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Species in the family or subfamily Bembropidae: [ 30 ] records

adenensis, Bembrops Norman [J. R.] 1939:69, Fig. 24B [Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 6556] Gulf of Aden, northwestern Indian Ocean, station 194, depth 220 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1939.5.24.1232. Paratypes: BMNH 1939.5.24.1226-1231 (6), 1939.5.24.1233-1271 (orig. 40); USNM 109490 (1). •Valid as Bembrops adenensis Norman 1939 -- (Klausewitz 1980:17 [ref. 39510], Dor 1984:220 [ref. 29757], Klausewitz 1986:285 [ref. 39512], Goren & Dor 1994:57 [ref. 25356], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Das et al. 2022:305 [ref. 39944]). •Possible synonym of Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894) -- (Heemstra & Nelson 1986:738 [ref. 6304]). •Synonym of Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner 1876 -- (Das & Nelson 1996:20 [ref. 22554], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:284 [ref. 25991], Golani & Fricke 2018:134 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner 1876. Bembropidae. Habitat: marine.

aethalea, Bembrops McKay [R. J.] 1971:42, Fig. 2 [Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia v. 54 (pt 2); ref. 2954] Indian Ocean off northwestern Australia, 13°45'S, 123°30'05"E, depth 250 meters. Holotype: WAM P.19144-001. Paratypes: WAM P.19142-001 (1), P.19143-001 (1), P.19145-001 to P.19151-001 (1 ea.). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:34 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:38 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Bembrops aethalea McKay 1971 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:148 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:236 [ref. 23977]). •Synonym of Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894) -- (Das & Nelson 1996:38 [ref. 22554], Nelson 2001:3516 [ref. 26284], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:283 [ref. 25991], Hoese & Bray 2006:1502 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894). Bembropidae. Habitat: marine.

anatirostris, Bembrops Ginsburg [I.] 1955:635 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 104 (no. 3347); ref. 5606] East of Mississippi Delta, Louisiana, U.S.A. [Gulf of Mexico, western Atlantic], depth 170 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 155470. Paratypes: USNM 44609 (1), 45976 (1), 117867-68 (1, 1), 155471 (11), 157733-40 (1, 1, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 1). •Valid as Bembrops anatirostris Ginsburg 1955 -- (Uyeno & Aizawa in Uyeno et al. 1983:405 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:217 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:158 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1994:64 [ref. 24488], Das & Nelson 1996:15 [ref. 22554], Okiyama 1997:153 [ref. 23512], Thompson & Suttkus 1998:959 [ref. 23601], Moore et al. 2003:227 [ref. 27076], Thompson 2003:1744 [ref. 27088], Nelson et al. 2004:160 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:564 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:165 [ref. 32708], Carvalho-Filho 2023:220 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:216 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:564 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops anatirostris Ginsburg 1955. Bembropidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic Florida (U.S.A.) south to Bahia (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

cadenati, Bembrops Das [M. K.] & Nelson [J. S.] 1996:18 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 59 (no. 1); ref. 22554] Off Coast of Guinea [eastern Atlantic], 9°14'N, 15°31'W, depth 120 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1938-0017. •Valid as Bembrops cadenati Das & Nelson 1996 -- (Thompson in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2782 [ref. 34618], Fermon et al. 2022:292 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Bembrops cadenati Das & Nelson 1996. Bembropidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Guinea. Habitat: marine.

caudimacula, Bembrops Steindachner [F.] 1876:212 [164] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): NMW 6458. On p. 164 of separate. •Valid as Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner 1876 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:289 [ref. 6441], Das & Nelson 1996:20 [ref. 22554], Okiyama 1997:153 [ref. 23512], Lee & Kim 2000:31 [ref. 25725], Nelson in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1068 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:40 [ref. 25847], Nelson 2001:3516 [ref. 26284], Shinohara et al. 2001:329 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1068 [ref. 26193], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:287 [ref. 25991], Choi et al. 2003:385, 647 [ref. 26218], Hoese & Bray 2006:1501 [ref. 29000], Park et al. 2007:137 [ref. 36291], Larson et al. 2013:175 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:144 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:303 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:134 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:252 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 19 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:537 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:97 [ref. 37637], Das et al. 2022:306 [ref. 39944], Fermon et al. 2022:292 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner 1876. Bembropidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea; Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden and Madagascar east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Korea and southern and central Japan, south to northwestern Australia at 18°21'S, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

