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Species in the family or subfamily Aulopidae: [ 23 ] records

bajacali, Aulopus Parin [N. V.] & Kotlyar [A. N.] 1984:1436, Fig. [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 63 (no. 9); ref. 17444] Alijos Rocks off Baja California Sur, Mexico, 24°50'N, 115°34'W, depth 125-140 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 46505. Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:77 [ref. 37828]. •Valid as Aulopus bajacali Parin & Kotlyar 1984 -- (Parin & Kotlyar 1989:407 [ref. 12748], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1993:79 [ref. 21807], Sommer & Parin in Fischer et al. 1995:902 [ref. 22829], Thompson 1998:43 [ref. 23291], Nelson et al. 2004:87 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:39 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:252 [ref. 28944], Matsunuma et al. 2008:76 [ref. 30901], Page et al. 2013:88 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:104 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:61 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:90 [ref. 40505], Béarez et al. 2024:116 [ref. 41165], Fricke et al. 2024:217 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Aulopus bajacali Parin & Kotlyar 1984. Aulopidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

cadenati, Aulopus Poll [M.] 1953:81, Fig. 35 [Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12713] 42 miles west of Moita Seca, South Atlantic, 6°08'S, 11°35'E, depth 150-200 meters. Holotype: IRSNB 140. Paratypes: IRSNB 141-146 (4, 5, 7, 5, 14, 1), MRAC 95175-190 (16 in 8 lots). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:9 [ref. 20755]. •Valid as Aulopus cadenati Poss 1953 -- (Parin & Kotlyar 1989:407 [ref. 12748], Sulak 1990:349 [ref. 14996], Thompson 1998:50 [ref. 23291], Matsunuma et al. 2008:76 [ref. 30901], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2010:27 [ref. 30983], Thompson & Gomon 2016:1822 [ref. 34571], Fermon et al. 2022:180 [ref. 39448], Béarez et al. 2024:116 [ref. 41165]). Current status: Valid as Aulopus cadenati Poll 1953. Aulopidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: southern Senegal south to central Angola, including Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

capitonis, Hime Gomon [M. F.] & Struthers [C. D.] 2015:380, Figs. 1D, 4 [Zootaxa 4044 (no. 3); ref. 34039] Coral Sea, Jumeaux Seamount, 23°44'S, 168°01'E, New Caledonia, depth 229-428 meters. Holotype: MNHN-IC-2003-1495. Paratypes: MNHN, NMNZ, NMV. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Hime capitonis Gomon & Struthers 2015. Current status: Valid as Hime capitonis Gomon & Struthers 2015. Aulopidae. Distribution: New Caledonia and Vanuatu (and Coral Sea?). Habitat: marine.

caudizoma, Hime Gomon [M. F.] & Struthers [C. D.] 2015:384, Figs. 1E, 5 [Zootaxa 4044 (no. 3); ref. 34039] Lombok, market in Tanjung Luar, Indonesia, 8°46'38"S, 116°30'58"E. Holotype: MZB 22096. Paratypes: CSIRO, MZB, NMNZ, NMV. •Valid as Hime caudizoma Gomon & Struthers 2015. Current status: Valid as Hime caudizoma Gomon & Struthers 2015. Aulopidae. Distribution: ? Tanjung Luar, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

chirichignoae, Aulopus Béarez [P.], Zavalaga [F.] & Miranda [J.] in Béarez, Zavalaga, Miranda, Mennesson, Campos-León et al. 2024:110, Figs. 2, 4 [Zootaxa 5458 (no. 1); ref. 41165] Cabo Blanco, Peru, southeastern Pacific, 4°13'46.50"S, 81°14'37.39"W, depth 91.4 meters. Holotype: IMARPE 19082. Paratypes: IMARPE, MECN, MEPN, MNHN. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Aulopus chirichignoae Béarez, Zavalaga & Miranda 2024 -- (Victor et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Aulopus chirichignoae Béarez, Zavalaga & Miranda 2024. Aulopidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Ecuador to northern Peru, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

curtirostris, Aulopus Thomson [J. M.] 1967:147, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 92 (pt 1, no. 413); ref. 7924] 20 miles northeast of Cape Moreton, Queensland, Australia, depth 35 fathoms. Holotype: QM I.9051. Paratypes: QM I.9052 (1). •Valid as Aulopus curtirostris Thomson 1967 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:227 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Niem 1999:1920 [ref. 24746], Matsunuma et al. 2008:76 [ref. 30901]). •Valid as Hime curtirostris (Thomson 1967) -- (Parin & Kotlyar 1989:407 [ref. 12748], Thompson 1998:50 [ref. 23291], Hoese et al. 2006:464 [ref. 28999], Gomon et al. 2013:141 [ref. 33017], Gomon & Struthers 2015:373 [ref. 34039]). Current status: Valid as Hime curtirostris (Thomson 1967). Aulopidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

