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Zoarcidae 
AphiaID: 125575

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Perciformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English eelpouts  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål ålekvabbefamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk ålekvabbefamilien  [details]
Swedish tånglakefiskar  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Barbapellis
Subfamily Gymnelinae
  » Genus Andriashevia
» Genus Bilabria
» Genus Davidijordania
» Genus Ericandersonia
» Genus Gymnelopsis
» Genus Gymnelus Reinhardt, 1833
» Genus Hadropareia
» Genus Krusensterniella
» Genus Magadanichthys
» Genus Melanostigma Günther, 1881
» Genus Nalbantichthys
» Genus Opaeophacus
» Genus Puzanovia Fedorov, 1975
» Genus Seleniolycus
» Genus Commandorella accepted as Gymnelus Reinhardt, 1833
» Genus Davidojordania accepted as Davidijordania
» Genus Gymnelichthys accepted as Gymnelus Reinhardt, 1833
Genus Ilucocoetes
Subfamily Lycodinae
  » Genus Aiakas Gosztonyi, 1977
» Genus Austrolycus
» Genus Bellingshausenia Matallanas, 2009
» Genus Bentartia
» Genus Bothrocara
» Genus Bothrocarina
» Genus Crossostomus
» Genus Dadyanos
» Genus Derepodichthys
» Genus Dieidolycus
» Genus Eucryphycus
» Genus Exechodontes
» Genus Gosztonyia
» Genus Hadropogonichthys
» Genus Iluocoetes Jenyns, 1842
» Genus Japonolycodes
» Genus Letholycus
» Genus Leucogrammolycus
» Genus Lycenchelys Gill, 1884
» Genus Lycodapus
» Genus Lycodes
» Genus Lycodichthys
» Genus Lycodonus Goode & Bean, 1883
» Genus Lycogrammoides
» Genus Lyconema
» Genus Maynea
» Genus Notolycodes
» Genus Oidiphorus
» Genus Ophthalmolycus Regan, 1913
» Genus Pachycara Zugmayer, 1911
» Genus Phucocoetes
» Genus Piedrabuenia
» Genus Plesienchelys
» Genus Pogonolycus
» Genus Pyrolycus
» Genus Santelmoa
» Genus Taranetzella
» Genus Thermarces
» Genus Aprodon accepted as Lycodes
» Genus Furcella accepted as Lycodes
» Genus Furcimanus accepted as Lycodes
» Genus Ilucoetes accepted as Iluocoetes Jenyns, 1842
» Genus Leurynnis accepted as Lycodes
» Genus Lycodalepis accepted as Lycodes
» Genus Lycodopsis accepted as Lycodes
» Genus Ophthalmolicus accepted as Ophthalmolycus Regan, 1913
» Genus Petroschmidtia accepted as Lycodes
Subfamily Lycozoarcinae
  » Genus Lycozoarces
Genus Phucocoetus
Subfamily Zoarcinae
  » Genus Zoarces Cuvier, 1829
» Genus Macrozoarces accepted as Zoarces Cuvier, 1829

Genus Allolepis accepted as Bothrocara
Genus Apodolycus accepted as Lycenchelys Gill, 1884
Genus Austrolycichthys accepted as Pachycara Zugmayer, 1911
Genus Bothrocarichthys accepted as Bothrocarina
Genus Bothrocaropsis accepted as Bothrocara
Genus Caneolepis accepted as Iluocoetes Jenyns, 1842
Genus Crossolycus accepted as Crossostomus
Genus Derjuginia accepted as Gymnelopsis
Genus Embryx accepted as Lycenchelys Gill, 1884
Genus Gengea accepted as Gymnelopsis
Genus Gymnelis accepted as Gymnelus Reinhardt, 1833
Genus Haushia accepted as Pogonolycus
Genus Lyciscus accepted as Lycenchelys Gill, 1884
Genus Lycogramma accepted as Bothrocara
Genus Magadania accepted as Magadanichthys
Genus Platea accepted as Dadyanos
Genus Rhigophila accepted as Lycodichthys
Genus Zestichthys accepted as Bothrocara
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Image 
Eel-like fishes of the St. Lawrence
Eel-like fishes of the St. Lawrence
added on 2010-11-16 - author: Nozères, Claude
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125575
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Zoarcidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125575 on 2013-05-20
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