Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > 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

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

Vernaculars (+) (-)

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

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

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

Swedish: småfjällig skoläst

Literature

additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
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	FishBase, version october 2012
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
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.

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
FishBase
Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272392