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Lycenchelys porifer (Gilbert, 1890)

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
Lycenchelys porifer (Gilbert, 1890)
Name authority
(Gilbert, 1890)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Zoarcidae
Genus
Lycenchelys
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. subfamilyLycodinae Gill, 1861
  14. genusLycenchelys Gill, 1884
  15. speciesLycenchelys porifer (Gilbert, 1890)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Lycenchelys cicatrifer (Garman, 1899)ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Snakehead eelpoutLycenchelys crotalinus (Gilbert, 1890)ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycenchelys hadrogeneia Anderson, 1995ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Behemoth eelpoutLycenchelys hippopotamus Schmidt, 1950ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycenchelys incisa (Garman, 1899)ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycenchelys makushok Fedorov & Andriashev, 1993ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycenchelys micropora Andriashev, 1955ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycenchelys muraena (Collett, 1878)ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycenchelys novaezealandiae Anderson & Møller, 2007ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycenchelys parini Fedorov, 1995ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
common wolf eelLycenchelys paxillus (Goode & Bean, 1879)ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycenchelys remissaria Fedorov, 1995ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted 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
Lycodes anguis Garman, 1899 Garman, 1899synonym
Lycodes porifer Gilbert, 1890 Gilbert, 1890synonym
Lycodes serpens Garman, 1899 Garman, 1899synonym

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=274081 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:3WJGL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.