MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Melanostomias Brauer, 1902

WoRMS taxon details

Melanostomias Brauer, 1902

AphiaID

126214 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126214)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927

Synonymised names

Haplostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930 · unaccepted

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Species Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927
Species Melanostomias biseriatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias globulifer Fowler, 1934
Species Melanostomias macrophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias margaritifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias melanopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias melanops Brauer, 1902
Species Melanostomias niger Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
Species Melanostomias nigroaxialis Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
Species Melanostomias paucilaternatus Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
Species Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938
Species Melanostomias pollicifer Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
Species Melanostomias stewarti Fowler, 1934
Species Melanostomias tentaculatus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
Species Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902
Species Melanostomias vierecki Fowler, 1934
Species Melanostomias albibarba Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias melanops Brauer, 1902
Species Melanostomias bilobatus Koefoed, 1956 accepted as Leptostomias bilobatus (Koefoed, 1956)
Species Melanostomias braueri Zugmayer, 1913 accepted as Photonectes braueri (Zugmayer, 1913)
Species Melanostomias bulbosus Beebe, 1933 accepted as Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927
Species Melanostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911) accepted as Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911)
Species Melanostomias gracilis (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) accepted as Leptostomias gracilis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias heteropogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902 (synonym)
Species Melanostomias longibarba (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) accepted as Leptostomias longibarba Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912 accepted as Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1912)
Species Melanostomias melanocaulus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902
Species Melanostomias problematicus Parr, 1927 accepted as Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911)
Species Melanostomias ramosus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) accepted as Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911)
Species Melanostomias spilorhynchus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927

Environment

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

Original description

Brauer, A. (1902). Diagnosen von neuen Tiefseefischen, welche von der Valdivia-Expedition gesammelt sind. Zoologischer Anzeiger. v. 25 (no. 668): 277-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9904148 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Melanostomias Brauer, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126214 on 2025-04-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Brauer, A. (1902). Diagnosen von neuen Tiefseefischen, welche von der Valdivia-Expedition gesammelt sind. Zoologischer Anzeiger. v. 25 (no. 668): 277-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9904148 [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]

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]

Other

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]

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. [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]