Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Gadiformes > Family Macrouridae > Subfamily Macrourinae > Genus Malacocephalus

Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Malacocephalus*	Günther, 1862	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Macrourus laevis*	Lowe, 1843	synonym
*Malacocephalus (Malacocephalus) laevis*	(Lowe, 1843)	synonym; alternate representation

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: småskællet skolæst sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: softhead rat-tail sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: småskjellet skolest sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Nynorsk: småskjella skolest sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: småfjällig skoläst

Literature

additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
additional source	McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554.
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 images (Malacocephalus laevis, Azores Is., by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP)
FishBase

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843). 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:272392