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Species in the family or subfamily Callanthiidae: [ 22 ] records


allporti, Callanthias Günther [A.] 1876:390 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 17 (no. 101) (art. 43); ref. 2007] Tasmania, Australia. Lectotype: BMNH 1875.11.12.38. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1875.11.12.39 (1). Lectotype selected by Anderson et al. 2015:13-14 [ref. 33996]. •Valid as Callanthias allporti Günther 1876 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:504 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:174 [ref. 24556], Aizawa & Matsuura in Amaoka et al. 1990:256 [ref. 16024], Gomon et al. 1994:546 [ref. 22532], Hoese et al. 2006:1034 [ref. 28999], Roberts & Gomon 2008:549 [ref. 30641], Anderson et al. 2015:13 [ref. 33996], Stewart 2015:1204 [ref. 34196]). Current status: Valid as Callanthias allporti Günther 1876. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Off Australia and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

ambiortus, Grammatonotus Prokofiev [A. M.] 2006:17, Figs. 1-2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 46 (no. 1); ref. 28506] Seamounts of the Emperor Seamount Chain or the Hawaiian ridges [as "western part of the Hawaiian Islands]. Holotype (unique): ZIN 53452. •Valid as Grammatonotus ambiortus Prokofiev 2006 -- (Prokofiev 2015:221 [ref. 33926], Anderson et al. 2016:289 [ref. 34802], Anderson & Johnson 2017:187 [ref. 35189], Anderson et al. 2018:56 [ref. 36270], Prokofiev 2018:394 [447] [ref. 36152]). Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus ambiortus Prokofiev 2006. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Chesterfield and Loyalty islands (New Caledonia), Vanuatu, Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands), Hawaiian Ridge. Habitat: marine.

australis, Callanthias platei Ogilby [J. D.] 1899:173 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 24 (pt 1); ref. 3279] Off Norah Head, 33°20'N, 151°41'E, 36 miles north of Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.3973. Paralectotypes: AMS I.3977 (1). Lectotype selected by Anderson et al. 2015:17, 19 [ref. 33996]. •Valid as Callanthias australis Ogilby 1899 -- (Kuiter 1993:142 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:546 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:120 [ref. 25488], Anderson 1999:2555 [ref. 24814], Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847], Hoese et al. 2006:1035 [ref. 28999], Roberts & Gomon 2008:549 [ref. 30641], Fricke et al. 2011:387 [ref. 31242], Anderson et al. 2015:17 [ref. 33996], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:113 [ref. 36167], Stewart 2015:1205 [ref. 34196], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:147 [ref. 41223] as sp. cf. australis). Current status: Valid as Callanthias australis Ogilby 1899. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: southern Australia, Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia), New Zealand and Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

bianchi, Grammatonotus Lisher [M. W.], Thein [H.] & Psomadakis [P. N.] 2021:515, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4996 (no. 3); ref. 38411] Off Tanintharyi coast, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, 10°2'42.00"N, 97°22'45.00"E, depth 184 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 208486. Paratype: SAIAB 208488 (1). •Valid as Grammatonotus bianchi Lisher, Thein & Psomadakis 2021. Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus bianchi Lisher, Thein & Psomadakis 2021. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea, Myanmar. Habitat: marine.

brianne, Grammatonotus Anderson [W. D., Jr.], Greene [B. D.] & Rocha [L. A.] 2016:290, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa 4173 (no. 3); ref. 34802] Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines, depth 150 meters. Holotype: PNM 15196 (ex CAS 237785). Paratypes: CAS, USNM. •Valid as Grammatonotus brianne Anderson, Greene & Rocha 2016 -- (Anderson & Johnson 2017:187 [ref. 35189], Anderson et al. 2018:56 [ref. 36270]). Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus brianne Anderson, Greene & Rocha 2016. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

buphthalmos, Anthias Bonaparte [C. L.] 1833:fasc. 2, punt. 10, Pl. 86 (fig. 3) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 516] Italy, western Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: ANSP 13624-36 (13), 17161 (1, dry skin, missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:154 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Tortonese 1973:357 [ref. 7192], Anderson et al. 2015:41 [ref. 33996]). Current status: Synonym of Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque 1810). Callanthiidae. Habitat: marine.

