MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927

Deep-Sea taxon details

Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927

AphiaID

154229 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154229)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Stomiidae Bleeker, 1859

Direct children (18)

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Genus Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Genus Chirostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Genus Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
Genus Eustomias Vaillant, 1888
Genus Flagellostomias Parr, 1927
Genus Grammatostomias Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus Leptostomias Gilbert, 1905
Genus Melanostomias Brauer, 1902
Genus Odontostomias Norman, 1930
Genus Opostomias Günther, 1887
Genus Pachystomias Günther, 1887
Genus Photonectes Günther, 1887
Genus Tactostoma Bolin, 1939
Genus Thysanactis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Genus Trigonolampa Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Genus Haplostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias Brauer, 1902
Genus Hyperchoristus Gill, 1883 accepted as Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
Genus Photonectops Chapman, 1939 accepted as Tactostoma Bolin, 1939

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154229 on 2025-04-13

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154229 on 2025-04-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-18 08:19:08Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2015-04-17 08:54:03Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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 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]