, 1927) (Norman, 1927) | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=712862 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:YRWX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.