chlorotaenia, Chrionema McKay [R. J.] 1971:44, Fig. 4 [Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia v. 54 (pt 2); ref. 2954] Indian Ocean off northwestern Australia, 17°17'00"S, 119°57'00"E, depth 350 meters. Holotype: WAM P.19136-001. Paratypes: WAM P.19129-001 through P.19135-001 (7). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:35 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:38 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chrionema chlorotaenia McKay 1971 -- (Iwamoto & Staiger 1976:497 [ref. 7072], Okamura & Yamachi in Okamura et al. 1982:257 [ref. 8256], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:289 [ref. 6441], Shen & Lin 1984:16 [ref. 13822], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1985:557, 712 [ref. 8056], Allen & Swainston 1988:148 [ref. 25477] as Chironema, Allen 1997:236 [ref. 23977], Nelson in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1067 [ref. 25182], Bañón et al. 2001:278 [ref. 25707], Hutchins 2001:40 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:329 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1067 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Shinohara et al. 2005:437 [ref. 28370], Hoese & Bray 2006:1503 [ref. 29000], Das et al. 2022:307 [ref. 39944], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:251 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Chrionema chlorotaenia McKay 1971. Bembropidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Kerala (India); East China Sea north to Japan; northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

chryseres, Chrionema Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:645, Pl. 85 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Off southern coast of Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3810 [or 3813], depth 183-264 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51655. •Valid as Chrionema chryseres Gilbert 1905 -- (Iwamoto & Staiger 1976:496 [ref. 7072], Okamura & Yamachi in Okamura et al. 1982:256 [ref. 8256], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:290 [ref. 6441], Pequeño 1997:83 [ref. 23536], Nelson in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1067 [ref. 25182], Nelson 2001:3516 [ref. 26284], Shinohara et al. 2001:329 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1067 [ref. 26193], Landaeta et al. 2003:695 [ref. 27056], Mundy 2005:458 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:370 [ref. 30952], Fricke 2015:4 [ref. 33807], Psomadakis et al. 2020:538 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Chrionema chryseres Gilbert 1905. Bembropidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, Pacific: Myanmar; Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia) and Papua New Guinea to southern Japan; Hawaiian Islands; Sala-y-Goméz Ridge (southeastern Pacific). Habitat: marine.

curvatura, Bembrops Okada [Y.] & Suzuki [K.] 1952:68, Fig. 1 [Report of Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 12711] Owashi, Sea of Japan, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: FRLM 9768. •Valid as Bembrops curvatura Okada & Suzuki 1952 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:289 [ref. 6441], Das & Nelson 1996:24 [ref. 22554], Okiyama 1997:153 [ref. 23512], Nelson in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Lee & Kim 2000:31 [ref. 25725], Nakabo 2000:1068 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:40 [ref. 25847], Nelson 2001:3516 [ref. 26284], Shinohara et al. 2001:329 [ref. 25995], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:288 [ref. 25991], Nakabo 2002:1068 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:385, 647 [ref. 26218], Hoese & Bray 2006:1501 [ref. 29000], Park et al. 2007:137 [ref. 36291], Shao et al. 2008:259 [ref. 29952], Larson et al. 2013:175 [ref. 32988], Kim et al. 2020:161 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:97 [ref. 37637], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:251 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops curvatura Okada & Suzuki 1952. Bembropidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: China and Taiwan north to Korea and Japan; northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

filamentosa, Bembrops Norman [J. R.] 1939:70 [Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 6556] Off Anima Sola Island, between Burias and Luzon Island, Philippines, 12°52'N, 123°23'30"E, Albatross station D.5216, depth 215 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 98866. Paratypes: (74) CAS-SU 8645 (1), 40194 (1); USNM 98940-76 (2, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1, 4, 2, 5, 2, 1, 5, 2, 2, 8, 2, 1, 6, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 1). Replacement name for Bembrops filifera Fowler 1938, preoccupied by Bembrops filifera Gilbert 1905, but replaced earlier by Bembrops philippinus Fowler 1939 (17 May). •Synonym of Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894) -- (Das & Nelson 1996:38 [ref. 22554], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:283 [ref. 25991]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894). Bembropidae. Habitat: marine.

