Melanostigma bellingshauseni Orlovskaya & Balushkin, 2020
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
- Melanostigma bellingshauseni Orlovskaya & Balushkin, 2020
- Name authority
- Orlovskaya & Balushkin, 2020
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Zoarcidae
- Genus
- Melanostigma
- 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
- subfamilyGymnelinae Gill, 1863
- genusMelanostigma Günther, 1881
- speciesMelanostigma bellingshauseni Orlovskaya & Balushkin, 2020
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Melanostigma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| limp eelpoutMelanostigma gelatinosum Günther, 1881 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostigma inexpectatum Parin, 1977 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostigma kharini Balushkin & Moganova, 2018 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostigma japonicum Balushkin, 2019 | 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.
- Orlovskaya, M. V., & Balushkin, A. V. (2020). Melanostigma bellingshauseni sp. n. (Zoarcidae): a New Pelagic Eelpout from Large Depths in the Central Part of the Kerguelen Plateau (Southern Ocean). Journal of Ichthyology, 60. https://doi.org/10.1134/s0032945220060041 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:D56MP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.