blackedge cusk-eel
Lepophidium brevibarbe (Cuvier, 1829)
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
- Lepophidium brevibarbe (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Common name
- blackedge cusk-eel
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Ophidiidae
- Genus
- Lepophidium
- 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
- orderOphidiiformes
- familyOphidiidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilyOphidiinae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusLepophidium Gill, 1895
- speciesLepophidium brevibarbe (Cuvier, 1829)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lepophidium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lepophidium aporrhox Robins, 1961 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepophidium entomelan Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepophidium gilmorei Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepophidium inca Robins & Lea, 1978 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| mottled cusk-eelLepophidium jeannae Fowler, 1941 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepophidium kallion Robins, 1959 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| finescale cusk-eelLepophidium microlepis (Gilbert, 1890) | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| prowspine cusk-eelLepophidium prorates (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barred cusk-eelLepophidium staurophor Robins, 1959 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepophidium zophochir Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican cusk-eelLepophidium stigmatistium (Gilbert, 1890) | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepophidium collettei Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 | OphidiidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lepophidium graellsi (Poey, 1861) (Poey, 1861) | synonym |
| Ophidium brevibarbe Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Ophidium graellsi Poey, 1861 Poey, 1861 | synonym |
| Ophidium graëllsi Poey, 1861 Poey, 1861 | 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=275619 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:3TG34. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.