damasi, Aulopus Tanaka [S.] 1915:340, Pl. 92 (fig. 295) [v. 19; ref. 14907] Kagoshima Prefecture, off Kusagaki Islands, 33°11.00'N, 129°19.28"E, Japan [Original locality: Tokyo market, allegedly from off Idzu, Sagami Sea, Japan]. Neotype: NSMT-P 115220. Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2022:238 [ref. 39655]. Neotype designated by Gomon, Struthers and Stewart 2013. Original holotype ZUMT 3771 (lost). •Valid as Aulopus damasi Tanaka 1915 -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:60 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:161, 342 [ref. 8057], Kao & Lin 1986:75 [ref. 39481], Nakabo 2000:349 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:299 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:349 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:407 [ref. 28370], Prokofiev 2008:134 [ref. 29501], Matsunuma et al. 2008:71 [ref. 30901], Hata et al. 2012:9 [ref. 32406]). •Valid as Hime damasi (Tanaka 1915) -- (Parin & Kotlyar 1989:407 [ref. 12748], Thompson 1998:50 [ref. 23291], Hoese et al. 2006:464 [ref. 28999], Parin et al. 2014:150 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Leptaulopus damasi (Tanaka 1915) -- (Gomon et al. 2013:155 [ref. 33017], Aikake et al. 2021:43 [ref. 38441]). Current status: Valid as Leptaulopus damasi (Tanaka 1915). Aulopidae. Distribution: Western Pacific (Japan and Taiwan to Australia -- few localities). Habitat: marine.

diactithrix, Aulopus Prokofiev [A. M.] 2008:134 [engl.], Fig. [Journal of Ichthyology v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 29501] Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam (local fishermen). Holotype: ZIN 54072. Paratypes: ZIN 54073 (1), IORAN [= IOM] 2616 (1), ZMMU 21253 (1). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:77 [ref. 37828] Correction of spelling is diactithrix on email for D. Zimberlin, 27 Apr. 2015. •Synonym of Aulopus formosanus Lee & Chao 1994, but a valid subspecies diactithrix -- (Prokofiev 2012:416 [ref. 32473]). •Valid as Aulopus diactithrix Prokofiev 2008 -- (Matsunuma et al. 2008:76 [ref. 30901]). •Valid as Hime diactithrix (Prokofiev 2008) -- (Gomon et al. 2013:141 [ref. 33017], Gomon & Struthers 2015:387 [ref. 34039], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:15 [ref. 37828], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:73 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Hime diactithrix (Prokofiev 2008). Aulopidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Vietnam, Japan; northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

erythrozonatus, Leptaulopus Gomon [M. F.], Struthers [C. D.] & Stewart [A. L.] 2013:157, Figs. 1, 2C, 5c [Species Diversity v. 18; ref. 33017] Penguin Rose, Bay of Plenty, 37°24.29'S, 176°24.83'S, New Zealand, depth 130-140 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.042518. Paratypes: (3) New Zealand and Australia. •Valid as Leptaulopus erythrozonatus Gomon, Struthers & Stewart 2013 -- (Gomon et al. 2015:540 [ref. 34252]). Current status: Valid as Leptaulopus erythrozonatus Gomon, Struthers & Stewart 2013. Aulopidae. Distribution: New Zealand and Australia. Habitat: marine.

filamentosus, Salmo Bloch [M. E.] 1792:424, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Schriften der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin v. 10 (art. 38); ref. 14112] Rio Ardenza, at Livorno, Italy. Nielsen 1973:160 treats as valid but has author as Cloquet 1816. Bloch 1792 included a description and figure but no scientific name. First use needs research. •Valid as Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792) -- (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:403 [ref. 13675], Parin & Kotlyar 1989:407 [ref. 12748], Sulak 1990:349 [ref. 14996], Thompson 1998:50 [ref. 23291], Santos et al. 1997:38 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:41 [ref. 24952], Uiblein et al. 1999:61 [ref. 24045], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:148 [ref. 25013], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:42 [ref. 26753], Nelson et al. 2004:87 [ref. 27807], Velet 2003:111 [ref. 28220], Golani 2005:22 [ref. 37112], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:17 [ref. 28815], Fricke et al. 2007:58 [ref. 29533], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2010:28 [ref. 30983], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:23 [ref. 36649], Page et al. 2013:88 [ref. 32708], Thompson & Gomon 2016:1823 [ref. 34571], Artüz & Fricke 2019:553 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:104 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36864], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:15 [ref. 37828], Bariche & Fricke 2020:38 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:14 [ref. 37519], Golani 2021:23 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:180 [ref. 39448] with question, Page et al. 2023:90 [ref. 40505], Béarez et al. 2024:116 [ref. 41165], Fricke et al. 2024:217 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792). Aulopidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea south to Brazil; Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Gulf of Guinea, including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

filifer, Aulopus Valenciennes [A.] 1839:[73], Pl. 15 (fig. 2) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8595. Dates to Pl. 15 in Nov. 1839, p. 73 published in 1843. •Synonym of Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792) -- (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:403 [ref. 13675], Sulak 1990:349 [ref. 14996]). Current status: Synonym of Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792). Aulopidae. Habitat: marine.

