barfin goby
Coryphopterus alloides Böhlke & Robins, 1960
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
- Coryphopterus alloides Böhlke & Robins, 1960
- Name authority
- Böhlke & Robins, 1960
- Common name
- barfin goby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Coryphopterus
- 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
- genusCoryphopterus Gill, 1863
- speciesCoryphopterus alloides Böhlke & Robins, 1960
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coryphopterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| colon gobyCoryphopterus dicrus Böhlke & Robins, 1960 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pallid gobyCoryphopterus eidolon Böhlke & Robins, 1960 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bridled gobyCoryphopterus glaucofraenum Gill, 1863 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| glass gobyCoryphopterus hyalinus Böhlke & Robins, 1962 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryphopterus kuna Victor, 2007 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| peppermint gobyCoryphopterus lipernes Böhlke & Robins, 1962 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| masked gobyCoryphopterus personatus (Jordan & Thompson, 1905) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryphopterus venezuelae Cervigón, 1966 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Böhlke, J. E., & Robins, C. R. (1960). A revision of the gobioid fish genus Coryphopterus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 112: 103–128, Pls. 1–2. 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:YSQ9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.