Porous-headed grenadier
Bathygadus antrodes (Jordan & Starks, 1904)
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
Bathygadus antrodes is a gadiform fish, a species of rattail. It is found at depths of up to 1200 m (3937 ft) in the waters around southern Japan and northern Taiwan.
This fish is known to grow to around 65 cm (25.5 in). It has a very wide, soft-boned head, a terminal mouth with very small teeth, small eyes and no barbel. The scales are small and deciduous.
Wikipedia contributors, Bathygadus antrodes; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:59:44.731807+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bathygadus antrodes (Jordan & Starks, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Jordan & Starks, 1904)
- Common name
- Porous-headed grenadier
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Macrouridae
- Genus
- Bathygadus
- 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
- orderGadiformes
- familyMacrouridae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyBathygadinae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusBathygadus Günther, 1878
- speciesBathygadus antrodes (Jordan & Starks, 1904)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bathygadus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bathygadus macrops Goode & Bean, 1885 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygadus waiohaensis Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard, 2017 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Bathygadus bowersi (Gilbert, 1905) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygadus cottoides Günther, 1878 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygadus garretti Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant, 1888 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygadus nipponicus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1904) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygadus spongiceps Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygadus sulcatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) | MacrouridaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Melanobranchus antrodes Jordan & Starks, 1904 Jordan & Starks, 1904 | 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=272303 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:KWZR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.