formosanus, Aulopus Lee [S.-C.] & Chao [W.-C.] 1994:212, Figs. 1-2 [Zoological Studies v. 33 (no. 3); ref. 21461] Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Holotype: ASIZP 056190. Paratypes: ASIZT 056142 (1), 056153 (1), uncat. (30). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:35 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Aulopus formosanus Lee & Chao 1994 -- (Nakabo 2000:349 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:349 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:407 [ref. 28370], Prokofiev 2008:134 [ref. 29501], Matsunuma et al. 2008:73 [ref. 30901], Ho & Shao 2011:35 [ref. 31432], Profofiev 2012:416 [ref. 32473] with subspecies). •Valid as Hime formosana (Lee & Chao 1994) -- (Thompson 1998:50 [ref. 23291] as formosanus, Hoese et al. 2006:464 [ref. 28999] as formosanus, Gomon 2013:141 [ref. 33017] as formosanus, Gomon & Struthers 2015:373 [ref. 34039]). Current status: Valid as Hime formosana (Lee & Chao 1994). Aulopidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Aulopus Günther [A.] 1877:444 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 56); ref. 2009] Yokohama market, Japan. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.599. Also described as new in Günther 1880:72 [ref. 2011]. •Valid as Aulopus japonicus Günther 1877 -- (Yamakawa in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:159, 342 [ref. 8057], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:60 [ref. 6441], Paulin et al. 1989:104 [ref. 24556] [misidentified], Paxton & Niem 1999:1920 [ref. 24746], Nakabo 2000:349 [ref. 25086], Paxton in Randall & Lim 2000:591 [ref. 25122], Kawaguchi et al. 2001:213 [ref. 25540], Shinohara et al. 2001:299 [ref. 25995], Chen 2002:86 [ref. 26587] dated 1880, Nakabo 2002:349 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:407 [ref. 28370], Prokofiev 2008:134 [ref. 29501], Matsunuma et al. 2008:71 [ref. 30901], Davis 2010:454 [ref. 37081], Shinohara et al. 2011:39 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:238 [ref. 33330]). •Valid as Hime japonica (Günther 1877) -- (Parin & Kotlyar 1989:407 [ref. 12748], Thompson 1998:50 [ref. 23291], Choi et al. 2003:199, 532 [ref. 26218] as japonicus, Mundy 2005:192 [ref. 28379], Hoese et al. 2006:464 [ref. 28999], Randall 2007:105 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2011:358 [ref. 31242], Gomon et al. 2013:141, 145 [ref. 33017], Gomon & Struthers 2015:371 [ref. 34039], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:15 [ref. 37828], Kim et al. 2020:65 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:26 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Hime japonica (Günther 1877). Aulopidae. Distribution: Western Pacific, antiequatorial: Taiwan, East China Sea, Korea and Japan. Southeastern Australia, New Caledonia, northern New Zealand and the Hawaiian records represent a different species [based on ref. 33017]. Habitat: marine.

lacerta, Saurus Risso [A.] 1827:463 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0850. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:5 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792) -- (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:403 [ref. 13675]). Current status: Synonym of Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792). Aulopidae. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Aulopus Valenciennes [A.] 1839:[74], Pl. 15 (fig. 3) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Holotype: MNHN A-8596. Dates to Pl. 15 in Nov. 1839, p. 74 published in 1843. •Synonym of Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792) -- (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:403 [ref. 13675], Sulak 1990:349 [ref. 14996]). Current status: Synonym of Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792). Aulopidae. Habitat: marine.

microps, Hime Parin [N. V.] & Kotlyar [A. N.] 1989:407, Fig. 1 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 35 (no. 4); ref. 12748] Nazca Ridge, eastern Pacific, 25°43'S, 85°29'W, depth 160-165 meters. Holotype: ZIN 47256. Paratypes: ZIN 48670 (1). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:79 [ref. 37828]. •Valid as Aulopus microps (Parin & Kotlyar 1989) -- (Matsunuma et al. 2008:76 [ref. 30901], Gomon et al. 2013:141 [ref. 33017]). •Valid as Hime microps Parin & Kotlyar 1989 -- (Thompson 1998:50 [ref. 23291], Pequeño 1997:81 [ref. 23536], Gomon & Struthers 2015:372 [ref. 34039], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:16 [ref. 37828]). Current status: Valid as Hime microps Parin & Kotlyar 1989. Aulopidae. Distribution: South Pacific. Habitat: marine.