filifer, Bembrops Fowler [H. W.] 1938:92, Fig. 42 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Off Anima Sola Island, between Burias and Luzon Island, Philippines, 12°52'N, 123°23'30"E, Albatross station D.5216, depth 215 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 98866. Paratypes: (74) CAS-SU 8645 (1), 40194 (1); USNM 98940-76 (2, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1, 4, 2, 5, 2, 1, 5, 2, 2, 8, 2, 1, 6, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:90 [ref. 12291]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Bembrops filifera Gilbert 1905, replaced by Bembrops philippinus Fowler 1939 (17 May) and replaced by Bembrops filamentosa Norman 1939 (15 Nov.). •Synonym of Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894) -- (Das & Nelson 1996:38 [ref. 22554], Shinohara et al. 2001:329 [ref. 25995]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894). Bembropidae. Habitat: marine.

filifera, Bembrops Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:643, Pl. 84 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Off northeastern coast of Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4080, depth 178-202 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51613. Paratypes:CAS-SU 8645 (1), USNM 51669 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:90 [ref. 12291]. Bembrops is masculine, so correct species spelling is filifer [thread bearing]. •Valid as Bembrops filifera Gilbert 1905 -- (Okamura in Okamura et al. 1985:555, 711 [ref. 8056], Das & Nelson 1996:26 [ref. 22554], Nelson in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1068 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:40 [ref. 25847], Nelson 2001:3516 [ref. 26284], Nakabo 2002:1068 [ref. 26193], Shinohara et al. 2005:437 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:458 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Bray 2006:1501 [ref. 29000], Randall 2007:369 [ref. 30952], Larson et al. 2013:175 [ref. 32988]). •Valid as Bembrops filiferus Gilbert 1905 -- (Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:251 [ref. 41223], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:289 [ref. 25991]). •Valid as Bembrops filifer Gilbert 1905 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:289 [ref. 6441], Lee & Kim 2000:31 [ref. 25725]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops filifer Gilbert 1905. Bembropidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific: Western Australia; Ryukyu Islands (Japan) to Kyushu (southern Japan) and Kyushu-Palau Ridge east to Hawaiian Ridge and Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.); Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

filodorsalia, Bembrops Okada [Y.] & Suzuki [K.] 1952:70, Fig. 2 [Report of Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 12711] Owashi fish market, Sea of Japan, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): FRLM 3346. •Valid as Bembrops filodorsalia Okada & Suzuki 1952 -- (Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:253, 386 [ref. 8256], Allen & Swainston 1988:148 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:236 [ref. 23977]). •Synonym of Bembrops filifera Gilbert 1905 -- (Das & Nelson 1996:26 [ref. 22554], Mundy 2005:458 [ref. 28379]). •Synoym of Bembrops filifer Gilbert 1905 -- (Thompson & Suttkus 2002:283 [ref. 25991] as filiferus, Hoese & Bray 2006:1502 [ref. 29000] as filifera). Current status: Synonym of Bembrops filifer Gilbert 1905. Bembropidae. Habitat: marine.

furunoi, Chrionema Okamura [O.] & Yamachi [F.] in Okamura et al. 1982:255, Pl. 174 [Fishes of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Tosa Bay; ref. 8256] Mimase fish market, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: BSKU 12430. Paratypes: BSKU (139 specimens), HUMZ 75146 (1), 75149 (1), 79173 (1), 79759 (1), 80394 (1), 80178-79 (2), 80396 (1). •Valid as Chrionema furunoi Okamura & Yamachi 1982 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:289 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1985:557, 712 [ref. 8056], Nakabo 2000:1067 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:329 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1067 [ref. 26193]). Current status: Valid as Chrionema furunoi Okamura & Yamachi 1982. Bembropidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

gobioides, Hypsicometes Goode [G. B.] 1880:348 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 165); ref. 1834] Off Long Island, New York, 40°02'54"N, 70°23'40"W, Fish Hawk station 871, depth 115 fathoms. Syntypes: (at least 2) USNM 26007 (1, primary specimen). Description based mostly on 54-mm specimen (Das and Nelson holotype), based on spine radial formula, at least one additional specimen was involved. •Valid as Bembrops gobioides (Goode 1880) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:218 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:159 [ref. 23239], Das & Nelson 1996:28 [ref. 22554], Thompson & Suttkus 1998:962 [ref. 23601], Moore et al. 2003:228 [ref. 27076], Thompson 2003:1744 [ref. 27088], Nelson et al. 2004:160 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:565 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:165 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:216 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:564 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops gobioides (Goode 1880). Bembropidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Rhode Island (U.S.A.) south to Bahamas and Cuba, including Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

