WoRMS taxon details
Gymnelus viridis (Fabricius, 1780)
127096 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127096)
accepted
Species
Gymnelichthys antarcticus Fischer, 1885 · unaccepted
Gymnelis bilabrus Andriashev, 1937 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnelis stigma (Lay & Bennett, 1839) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnelis viridis (Fabricius, 1780) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnelopsis stigma (Lay & Bennett, 1839) · unaccepted
Gymnelus barsukovi Chernova, 1999 · unaccepted
Gymnelus bilabrus Andriashev, 1937 · unaccepted
Gymnelus pictus Günther, 1862 · unaccepted
Ophidium stigma Lay & Bennett, 1839 · unaccepted
Ophidium unernak Lacepède, 1800 · unaccepted
Ophidium viride Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophidium viride Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 141 [details]
page(s): 141 [details]
Distribution Arctic: Greenland and Canadian Arctic to 46.38°N; replaced by other species in the Arctic seas of Eurasia
Distribution Arctic: Greenland and Canadian Arctic to 46.38°N; replaced by other species in the Arctic seas of Eurasia [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gymnelus viridis (Fabricius, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127096 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gymnelus barsukovi Chernova, 1999) Chernova, N. V. (1999). Four new species of Gymnelus (Zoarcidae) from the Arctic. <em>Voprosy Ikhtiologii.</em> 39 (3): 306-315. [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 39 (no. 5):343-352.]. [details]
original description (of Gymnelus pictus Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
original description (of Ophidium unernak Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 278, 280 [details]
original description (of Ophidium viride Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 141 [details]
original description (of Gymnelus bilabrus Andriashev, 1937) Andriashev, A. P. (1937). To the knowledge of the ichthyofauna from the Bering and Chukchi seas. <em>Issled. Morey SSSR, Leningrad.</em> 25: 292-355. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Gymnelus pictus Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
original description (of Ophidium unernak Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 278, 280 [details]
original description (of Ophidium viride Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 141 [details]
original description (of Gymnelus bilabrus Andriashev, 1937) Andriashev, A. P. (1937). To the knowledge of the ichthyofauna from the Bering and Chukchi seas. <em>Issled. Morey SSSR, Leningrad.</em> 25: 292-355. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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
additional source
Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Arctic: Greenland and Canadian Arctic to 46.38°N; replaced by other species in the Arctic seas of Eurasia [details]Habitat Inhabits continental shelves, but generally living in shallower water. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | fish doctorBarsukov's pout [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | unernak caméléon | [details] |
| Japanese | ハダカゲンゲ | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | grønlandsålebrosme | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | grønlandålebrosme | [details] |
| Russian | Обыкновенный (зеленый) гимнел | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (35 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gymnelus bilabrus Andriashev, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gymnelus pictus Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gymnelis bilabrus Andriashev, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gymnelopsis stigma (Lay & Bennett, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Gymnelichthys antarcticus Fischer, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (104 publications) (from synonym Gymnelis viridis (Fabricius, 1780))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ophidium unernak Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Gymnelis stigma (Lay & Bennett, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Ophidium stigma Lay & Bennett, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Ophidium viride Fabricius, 1780)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnelus viridis)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelus barsukovi Chernova, 1999)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelus pictus Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelus bilabrus Andriashev, 1937)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelis viridis (Fabricius, 1780))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelis stigma (Lay & Bennett, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium unernak Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium viride Fabricius, 1780)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium stigma Lay & Bennett, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelichthys antarcticus Fischer, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelopsis stigma (Lay & Bennett, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelis bilabrus Andriashev, 1937)
To FishBase images (Gymnelus viridis, Canada, by Armesto, A.)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Gymnelus bilabrus Andriashev, 1937)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Gymnelus barsukovi Chernova, 1999)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnelus viridis RAD107644-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melanostigma atlanticum USNM 177574 radiograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gymnelus bilabrus Andriashev, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gymnelus pictus Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gymnelis bilabrus Andriashev, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gymnelopsis stigma (Lay & Bennett, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Gymnelichthys antarcticus Fischer, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (104 publications) (from synonym Gymnelis viridis (Fabricius, 1780))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ophidium unernak Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Gymnelis stigma (Lay & Bennett, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Ophidium stigma Lay & Bennett, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Ophidium viride Fabricius, 1780)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnelus viridis)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelus barsukovi Chernova, 1999)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelus pictus Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelus bilabrus Andriashev, 1937)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelis viridis (Fabricius, 1780))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelis stigma (Lay & Bennett, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium unernak Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium viride Fabricius, 1780)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium stigma Lay & Bennett, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelichthys antarcticus Fischer, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelopsis stigma (Lay & Bennett, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnelis bilabrus Andriashev, 1937)
To FishBase images (Gymnelus viridis, Canada, by Armesto, A.)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Gymnelus bilabrus Andriashev, 1937)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Gymnelus barsukovi Chernova, 1999)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnelus viridis RAD107644-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melanostigma atlanticum USNM 177574 radiograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
