Gymnelus
| Gymnelus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Gymnelus hemifasciatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Genus: | Gymnelus J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1834 |
Gymnelus is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic.[1] They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now considered invalid.[1]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Gymnelus hemifasciatus Andriashev, 1937 (Halfbarred pout)
- Gymnelus pauciporus Anderson, 1982
- Gymnelus popovi (Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935) (Aleutian pout) – often in monotypic genus Commandorella
- Gymnelus retrodorsalis Le Danois, 1913 (Aurora unernak)
- Gymnelus viridis J. C. Fabricius, 1780 (Fish doctor)
Several other species have been described in this genus but these are synonyms (G. hemifasciatus with synonyms G. diporus, G. knipowitschi and G. soldatovi; G. retrodorsalis with synonyms G. andersoni, G. esipovi and G. taeniatus; and G. viridis with synonyms G. barsukovi, G. bilabrus, G. gracilis, G. obscurus and G. platycephalus).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Mecklenburg, C.W. & Anderson, M.E. (2015). "Reassessment of multiple species of Gymnelus (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) in Pacific Arctic and boreal regions" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3948 (2): 263–288. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3948.2.7.
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