Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Perciformes > Suborder Zoarcoidei > Family Zoarcidae > Subfamily Lycodinae > Genus Lycodes

Lycodes terraenovae Collett, 1896

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Lycodes*	Reinhardt, 1831	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Atlantic eelpout sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

French: lycode atlantique

Literature

original description	Collett, R. (1896). Poissons provenant des campagnes du Yacht "L'Hirondelle" (1885-1888). Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert I, Prince Souverain de Monaco. Résultats des campagnes scientifiques du Prince de Monaco. Fasc. 10: i-viii + 1-198, Pls. 1-6.
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
additional source	Möller, P. R.; Jorgensen O. A. (2000). Distribution and abundance of eelpouts (Pisces, Zoarcidae) off West Greenland. Sarsia. 85: 23-48.
additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
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. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

FishBase

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lycodes terraenovae Collett, 1896. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127117