Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS)

WoRMS taxon details

Anarhichas Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

125912 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125912)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Anarhichadidae Bonaparte, 1835

Synonymised names

Anarhicas · unaccepted (misspelling)

Anarrhicas · unaccepted

Anarrhichas · unaccepted (misspelling)

Anarrichas · unaccepted (misspelling)

Lycichthys Gill, 1877 · unaccepted

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Species Anarhichas denticulatus Krøyer, 1845
Species Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Anarhichas minor Olafsen, 1772
Species Anarhichas orientalis Pallas, 1814
Species Anarhichas karrak Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Anarhichas minor Olafsen, 1772
Species Anarhichas latifrons Steenstrup & Hallgrimsson, 1876 accepted as Anarhichas denticulatus Krøyer, 1845 (synonym)
Species Anarhichas leopardus Agassiz, 1831 accepted as Anarhichas minor Olafsen, 1772
Species Anarhichas lepturus Bean, 1879 accepted as Anarhichas orientalis Pallas, 1814
Species Anarhichas maculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Anarhichas minor Olafsen, 1772
Species Anarhichas ocellatus (Ayres, 1855) accepted as Anarrhichthys ocellatus Ayres, 1855
Species Anarhichas scansor Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Anarhichas minor Olafsen, 1772
Species Anarhichas steenstrupii Gill, 1861 accepted as Anarhichas minor Olafsen, 1772
Species Anarhichas strigosus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Anarhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867 accepted as Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Anarhichas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125912 on 2024-12-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 247 [details] Available for editors

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taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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, 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]