greyi, Bembrops Poll [M.] 1959:40, Fig. 13 [Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 3B); ref. 12014] Atlantic, 39 miles north of Port Gentil, Gabon, 0°15'S, 8°47'E, depth 290-390 meters. Holotype: IRSNB 363 [or IRSNB 40]. Paratypes: (9) FMNH 73542 (1), IRSNB 364 (3), MRAC 126589-92 (4). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:16 [ref. 12367], Walschaerts 1987:41 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:31 [ref. 21528]. Named after a woman, the correct species epithet would be greyae (ICZN Art. 31.1.2). •Valid as Bembrops greyi Poll 1959 -- (Knapp 1990:896 [ref. 17820], Das & Nelson 1996:30 [ref. 22554], Thompson & Suttkus 1998:966 [ref. 23601], Thompson in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2783 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:248 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:293 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops greyi Poll 1959. Bembropidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Guinea south to Angola, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

heterurus, Hypsicometes Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1903:186 [43] [Boletim Sociedade Nacional Agricultura, Rio de Janeiro [Lavoura] 1903 (nos 4-7); ref. 3709] Ilha Rasa, off coast of Brazil, depth 50-100 meters. Holotype (unique): MNRJ 3162. Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:396 [ref. 12732]. On p. 43 of separate. •Valid as Bembrops heterurus (Miranda Ribeiro 1903) -- (Knapp 1990:896 [ref. 17820] as Brembrops, Andreata & Séret 1996:588 [ref. 16204], Das & Nelson 1996:32 [ref. 22554], Thompson & Suttkus 1998:969 [ref. 23601], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:94 [ref. 27192], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:170 [ref. 37485], Nión et al. 2016:51 [ref. 35565], Reiner 2019:248 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:293 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:220 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops heterurus (Miranda Ribeiro 1903). Bembropidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Bahia (Brazil) south to Uruguay; eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Nambia, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

indica, Bembrops McKay [R. J.] 1971:43, Fig. 3 [Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia v. 54 (pt 2); ref. 2954] Indian Ocean off northwestern Australia, 17°17'00"S, 119°57'00"E, depth 350 meters. Holotype: WAM P.19138-001. Paratypes: WAM P.19137-001 (1), P.19139-001 (1), P.19140-001 (1), P.19141-001 (1), P.19162-001 (1), P.19163-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:34 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:38 [ref. 30117]. •Synonym of Bembrops filifera Gilbert 1905 -- (Das & Nelson 1996:26 [ref. 22554], Hoese & Bray 2006:1501 [ref. 29000], Hoese & Bray 2006:1502 [ref. 29000]). •Synonym of Bembrops filifer Gilbert 1905 -- (Moore et al. 2008:38 [ref. 30117] as filiferus). Current status: Synonym of Bembrops filifer Gilbert 1905. Bembropidae. Habitat: marine.

macromma, Bembrops Ginsburg [I.] 1955:634 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 104 (no. 3347); ref. 5606] Off Virgin Islands, West Indies, 18°35'30"N, 65°23'54"W, depth 300 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 108392. Paratypes: USNM 108391 (2). •Valid as Bembrops macromma Ginsburg 1955 -- (Das & Nelson 1996:34 [ref. 22554], Thompson & Suttkus 1998:971 [ref. 23601], Thompson 2003:1744 [ref. 27088], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:566 [ref. 28815]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops macromma Ginsburg 1955. Bembropidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

magnisquamis, Bembrops Ginsburg [I.] 1955:633 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 104 (no. 3347); ref. 5606] Off Santiago, Cuba, 19°56'06"N, 75°47'32"W, Albatross station 2134, depth 254 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 45985. Paratypes: USNM 108395 (1). •Valid as Bembrops magnisquamis Ginsburg 1955 -- (Das & Nelson 1996:35 [ref. 22554], Thompson 2003:1744 [ref. 27088]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops magnisquamis Ginsburg 1955. Bembropidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

