Aleutian pout
Gymnelus popovi (Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935)
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
Gymnelus popovi, also known as the Aleutian pout, is a species of fish in the family Zoarcidae in the order Perciformes.
The males can reach a total length of 10 cm (3.9 in).
Gymnelus popovi is found in the Kuril Islands and in the Aleutian Islands from the Commander Islands to Kodiak Island. This is a polar sea fish that lives at depths between 0 and 4 m (0 and 13 ft).
It is harmless to humans.
Wikipedia contributors, Gymnelus popovi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:23.846512+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnelus popovi (Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935)
- Name authority
- (Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935)
- Common name
- Aleutian pout
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Zoarcidae
- Genus
- Gymnelus
- 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
- orderPerciformes
- suborderZoarcoidei
- familyZoarcidae Swainson, 1839
- subfamilyGymnelinae Gill, 1863
- genusGymnelus Reinhardt, 1834
- speciesGymnelus popovi (Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnelus andersoni Chernova, 1998 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Poorpore poutGymnelus pauciporus Anderson, 1982 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnelus soldatovi Chernova, 2000 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnelus taeniatus Chernova, 1999 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnelus pseudosquamatus Chernova & Møller, 2021 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnelus diporus Chernova, 2000 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| halfbarred poutGymnelus hemifasciatus Andriashev, 1937 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnelus obscurus Chernova, 2000 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| aurora poutGymnelus retrodorsalis Le Danois, 1913 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fish doctorGymnelus viridis (Fabricius, 1780) | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Commandorella popovi Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935 Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=274051 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:3HPP5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.