WoRMS taxon details
Melamphaes Günther, 1864
Melamphaës · unaccepted (misspelling)
Melanphaes · unaccepted (misspelling)
Metopias Lowe, 1843 · unaccepted
Plectromus Gill, 1883 · unaccepted
- Species Melamphaes acanthomus Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes brachysomus Kimura, Kawai & Aungtonya, 2019
- Species Melamphaes contradictorius Kotlyar, 2015
- Species Melamphaes danae Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes ebelingi Keene, 1973
- Species Melamphaes eulepis Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes eurous Kotlyar, 2016
- Species Melamphaes falsidicus Kotlyar, 2011
- Species Melamphaes hubbsi Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes inconspicuus Kotlyar, 2015
- Species Melamphaes indicus Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes janae Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes kobylyanskyi Kotlyar, 2015
- Species Melamphaes laeviceps Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes lentiginosus Kotlyar, 2015
- Species Melamphaes leprus Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes longivelis Parr, 1933
- Species Melamphaes lugubris Gilbert, 1890
- Species Melamphaes macrocephalus Parr, 1931
- Species Melamphaes manifestus Kotlyar, 2011
- Species Melamphaes microps (Günther, 1878)
- Species Melamphaes nikolayi Kotlyar, 2012
- Species Melamphaes occlusus Kotlyar, 2012
- Species Melamphaes pachystomus Kotlyar, 2011
- Species Melamphaes papavereus Kotlyar, 2016
- Species Melamphaes parini Kotlyar, 1999
- Species Melamphaes parvus Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes proximus Kotlyar, 2015
- Species Melamphaes pumilus Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes shcherbachevi Kotlyar, 2015
- Species Melamphaes simus Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes spinifer Ebeling, 1962
- Species Melamphaes suborbitalis (Gill, 1883)
- Species Melamphaes succedaneus Kotlyar, 2015
- Species Melamphaes typhlops (Lowe, 1843)
- Species Melamphaes uniformis Kotlyar, 2013
- Species Melamphaes xestoachidus Kotlyar, 2011
- Species Melamphaes atlanticus Norman, 1929 accepted as Poromitra atlantica (Norman, 1929)
- Species Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887 accepted as Scopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887)
- Species Melamphaes bericoides (Borodin, 1929) accepted as Melanolagus bericoides (Borodin, 1929)
- Species Melamphaes bispinosus Gilbert, 1915 accepted as Scopelogadus bispinosus (Gilbert, 1915) (synonym)
- Species Melamphaes cavernosus Chapman, 1939 accepted as Melamphaes lugubris Gilbert, 1890
- Species Melamphaes cocles (Vaillant, 1888) accepted as Scopelogadus mizolepis (Günther, 1878)
- Species Melamphaes crassicauda Koefoed, 1953 accepted as Melamphaes typhlops (Lowe, 1843)
- Species Melamphaes crassiceps (Günther, 1878) accepted as Poromitra crassiceps (Günther, 1878)
- Species Melamphaes cristiceps Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Poromitra cristiceps (Gilbert, 1890)
- Species Melamphaes eurylepis Holt & Byrne, 1906 accepted as Scopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887)
- Species Melamphaes frontosus Garman, 1899 accepted as Poromitra frontosa (Garman, 1899)
- Species Melamphaes malayanus Weber, 1913 accepted as Scopeloberyx malayanus (Weber, 1913)
- Species Melamphaes maxillaris Garman, 1899 accepted as Scopeloberyx maxillaris (Garman, 1899)
- Species Melamphaes megalops Lütken, 1878 accepted as Poromitra megalops (Lütken, 1878)
- Species Melamphaes microlepis Norman, 1937 accepted as Scopeloberyx microlepis (Norman, 1937)
- Species Melamphaes mizolepis (Günther, 1878) accepted as Scopelogadus mizolepis (Günther, 1878)
- Species Melamphaes nigrescens Brauer, 1906 accepted as Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther, 1887)
- Species Melamphaes nigrofulvus Garman, 1899 accepted as Poromitra nigrofulva (Garman, 1899)
- Species Melamphaes nordenskjoeldii Lönnberg, 1905 accepted as Sio nordenskjoldii (Lönnberg, 1905) (misspelling)
- Species Melamphaes nordenskjoldii Lönnberg, 1905 accepted as Sio nordenskjoldii (Lönnberg, 1905)
- Species Melamphaes nordenskjöldii Lönnberg, 1905 accepted as Sio nordenskjoldii (Lönnberg, 1905) (misspelling)
- Species Melamphaes nycterinus Gilbert, 1915 accepted as Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther, 1887)
- Species Melamphaes opisthopterus Parr, 1933 accepted as Scopeloberyx opisthopterus (Parr, 1933)
- Species Melamphaes pumilis Ebeling, 1962 accepted as Melamphaes pumilus Ebeling, 1962 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Melamphaes robustus Günther, 1887 accepted as Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther, 1887)
- Species Melamphaes rubriventer Koefoed, 1953 accepted as Scopeloberyx rubriventer (Koefoed, 1953)
- Species Melamphaes rugosus Chapman, 1939 accepted as Poromitra rugosa (Chapman, 1939)
- Species Melamphaes triceratops Roule & Angel, 1933 accepted as Poromitra capito Goode & Bean, 1883
- Species Melamphaes unicornis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Poromitra unicornis (Gilbert, 1905)
- Species Melamphaes anthrax Grey, 1955 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Melamphaes Günther, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126181 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Plectromus Gill, 1883) Gill, T. N. (1883). Diagnosis of new genera and species of deep-sea fish-like vertebrates. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 6 (no. 380): 253-260. [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 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. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
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. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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]
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. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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]




Unreviewed
Remark Placed in family Scopelarchidae in Fishbase 96 [details]
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Japanese | ホンカブトウオ属 | [details] |