blackmouth eelpout
Lycodapus fierasfer Gilbert, 1890
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
- Lycodapus fierasfer Gilbert, 1890
- Name authority
- Gilbert, 1890
- Common name
- blackmouth eelpout
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Zoarcidae
- Genus
- Lycodapus
- 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
- genusLycodapus Gilbert, 1890
- speciesLycodapus fierasfer Gilbert, 1890
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lycodapus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lycodapus australis Norman, 1937 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycodapus leptus Peden & Anderson, 1981 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycodapus antarcticus Tomo, 1982 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycodapus derjugini Andriashev, 1935 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycodapus dermatinus Gilbert, 1896 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| deepwater slipskinLycodapus endemoscotus Peden & Anderson, 1978 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pallid eelpoutLycodapus mandibularis Gilbert, 1915 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Small soft eelpoutLycodapus microchir Schmidt, 1950 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smallhead eelpoutLycodapus parviceps Gilbert, 1896 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Variform eelpoutLycodapus poecilus Peden & Anderson, 1981 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| specklemouth eelpoutLycodapus psarostomatus Peden & Anderson, 1981 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lycodapus grossidens Gilbert, 1915 Gilbert, 1915 | 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.
- Gilbert, C. H. (1890). A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 13 (no. 797): 49–126. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.13-797.49 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:3WKTN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.