deal-fish
Trachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1788)
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.
Trachipterus arcticus collected in USA.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Trachipterus arcticus is a species of ribbonfish found predominantly in the North Atlantic Ocean, with one report from the Mediterranean Sea. They are rarely encountered by humans due to their deep-sea habitat and the fact that they are of no commercial value. This species is commonly referred to as the dealfish to differentiate it from the six other ribbonfish species in the family Trachipteridae.
Wikipedia contributors, Trachipterus arcticus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:35:34.045917+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1788)
- Name authority
- (Brünnich, 1788)
- Common name
- deal-fish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lampriformes
- Family
- Trachipteridae
- Genus
- Trachipterus
- 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
- orderLampriformes
- familyTrachipteridae Swainson, 1839
- genusTrachipterus Goüan, 1770
- speciesTrachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1788)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Trachipterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| tapertail ribbonfishTrachipterus fukuzakii Fitch, 1964 | TrachipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachipterus jacksonensis (Ramsay, 1881) | TrachipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mediterranean dealfishTrachipterus trachypterus (Gmelin, 1789) | TrachipteridaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Gymnogaster arcticus Brünnich, 1788 Brünnich, 1788 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126527 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.
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:57PF2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.