smallhead eelpout
Lycodapus parviceps Gilbert, 1896
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 parviceps Gilbert, 1896
- Name authority
- Gilbert, 1896
- Common name
- smallhead 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 parviceps Gilbert, 1896
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 |
| blackmouth eelpoutLycodapus fierasfer Gilbert, 1890 | 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 |
| Variform eelpoutLycodapus poecilus Peden & Anderson, 1981 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| specklemouth eelpoutLycodapus psarostomatus Peden & Anderson, 1981 | 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.
- Gilbert, C. H. (1896). The ichthyological collections of the steamer Albatross during the years 1890 and 1891. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner, v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6): 393–476, Pls. 20–35. 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:3WKTV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.