crosnieri, Callanthias Fourmanoir [P.] 1981:91, Fig. 15 [Mémoires de l'ORSTOM (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) No. 91 (art. 3); ref. 8484] 14°01.2'N, 120°20.0'E, Philippines, depth 200-182 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1978-79. Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0080 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:74 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Grammatonotus crosnieri (Fourmanoir 1981) -- (Anderson 1999:2556 [ref. 24814], Anderson in Randall & Lim 2000:611 [ref. 25122], Kanou et al. 2003:39 [ref. 27057], Prokofiev 2006:17 [ref. 28506], Anderson et al. 2016:292 [ref. 34802], Anderson & Johnson 2017:187 [ref. 35189], Anderson et al. 2018:60 [ref. 36270], Prokofiev 2018:399 [451] [ref. 36152], Fricke et al. 2019:127 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus crosnieri (Fourmanoir 1981). Callanthiidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia to Philippines; Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Callanthias Franz [V.] 1910:40, Pl. 6 (fig. 49) [Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 4 (Suppl.) (no. 1); ref. 1481] Aburatsubo, Sagami Sea, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZSM [old collection] destroyed in WW II. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:268 [ref. 28925]. •Valid as Callanthias japonicus Franz 1910 -- (Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:138 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1985:467, 667 [ref. 8056], Nakabo 2000:732 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:322 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:732 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:317, 594 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:431 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:350 [ref. 28379], Shinohara et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:260 [ref. 33330], Anderson et al. 2015:25 [ref. 33996], Kim et al. 2020:117 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:57 [ref. 37637], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:147 [ref. 41223] as sp. cf. japonicus). Current status: Valid as Callanthias japonicus Franz 1910. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

lanceolata, Parabarossia Kotthaus [A.] 1976:60, Fig. 388 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 23; ref. 2672] Southwest of Socotra, 11°33.9'N, 52°54'E to 11°38'N, 52°52'E, Meteor station 102, depth 175-337 meters. Holotype: ZMH 5283. Paratypes: ZMH 5284 (2). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:417 [ref. 21161]. Name probably should be lanceolatus when in Grammatonotus. •Valid as Grammatonotus lanceolata (Kotthaus 1976) -- (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377], Prokofiev 2006:17 [ref. 28506], Anderson et al. 2016:289 [ref. 34802]). •Valid as Grammatonotus lanceolatus (Kotthaus 1976) -- (Anderson & Johnson 2017:187 [ref. 35189], Anderson et al. 2018:61 [ref. 36270], Lisher et al. 2021:522 [ref. 38411], Heemstra 2022:114 [ref. 39747]). Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus lanceolatus (Kotthaus 1976). Callanthiidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique, Socotra (Yemen). Habitat: marine.

laysanus, Grammatonotus Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:619, Fig. 240 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Near Laysan Island, Leeward Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3947, depth 97-199 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51546. •Valid as Grammatonotus laysanus Gilbert 1905 -- (Kanou et al. 2003:39 [ref. 27057], Mundy & Parrish 2004:414 [ref. 27877], Prokofiev 2006:17 [ref. 28506], Mundy 2005:351 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:199 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2011:387 [ref. 31242], Anderson et al. 2016:289 [ref. 34802], Anderson & Johnson 2017:187 [ref. 35189], Anderson et al. 2018:62 [ref. 36270], Lisher et al. 2021:522 [ref. 38411]). Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus laysanus Gilbert 1905. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Pacific: New Guinea and New Caledonia to Vanuatu and Gilbert Islands (Kiribati); Johnston Atoll, Hawaiian Ridge, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands; Nazca Ridge, Sala-y-Gomez Ridge (southeastern Pacific). Habitat: marine.

