shortfin eelpout
Lycodes brevipes Bean, 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
- Lycodes brevipes Bean, 1890
- Name authority
- Bean, 1890
- Common name
- shortfin eelpout
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Zoarcidae
- Genus
- Lycodes
- 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
- genusLycodes Reinhardt, 1831
- speciesLycodes brevipes Bean, 1890
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lycodes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lycodes adolfi Nielsen & Fosså, 1993 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bigfin eelpoutLycodes cortezianus (Gilbert, 1890) | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black eelpoutLycodes diapterus Gilbert, 1892 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| banded eelpoutLycodes fasciatus (Schmidt, 1904) | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycodes gracilis Sars, 1867 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heinemann's eelpoutLycodes heinemanni Soldatov, 1916 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Longlimb eelpoutLycodes japonicus Matsubara & Iwai, 1951 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycodes jenseni Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycodes luetkenii Collett, 1880 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Largefin eelpoutLycodes macrochir Schmidt, 1937 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barred eelpoutLycodes macrolepis Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Slender eelpoutLycodes microporus Toyoshima, 1983 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lycodes brevipes diapteroides Taranetz & Andriashev, 1937 Taranetz & Andriashev, 1937 | synonym |
| Lycodes brevipes brevipes Bean, 1890 Bean, 1890 | 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.
- Bean, T. H. (1890). Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. No. XI. New fishes collected off the coast of Alaska and the adjacent region southward. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 13 (795): 37–45. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.13-795.37 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:3WKVP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.