Vahl's eelpout
Lycodes vahlii Reinhardt, 1831
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lycodes vahlii, Vahl's eelpout or the checker eelpout, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is native to coasts of Northern Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Lycodes vahlii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:21:24.195966+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lycodes vahlii Reinhardt, 1831
- Name authority
- Reinhardt, 1831
- Common name
- Vahl's 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 vahlii Reinhardt, 1831
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 |
| shortfin eelpoutLycodes brevipes Bean, 1890 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lycodes zoarchus Goode & Bean, 1896 Goode & Bean, 1896 | synonym |
| Lycodes vahli Reinhardt, 1831 Reinhardt, 1831 | synonym |
| Lycodes vahlii maculatus Vladykov & Tremblay, 1936 Vladykov & Tremblay, 1936 | synonym |
| Lycodes vahlii pallida Smitt, 1901 Smitt, 1901 | 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.
- Reinhardt, J. C. H. (1831). Bidrag til vor Kundskab om Grönlands Fiske. In: H. C. Örsted (Ed.). Oversigt over Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger Og Dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn), Pp. 18–24. 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:3WKYZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.