WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Rhynchactis Regan, 1925

AphiaID

270752 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:270752)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Gigantactinidae Boulenger, 1904

Direct children (3)

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Species Rhynchactis leptonema Regan, 1925
Species Rhynchactis macrothrix Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1998
Species Rhynchactis microthrix Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1998

Environment

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

Original description

Regan, C.T. (1925). New ceratioid fishes from the N. Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Panama, collected by the 'Dana.'. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 9), 15(89):561-567. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Rhynchactis Regan, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270752 on 2025-04-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 10:18:16Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Regan, C.T. (1925). New ceratioid fishes from the N. Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Panama, collected by the 'Dana.'. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 9), 15(89):561-567. [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]