A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Guzzyella bisulcata Alencáster, 1999 | CaprinuloideidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Gvozdarus balushkini Voskoboinikova & Kellermann, 1993 | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| naked-head toothfishGvozdarus svetovidovi Balushkin, 1989 | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chihuahuan Hook-nosed SnakeGyalopion canum (Cope, 1860) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thornscrub or Desert Hooknose SnakeGyalopion quadrangulare (Günther, 1893) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Angel TernGygis alba (Sparrman, 1786) | LaridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blanford's Spotted Water SnakeGyiophis maculosus (Blanford, 1881) | HomalopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Voris’ Mud SnakeGyiophis vorisi (Murphy, 2007) | HomalopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyliauchen nahaensis Ozaki, 1937 | GyliauchenidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyliauchen ozakii Srivastava, 1938 | GyliauchenidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyliauchen papillatus (Goto & Matsudaira, 1918) Goto, 1919 | GyliauchenidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyliauchen tarachodes Nicoll, 1915 | GyliauchenidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyliauchen volubilis Nagaty, 1956 | GyliauchenidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| North American naked soleGymnachirus melas Nichols, 1916 | AchiridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| flabby soleGymnachirus nudus Kaup, 1858 | AchiridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fringed soleGymnachirus texae (Gunter, 1936) | AchiridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnallabes typus Günther, 1867 | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape sandlanceGymnammodytes capensis (Barnard, 1927) | AmmodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mediterranean sand eelGymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810) | AmmodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smooth sandeelGymnammodytes semisquamatus (Jourdain, 1879) | AmmodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnangium africanum (Millard, 1958) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium ascidioides (Bale, 1882) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium australimage Watson, 2005 | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnangium expansum (Jäderholm, 1903) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium ferlusi (Billard, 1901) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnangium ishikawai (Stechow, 1908) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium millardae Ronowicz, 2017 | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| yellow feathersGymnangium montagui (Billard, 1912) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium prolifer (Bale, 1882) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium sibogae (Billard, 1913) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium sinuosum (Fraser, 1925) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnangium tenuirostre (Nutting, 1927) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnangium tubuliferum (Bale, 1914) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnanthenea laevis H.L. Clark, 1938 | OreasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnapogon janus Fraser, 2016 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnapogon philippinus (Herre, 1939) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnapogon vanderbilti (Fowler, 1938) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnarchus niloticus Cuvier, 1829 | GymnarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnarion aloysiisabaudiae (Pollonera, 1906) | UrocyclidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnarion masukuensis (E. A. Smith, 1899) | UrocyclidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnarion medjensis Pilsbry, 1919 | UrocyclidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnarion nyasanus (E. A. Smith, 1899) | UrocyclidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnarion upembae E. Binder, 1979 | UrocyclidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnarion vumbae E. Binder, 1981 | UrocyclidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnarion wittei E. Binder, 1979 | UrocyclidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnechinus epistichus H.L. Clark, 1912 | ToxopneustidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnechinus pulchellus Mortensen, 1904 | ToxopneustidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymneleotris seminuda (Günther, 1864) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brashnikov's eelpoutGymnelopsis brashnikovi Soldatov, 1922 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shortcrevice eelpoutGymnelopsis brevifenestrata Anderson, 1982 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.