Gonichthys venetus Becker, 1964
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
Gonichthys venetus is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Myctophidae. The species is found distributed in the southeastern Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia, French Polynesia to the Galápagos Islands, and central Chile. It lives at depths up to 1,310 metres (4,300 ft), however most populations are found shallower than 1,000 metres (3,280 ft). Adults reach up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in lengths.
The species has been assessed as 'Least concern' by the IUCN Red List as it has a large distribution with no known major threats.
Wikipedia contributors, Gonichthys venetus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:39:40.981148+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gonichthys venetus Becker, 1964
- Name authority
- Becker, 1964
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Myctophiformes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Gonichthys
- 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
- orderMyctophiformes
- familyMyctophidae Gill, 1893
- subfamilyMyctophinae Gill, 1893
- genusGonichthys Gistel, 1850
- speciesGonichthys venetus Becker, 1964
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gonichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gonichthys cocco (Cocco, 1829) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gonichthys barnesi Whitley, 1943 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gonichthys tenuiculus (Garman, 1899) | MyctophidaeChordata | 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.
- Becker, V. E. (1964). Slendertailed myctophids (genera Loweina, Tarletonbeania, Gonichthys and Centrobranchus) of the Pacific and Indian oceans. Systematics and distribution. Biology of Fishes of the Pacific and Indian Oceans Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova, 73: 11–75. [In Russian; English summary. English translation by Israel Program for Scientific Translations.]. 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:3GVST. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.