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. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now considered invalid.
Species
There are currently eleven recognized species in this genus:
- Gymnelus andersoni <small>Chernova, 1998</small>
- Gymnelus diporus <small>Chernova, 2000</small>
- Gymnelus gracilis <small>Chernova, 2000</small>
- Gymnelus hemifasciatus <small>Andriashev, 1937</small> (Halfbarred pout)
- Gymnelus obscurus <small>Chernova, 2000</small>
- Gymnelus pauciporus <small>Anderson, 1982</small>
- Gymnelus popovi <small> (Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935)</small> (Aleutian pout) â often in monotypic genus Commandorella
- Gymnelus retrodorsalis <small>Le Danois, 1913</small> (Aurora unernak)
- Gymnelus soldatovi <small>Chernova, 2000</small>
- Gymnelus taeniatus <small>Chernova, 1999</small>
- Gymnelus viridis <small>J. C. Fabricius, 1780</small> (Fish doctor)
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).
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