morelandi, Bembrops Nelson [J. S.] 1978:238, Fig. 1 [National Museum of New Zealand Records v. 1 (no. 14); ref. 7023] Northwestern part of the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 36°30'S, 176°10'E, depth 366-395 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.6289. Paratypes: NMNZ P.7581 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:11 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Bembrops morelandi Nelson 1978 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:217 [ref. 24556], Das & Nelson 1996:35 [ref. 22554], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:289 [ref. 25991], Hoese & Bray 2006:1502 [ref. 29000], Stewart & Smith 2015:1473 [ref. 34294]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops morelandi Nelson 1978. Bembropidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

nelsoni, Bembrops Thompson [B. A.] & Suttkus [R. D.] 2002:290, Fig. 9 [Marine and Freshwater Research v. 53 (no. 2); ref. 25991] Arafura Sea, north of Lynedoch Bank, 9°18'S, 131°06'E, depth 285-297 meters. Holotype: NTM S.14950-008. Paratypes: NTM S.11116-001 (1), S.12288-028 (3), S.13141-015 (1). S. 13146-004 (2), S.14951-005 (1); USNM 98943 (1), 98968 (1), 351307-08 (1, 1). •Valid as Bembrops nelsoni Thompson & Suttkus 2002 -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1502 [ref. 29000], Larson et al. 2013:175 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops nelsoni Thompson & Suttkus 2002. Bembropidae. Distribution: Arafura Sea and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

nematopterus, Bembrops Norman [J. R.] 1939:70, Fig. 24C [Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 6556] Zanzibar area, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean., station 105, depth 238-293 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1939.5.24.1272. Paratypes: (should be 8 + 3) BMNH 1939.5.24.1273-1277 (5), 1939.5.24.1278-1280 (3); USNM 109489 (1). •Possible synonym of Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894) -- (Heemstra & Nelson 1986:738 [ref. 6304]). •Valid as Bembrops nematopterus Norman 1939 -- (Das & Nelson 1996:36 [ref. 22554], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:291 [ref. 25991], Das et al. 2022:306 [ref. 39944]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops nematopterus Norman 1939. Bembropidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya). Habitat: marine.

ocellatus, Bembrops Thompson [B. A.] & Suttkus [R. D.] 1998:973, Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 111 (no. 4); ref. 23601] Atlantic, off Venezuela, 9°17'N, 59°19'W, depth 503 meters. Holotype: TU 181281. Paratypes: CAS 14632 (1), 61006 (1), 98923 (1), 150896 (1); CUMV 43877 (5); TU 180352 [not 180353] (2), 181668 (1); UF 207128 (1); USNM 307592 (3), 344486 (3), 347200-02 (1, 1, 1), 347214-17 (1, 2, 1, 1), 347254 (1), 347261-62 (1, 1). •Valid as Bembrops ocellatus Thompson & Suttkus 1998 -- (Thompson 2003:1744 [ref. 27088], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:171 [ref. 37485], Robertson et al. 2020:160 [ref. 38098]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops ocellatus Thompson & Suttkus 1998. Bembropidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea south to Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil). Habitat: marine.

pallidum, Chrionema Parin [N. V.] 1990:3 [69], Fig. 1 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 30 (no. 1); ref. 20212] Eastern Pacific, 25°05'S, 97°29'W, depth 230-280 meters. Holotype: ZIN 49187. Paratypes: AMS I.28179-001 (2); IOM uncat. (30, 3, 1); USNM 301297 (4); ZIN 49188-90 (15, 8, 2); ZMMU P-17946-47 (2, 10). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:82-83 [ref. 25714]. On p. 69 of English translation. •Valid as Chrionema pallidum Parin 1990 -- (Pequeño 1997:83 [ref. 23536], Landaeta et al. 2003:695 [ref. 27056]). Current status: Valid as Chrionema pallidum Parin 1990. Bembropidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

philippinus, Bembrops Fowler [H. W.] 1939:2 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 3; ref. 17189] Anima Sola Island, between Burias and Luzon Island, Philippines, 12°52'N, 123°23'30"E, Albatross station D.5216, depth 215 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 98866. Paratypes: (74) CAS-SU 40194 (1); USNM 98940-76 (2, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1, 4, 2, 5, 2, 1, 5, 2, 2, 8, 2, 1, 6, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 1). Replacement name (17 May) for Bembrops filifer Fowler 1938, preoccupied by Bembrops filifera Gilbert 1905; name also replaced by Bembrops filamentosa Norman 1939 (25 Nov.). •Synonym of Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894) -- (Das & Nelson 1996:38 [ref. 22554], Nelson 2001:3516 [ref. 26284], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:291 [ref. 25991]). •Valid as Bembrops philippinus Fowler 1939 -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1502 [ref. 29000], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:251 [ref. 41223]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Bembrops philippinus Fowler 1939. Bembropidae. Distribution: IEastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Philippines south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

