Whitespace and marker cleanup in taxonomy fields

Source: IUCN Red List 2026-1 (CSV export) · 1,099 rows

The table below lists taxonomy field values with a whitespace problem: leading or trailing spaces, repeated spaces, or non-breaking and tab characters. Every row includes a suggested normalised value. The same scan also checks for infrarank markers written into the wrong field and for the scientificName column disagreeing between the assessments and taxonomy files of the CSV export; the summary below shows what each check found, including checks that found nothing. Otherwise-invisible characters in the current value are shown as visible markers, so the difference can be seen.

Why it matters

Stray whitespace breaks exact-match comparisons, sort order, and search, and can appear as visible gaps on the website. Each case is small, but they add up across the release.

Suggestion

Apply the suggested normalised value. These are low-risk, concrete tidy-ups.

Change since 2025-2

Essentially unchanged from release 2025-2 (1,095 rows then, 1,099 now).

Issues by type

Each kind is counted once per field row; because one field can have several, the kinds add up to more than the distinct total.

Issue	Rows
leading whitespace	89
trailing whitespace	875
double spaces	241
non-breaking or control whitespace	73
infrarank marker prefix	0
scientificName differs between the assessments and taxonomy files	0
Total (distinct rows)	1,099

By field

Which taxonomy field each flagged value sits in.

Field	Rows
authority	1,099

Preview

Scientific name	Field	Cleanup	Current value	Suggested value	Status	Class	Family	SIS id	Assessment	Red List	Detail
Alburnoides varentsovi	authority	authority whitespace	Bogutskaya·&·Coad,·2009·	`Bogutskaya & Coad, 2009`	DD	ACTINOPTERYGII	LEUCISCIDAE	184457	1752697	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Altigena wui	authority	authority whitespace	(Zheng·&·Chen,·1983)·	`(Zheng & Chen, 1983)`	DD	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIDAE	166070	6181974	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Artedidraco glareobarbatus	authority	authority whitespace	Eastman·&··Eakin,·1999	`Eastman & Eakin, 1999`	LC	ACTINOPTERYGII	ARTEDIDRACONIDAE	155028	4705165	view	collapse repeated whitespace
Balitora longibarbata	authority	authority whitespace	(Chen,·1982)·	`(Chen, 1982)`	LC	ACTINOPTERYGII	BALITORIDAE	166089	6169907	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Balitora ludongensis	authority	authority whitespace	Liu··&·Chen,·2012	`Liu & Chen, 2012`	NT	ACTINOPTERYGII	BALITORIDAE	203108937	203108939	view	collapse repeated whitespace
Bangana xanthogenys	authority	authority whitespace	(Pellegrin·&·Chevey,·1936)·	`(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)`	DD	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIDAE	166873	6289872	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Bathygobius samberanoensis	authority	authority whitespace	(Bleeker,·1867)·	`(Bleeker, 1867)`	DD	ACTINOPTERYGII	GOBIIDAE	96235936	96235945	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Betta midas	authority	authority whitespace	Tan,·2009·	`Tan, 2009`	VU	ACTINOPTERYGII	OSPHRONEMIDAE	91310127	91310131	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Channa maculata	authority	authority whitespace	(Lacepède·1801)·	`(Lacepède 1801)`	LC	ACTINOPTERYGII	CHANNIDAE	166090	58315725	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Cirrhinus mrigala	authority	authority whitespace	(Hamilton·1822)·	`(Hamilton 1822)`	LC	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIDAE	166146	6183216	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Coelorinchus dorsalis	authority	authority whitespace	Gilbert·&·Hubbs,·1920·	`Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920`	DD	ACTINOPTERYGII	MACROURIDAE	180106	7642829	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Colpichthys regis	authority	authority whitespace	·(Jenkins·&·Evermann,·1889)	`(Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)`	NT	ACTINOPTERYGII	ATHERINOPSIDAE	183357	8099025	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Cyprinodon pachycephalus	authority	authority whitespace	Minckley·&·Minckley,·1986·	`Minckley & Minckley, 1986`	CR	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINODONTIDAE	6162	3106242	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Dawkinsia lepida	authority	authority whitespace	(Day,·1868)·	`(Day, 1868)`	VU	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIDAE	175045651	175045676	view	trim leading/trailing spaces
Deveximentum insidiator	authority	authority whitespace	(Bloch,·1787)·	`(Bloch, 1787)`	DD	ACTINOPTERYGII	LEIOGNATHIDAE	166941	1155206	view	trim leading/trailing spaces

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