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Lycodes matsubarai Toyoshima, 1985

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
Lycodes matsubarai Toyoshima, 1985
Name authority
Toyoshima, 1985
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.

  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. genusLycodes Reinhardt, 1831
  15. speciesLycodes matsubarai Toyoshima, 1985

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Lycodes adolfi Nielsen & Fosså, 1993ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
shortfin eelpoutLycodes brevipes Bean, 1890ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
bigfin eelpoutLycodes cortezianus (Gilbert, 1890)ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
black eelpoutLycodes diapterus Gilbert, 1892ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
banded eelpoutLycodes fasciatus (Schmidt, 1904)ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycodes gracilis Sars, 1867ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Heinemann's eelpoutLycodes heinemanni Soldatov, 1916ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Longlimb eelpoutLycodes japonicus Matsubara & Iwai, 1951ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycodes jenseni Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycodes luetkenii Collett, 1880ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Largefin eelpoutLycodes macrochir Schmidt, 1937ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Barred eelpoutLycodes macrolepis Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935ZoarcidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 250 records assigned to Zoarcidae.

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. Toyoshima, M. (1985). Taxonomy of the subfamily Lycodinae (family Zoarcidae) in Japan and adjacent waters. Mem. Fac. Fish. Hokkaido Univ. 32(2):131-243. 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:3WKX8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.