platyrhynchus, Bathypercis Alcock [A. W.] 1894:178 [10], Pl. 9 (fig. 1) [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 62 (pt 2, No. 4); ref. 89] Bay of Bengal, 15°04'07"N, 80°25'07"E, Investigator station 137, depth 128 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZSI F13437. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:145 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:39 [ref. 22148]. On p. 10 of separate. •Valid as Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894) -- (Heemstra & Nelson 1986:738 [ref. 6304], Das & Nelson 1996:38 [ref. 22554], Nelson in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:40 [ref. 25847], Nelson 2001:3516 [ref. 26284], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:293 [ref. 25991], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Hoese & Bray 2006:1502 [ref. 29000], Shao et al. 2008:259 [ref. 29952], Jawad et al. 2013:4 [ref. 32489], Psomadakis et al. 2020:538 [ref. 37272], Das et al. 2022:306 [ref. 39944], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:251 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894). Bembropidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa (Mozambique, Somalia) and Mascarene Ridge east to Philippines, north to South China Sea, south to Tasman Sea. Habitat: marine.

quadrisella, Bembrops Thompson [B. A.] & Suttkus [R. D.] 1998:976, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 111 (no. 4); ref. 23601] Atlantic, off Suriname, 7°38'N, 54°43'W, depth 457 meters. Holotype: TU 180351. Paratypes: CAS 56879 (1), 61004 (2), CAS 61005 (1); CUMV 43863 (1), 77466 (1); TU 20037 (1), 180259 (1), 180350 (1), 180353 (1), 181667 (1); USNM 304913 (4), 304917 (2), 347206-11 (4, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2), 347218-20 (11, 1, 6), 347221 and 347256 (3), 347255 (1), 347257-60 (1, 1, 1, 11), 347266-69 (11, 10, 5, 8). •Valid as Bembrops quadrisella Thompson & Suttkus 1998 -- (Thompson 2003:1744 [ref. 27088], Robertson et al. 2020:160 [ref. 38098]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops quadrisella Thompson & Suttkus 1998. Bembropidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

raneyi, Bembrops Thompson [B. A.] & Suttkus [R. D.] 1998:979, Fig. 11 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 111 (no. 4); ref. 23601] Atlantic, just east of Cay Sal Bank, 23°59'N, 79°43'W, depth 640 meters. Holotype: TU 180135. Paratypes: CUMV 77467 (1); TU 16849 (6), 180260 (4); UF 212111 (1), 217644 (1), 220553-54 (1, 1); USNM 269552 (4), 347223 (5), 347252-53 (3, 1). •Valid as Bembrops raneyi Thompson & Suttkus 1998 -- (Thompson 2003:1744 [ref. 27088], Page et al. 2023:216 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops raneyi Thompson & Suttkus 1998. Bembropidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

squamentum, Chriomystax Ginsburg [I.] 1955:629 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 104 (no. 3347); ref. 5606] Off Virgin Islands, West Indies, 18°51'N, 64°33'W, depth 140 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 108394. Paratypes: USNM 108393 (17), 108396 (10). •Valid as Chrionema squamentum (Ginsburg 1955) -- (Iwamoto & Staiger 1976:492 [ref. 7072], Claro et al. 2000:23 [ref. 26458], Thompson 2003:1744 [ref. 27088], Robertson et al. 2020:160 [ref. 38098], Page et al. 2023:216 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:564 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Chrionema squamentum (Ginsburg 1955). Bembropidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Virginia (U.S.A.) south to Trinidad and Tobago, including Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

squamiceps, Chrionema Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:646, Pl. 86 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Off northern coast of Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4098, depth 95-152 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51635. •Valid as Chrionema squamiceps Gilbert 1905 -- (Iwamoto & Staiger 1976:495 [ref. 7072], Myers & Donaldson 2003:638 [ref. 27495], Mundy 2005:458 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:370 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Chrionema squamiceps Gilbert 1905. Bembropidae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.