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WoRMS taxon details

Melanocetus Günther, 1864

AphiaID

125803 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125803)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Melanocetidae Gill, 1878

Synonymised names

Centrocetus Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted

Melanocoetus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Xenoceratias Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted

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Species Melanocetus eustalus Pietsch & Van Duzer, 1980
Species Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
Species Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887
Species Melanocetus niger Regan, 1925
Species Melanocetus polyactis Regan, 1925
Species Melanocetus rossi Balushkin & Fedorov, 1981
Species Melanocetus cirrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1932 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
Species Melanocetus ferox Regan, 1926 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
Species Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864 (misspelling)
Species Melanocetus krechi Brauer, 1902 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
Species Melanocetus megalodontis Beebe & Crane, 1947 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
Species Melanocetus pelagicus Brauer, 1902 accepted as Caulophryne pelagica (Brauer, 1902)
Species Melanocetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
Species Melanocetus tumidus Parr, 1927 accepted as Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887
Species Melanocetus vorax Brauer, 1902 accepted as Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887

Environment

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

Original description

Günther, A. (1864). On a new genus of pediculate fish from the Sea of Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864. (pt 2) (art. 6): 301-303, Pl. 25. Also as a separate, pp. 1-2. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Melanocetus Günther, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125803 on 2024-11-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-03-11 13:25:43Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Günther, A. (1864). On a new genus of pediculate fish from the Sea of Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864. (pt 2) (art. 6): 301-303, Pl. 25. Also as a separate, pp. 1-2. [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

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]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]