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Zoarces Cuvier, 1829

AphiaID

126108 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126108)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Blennius viviparus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Zoarces viviparus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parent

Zoarcinae Swainson, 1839

Synonymised names

Macrozoarces Gill, 1863 · unaccepted

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Species Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Zoarces andriashevi Parin, Grigoryev & Karmovskaya, 2005
Species Zoarces elongatus Kner, 1868
Species Zoarces fedorovi Chereshnev, Nazarkin & Chegodaeva, 2007
Species Zoarces gillii Jordan & Starks, 1905
Species Zoarces viviparus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Zoarces anguillaris (Peck, 1804) accepted as Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Zoarces gilli Jordan & Starks, 1905 accepted as Zoarces gillii Jordan & Starks, 1905 (misspelling)
Species Zoarces gronovii Valenciennes, 1836 accepted as Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Zoarces tangwangi Wu, 1930 accepted as Zoarces gillii Jordan & Starks, 1905
Species Zoarces viviparous (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Zoarces viviparus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Zoarces Cuvier, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126108 on 2025-05-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

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]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. Déterville, Paris. Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 240 [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]