WoRMS taxon details
Lipogenys gillii Goode & Bean, 1895
158559 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158559)
accepted
Species
Lipogenys gilli Goode & Bean, 1895 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lipogenys plaxae Sheiko, 1988 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Goode, G. B.; Bean, T. H. (1895). A revision of the order Heteromi, deep-sea fishes, with a description of the new generic types Macdonaldia and Lipogenys. <em>In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 17 (no. 1013): 455-470, Pl. 18., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.17-1013.455 [details]
Distribution Nova Scotia and Hudson Canyon
Distribution Nova Scotia and Hudson Canyon [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lipogenys gillii Goode & Bean, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158559 on 2026-04-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Goode, G. B.; Bean, T. H. (1895). A revision of the order Heteromi, deep-sea fishes, with a description of the new generic types Macdonaldia and Lipogenys. <em>In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 17 (no. 1013): 455-470, Pl. 18., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.17-1013.455 [details]
original description (of Lipogenys plaxae Sheiko, 1988) Sheiko, B. A. (1988). A new notacanthid fish, Lipogenys plaxae Sheiko, n. sp. (Notacanthidae, Halosauroidei) from the bathyal zone of the Pacific coast of Japan. <em>Voprosy Ikhtiologii.</em> 28 (3): 361-366. [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 28 (4):85-90.]. [details]
basis of record Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
original description (of Lipogenys plaxae Sheiko, 1988) Sheiko, B. A. (1988). A new notacanthid fish, Lipogenys plaxae Sheiko, n. sp. (Notacanthidae, Halosauroidei) from the bathyal zone of the Pacific coast of Japan. <em>Voprosy Ikhtiologii.</em> 28 (3): 361-366. [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 28 (4):85-90.]. [details]
basis of record Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on organic material [details]Distribution Nova Scotia and Hudson Canyon [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 600- 2000 m. [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lipogenys gilli Goode & Bean, 1895)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lipogenys gillii)
To FishBase (from synonym Lipogenys plaxae Sheiko, 1988)
To FishBase (from synonym Lipogenys gilli Goode & Bean, 1895)
To FishBase
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Macdonaldia mirabilis P14275 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Macdonaldia mirabilis P14278 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lipogenys gilli Goode & Bean, 1895)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lipogenys gillii)
To FishBase (from synonym Lipogenys plaxae Sheiko, 1988)
To FishBase (from synonym Lipogenys gilli Goode & Bean, 1895)
To FishBase
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Macdonaldia mirabilis P14275 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Macdonaldia mirabilis P14278 illustration)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
