Lycenchelys xanthoptera Anderson, 1991
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 xanthoptera Anderson, 1991
- Name authority
- Anderson, 1991
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderZoarcoidei
- familyZoarcidae Swainson, 1839
- subfamilyLycodinae Gill, 1861
- genusLycenchelys Gill, 1884
- speciesLycenchelys xanthoptera Anderson, 1991
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lycenchelys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lycenchelys cicatrifer (Garman, 1899) | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Snakehead eelpoutLycenchelys crotalinus (Gilbert, 1890) | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycenchelys hadrogeneia Anderson, 1995 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Behemoth eelpoutLycenchelys hippopotamus Schmidt, 1950 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycenchelys incisa (Garman, 1899) | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycenchelys makushok Fedorov & Andriashev, 1993 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycenchelys micropora Andriashev, 1955 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycenchelys muraena (Collett, 1878) | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycenchelys novaezealandiae Anderson & Møller, 2007 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycenchelys parini Fedorov, 1995 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| common wolf eelLycenchelys paxillus (Goode & Bean, 1879) | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycenchelys remissaria Fedorov, 1995 | ZoarcidaeChordata | 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.
- Anderson, M. E. (1991). Studies on the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) of the Southern Hemisphere. V. Two new species from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Cybium, 15. 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:3WJH9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.