Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Congroidei
Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Gordiichthys
Species (5): G. combibus – G. ergodes – G. irretitus – G. leibyi – G. randalli
Name
Gordiichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891: 644
Gender: masculine
Type species: Gordiichthys irretitus Jordan & Davis, 1891
Fixation: original designation [also monotypic]
References
Primary references
Jordan, D.S. & Davis, B.M. 1891: A preliminary review of the apodal fishes or eels inhabiting the waters of America and Europe. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner, 16 (for 1888) (9): 581–677, Pls. 73-80. BHL
Additional references
Links
ION
Nomenclator Zoologicus
Gordiichthys species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Gordiichthys and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
ITIS
Gordiichthys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
Gordiichthys combibus McCosker & Lavenberg, 2001
Gordiichthys ergodes McCosker, E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Böhlke, 1989 (Irksome eel)
Gordiichthys irretitus D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891 (Horsehair eel)
Gordiichthys leibyi McCosker & J. E. Böhlke, 1984 (String eel)
Gordiichthys randalli McCosker & J. E. Böhlke, 1984
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gordiichthys". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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