''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now considered invalid.

Species

There are currently eleven recognized species in this genus: * ''

Gymnelus andersoni ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now co ...

'' Chernova, 1998 * ''

Gymnelus diporus ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now co ...

'' Chernova, 2000 * ''

Gymnelus gracilis ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now co ...

'' Chernova, 2000 * ''

Gymnelus hemifasciatus ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now co ...

'' Andriashev, 1937 (Halfbarred pout) * ''

Gymnelus obscurus ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now co ...

'' Chernova, 2000 * ''

Gymnelus pauciporus ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now co ...

'' Anderson, 1982 * ''

Gymnelus popovi ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now co ...

'' ( Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935) (Aleutian pout) – often in monotypic genus ''Commandorella'' * ''

Gymnelus retrodorsalis ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now co ...

'' Le Danois, 1913 (Aurora unernak) * ''

Gymnelus soldatovi ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now co ...

'' Chernova, 2000 * ''

Gymnelus taeniatus ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now co ...

'' Chernova, 1999 * ''

Gymnelus viridis ''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family (biology), family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of sev ...

'' J. C. Fabricius, 1780 (Fish doctor) Many of the above species described in this genus are regarded as

synonyms A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...

by some authorities (''G. hemifasciatus'' with synonyms ''G. diporus'', ''G. knipowitschi'' and ''G. soldatovi''; ''G. retrodorsalis'' with synonyms ''G. andersoni'', ''G. esipovi'' and ''G. taeniatus''; and ''G. viridis'' with synonyms ''G. barsukovi'', ''G. bilabrus'', ''G. gracilis'', ''G. obscurus'' and ''G. platycephalus'').

References

Gymnelinae {{Perciformes-stub