Gymnelus | |
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Gymnelus hemifasciatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Zoarcidae |
Subfamily: | Gymnelinae |
Genus: |
Gymnelus J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1834 |
Type species | |
Ophidium viride |
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. [2] They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now considered invalid. [2]
There are currently eleven recognized species in this genus: [3]
Many of the above species described in this genus are regarded as synonyms by some authorities (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). [2]