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Okhotsk blackspot eelpout

Gymnelopsis ochotensis (Popov, 1931)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Gymnelopsis ochotensis (Popov, 1931)
Name authority
(Popov, 1931)
Common name
Okhotsk blackspot eelpout
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Zoarcidae
Genus
Gymnelopsis
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderPerciformes
  11. suborderZoarcoidei
  12. familyZoarcidae Swainson, 1839
  13. subfamilyGymnelinae Gill, 1863
  14. genusGymnelopsis Soldatov, 1922
  15. speciesGymnelopsis ochotensis (Popov, 1931)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnelopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gymnelopsis humilis Nazarkin & Chernova, 2003ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gymnelopsis ocellata Soldatov, 1922ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brashnikov's eelpoutGymnelopsis brashnikovi Soldatov, 1922ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Shortcrevice eelpoutGymnelopsis brevifenestrata Anderson, 1982ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Derjuginia japonica (Katayama, 1943) (Katayama, 1943)synonym
Derjuginia ochotensis Popov, 1931 Popov, 1931synonym
Gengea japonica Katayama, 1943 Katayama, 1943synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280958 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:3HPNM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.