Bathygadus cottoides Günther, 1878
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
The codheaded rattail (Bathygadus cottoides) is a rattail of the genus Bathygadus, found in the southeast Atlantic Ocean and the southwest Pacific Oceans, at depths of between 1,000 and 1,600 m. Its length is between 20 and 30 cm.
Wikipedia contributors, Codheaded rattail; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:09:13.061031+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bathygadus cottoides Günther, 1878
- Name authority
- Günther, 1878
- 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 cottoides Günther, 1878
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 |
| Porous-headed grenadierBathygadus antrodes (Jordan & Starks, 1904) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygadus bowersi (Gilbert, 1905) | 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 |
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.
- Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5), 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17–28, 179–187, 248–251. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 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:KWZX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.