milesii, Aulopus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:519, Pl. 650 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Australia. Syntypes: MNHN A-1063 (1). •Valid as Aulopus milesii Valenciennes 1850 -- (Parin & Kotlyar 1989:407 [ref. 12748], Matsunuma et al. 2008:76 [ref. 30901]). •Synonym of Hime purpurissata (Richardson 1843) -- (Hoese et al. 2006:464 [ref. 28999]). •Synonym of Aulopus purpurissatus Richardson 1843 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:227 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Latropiscis purpurissatus (Richardson 1843) based on generic placement of purpurissatus. Current status: Synonym of Latropiscis purpurissatus (Richardson 1843). Aulopidae. Habitat: marine.

nanae, Aulopus Mead [G. W.] 1958:188, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 48 (no. 6); ref. 12087] Gulf of Mexico off Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A., 25°12'N, 84°05'W, Oregon station 1025, depth 75 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 158985. •Valid as Aulopus nanae Mead 1958 -- (Parin & Kotlyar 1989:407 [ref. 12748], Cervigón 1991:155 [ref. 24472], Thompson 1998:50 [ref. 23291], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:554 [ref. 23897], Thompson 2003:914 [ref. 27003], Matsunuma et al. 2008:76 [ref. 30901]). •Synonym of Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:148 [ref. 25013], quote in Carvalho-Filho et al. 2010:28 [ref. 30983]). •Possibly valid as Aulopus nanae Mead 1958 -- (Béarez et al. 2024:116 [ref. 41165]). Current status: Synonym of Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792). Aulopidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

purpurissatus, Aulopus Richardson [J.] 1843:6, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Icones piscium, or plates of rare fishes; ref. 6537] Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): discarded. Based on a fish that was illustrated then discarded. •Valid as Aulopus purpurissatus Richardson 1843 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:227 [ref. 12442], Parin & Kotlyar 1989:407 [ref. 12748], Kuiter 1993:39 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:264 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:36 [ref. 25488], Thompson 1998:50 [ref. 23291], Paxton & Niem 1999:1920 [ref. 24746], Hutchins 2001:20 [ref. 25847], Matsunuma et al. 2008:76 [ref. 30901], Davis 2010:454 [ref. 37081], Gomon et al. 2013:141 [ref. 33017]). •Valid as Latropiscis purpurissatus (Richardson 1843) -- (Gomon & Yearsley 2008:257 [ref. 30631], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:16 [ref. 37828]). Current status: Valid as Latropiscis purpurissatus (Richardson 1843). Aulopidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Queensland to southern Australia and to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

pyrhistion, Hime Gomon [M. F.], Struthers [C. D.] & Stewart [A. L.] 2013:147, Figs. 1-3 [Species Diversity v. 18; ref. 33017] Western side of Poor Knights Island, 35°28'S, 174°42'E, New Zealand, depth 80 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.054047. Paratypes: (31) New Zealand area, Tasman Sea and Australia. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Aulopus pyrhistion (Gomon, Struthers & Stewart 2013). •Valid as Hime pyrhistion Gomon, Struthers & Stewart 2013 -- (Duffy & Ahyong 2015:109 [ref. 36167], Gomon & Struthers 2015:372 [ref. 34039], Gomon et al. 2015:539 [ref. 34252]). Current status: Valid as Hime pyrhistion Gomon, Struthers & Stewart 2013. Aulopidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific Ocean: eastern Australia, Lord Howe and Norfolk Ridges, northern New Zealand, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

saurus, Osmerus Risso [A.] 1810:325 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Syntypes: MNHN B-0850 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1945:375 [ref. 21554]. Appeared first as name only, not available (from Malta) in Forsskål 1775:xix [ref. 1351]. Apparently can date to Risso as above; named Saurus lacerta by Risso in 1827. Current status: Uncertain. Aulopidae. Habitat: marine.

surrubea, Hime Gomon [M. F.] & Struthers [C. D.] 2015:373, Figs. 1I, 2 [Zootaxa 4044 (no. 3); ref. 34039] Maui, Pailolo Channel, 21°02'N, 156°45'W, Hawaii, depth 241-254 meters. Holotype: BPBM 25117. Paratypes: AMS, BPBM, NMNZ, NMV, USNM. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Hime surrubea Gomon & Struthers 2015. Current status: Valid as Hime surrubea Gomon & Struthers 2015. Aulopidae. Distribution: Hawaiian Ridge, north-central Pacific. Habitat: marine.

tirus, Salmo Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:56 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:32 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792) -- (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:403 [ref. 13675], Parenti 2019:103 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792). Aulopidae. Habitat: marine.