legras, Callanthias Smith [J. L. B.] 1948:335, Fig. 1 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 14 (no. 113) (art. 30); ref. 4074] Algoa Bay, South Africa, western Indian Ocean, depth 30 fathoms (55 meters). Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 30 [ex TMP]. •Valid as Callanthias legras Smith 1948 -- (Heemstra & Anderson 1986:539 [ref. 5664], Anderson et al. 2015:29 [ref. 33996]). Current status: Valid as Callanthias legras Smith 1948. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Namibia and South Africa. Habitat: marine.

macrophthalmus, Grammatonotus Katayama [M.], Yamamoto [E.] & Yamakawa [T.] 1982:371, Fig. 4 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 28 (no. 4); ref. 5397] Kyushu-Palau Ridge, Japan, 26°46'N, 135°21.5'E - 26°45.6'N, 135°24.5'E, depth 330 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 18829. Paratypes: HUMZ 75138-40 (1, 1, 1), 75141-75144 (4), 80427 (1). •Valid as Grammatonotus macrophthalmus Katayama, Yamamoto & Yamakawa 1982 -- (Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1982:221, 373 [ref. 8256] with genus as Gramatonotus, Matsuura & Tachikawa 1994:143 [ref. 21905], Nakabo 2000:732 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:732 [ref. 26001], Kanou et al. 2003:39 [ref. 27057], Mundy & Parrish 2004:405 [ref. 27877], Prokofiev 2006:17 [ref. 28506], Mundy 2005:351 [ref. 28379], Anderson et al. 2016:289 [ref. 34802], Anderson & Johnson 2017:187 [ref. 35189], Anderson et al. 2018:68 [ref. 36270], Prokofiev 2018:398 [450] [ref. 36152] as cf. macrophthalmus). Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus macrophthalmus Katayama, Yamamoto & Yamakawa 1982. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Ogasawara Islands; Hawaiian Islands; perhaps southern Japan, Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

paradisaeus, Callanthias Lowe [R. T.] 1839:76 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Off Madeira. Holotype: BMNH 1855.11.29.13. •Synonym of Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Tortonese 1973:357 [ref. 7192], Anderson et al. 2015:41 [ref. 33996]). Current status: Synonym of Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque 1810). Callanthiidae. Habitat: marine.

parini, Callanthias Anderson [W. D., Jr.] & Johnson [G. D.] 1984:943, Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 97 (no. 4); ref. 8255] Nazca Ridge, southeastern Pacific, 21°25'S, 81°37'W, depth 325 meters. Holotype: USNM 265444. Paratypes: ANSP 152995 (1); BPBM 29399 (1); CAS 54643 (1); IOM uncat. (1), uncat. (1), uncat. (2); ZMMU P-15572 (2). •Valid as Callanthias parini Anderson & Johnson 1984 -- (Pequeño 1989:59 [ref. 14125], Anderson et al. 2015:33 [ref. 33996]). Current status: Valid as Callanthias parini Anderson & Johnson 1984. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Nazca Ridge and Sala y Gómez Ridge. Habitat: marine.

pelipel, Grammatonotus Anderson [W. D., Jr.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2017:191, Figs. 5-6 [Zootaxa 4243 (no. 1); ref. 35189] Off Pohnpei Island, Senyavin Islands, Caroline Islands group, 6.991784°N, 158.137131°E, depth 142 meters. Holotype: BPBM 41273. Paratypes: BPBM, USNM. Plus additional non-type specimens. G. pelipel is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Grammatonotus pelipel Anderson & Johnson 2017 -- (Anderson et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36270]) Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus pelipel Anderson & Johnson 2017. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Caroline Islands group (Federated States of Micronesia). Habitat: marine.

peloritanus, Bodianus Cocco [A.] 1829:142 [Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77); ref. 857] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Tortonese 1973:357 [ref. 7192], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:782 [ref. 13676], Anderson et al. 2015:41 [ref. 33996]). Current status: Synonym of Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque 1810). Callanthiidae. Habitat: marine.

platei, Callanthias Steindachner [F.] 1898:284, Pl. 15 [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena, Supplementband v. 4; ref. 4238] Juan Fernández Islands. Lectotype: ZMB 15624. Paralectotypes: (5) ZMB 34739 [ex ZMB 5624] (9). Lectotype selected by Anderson et al. 2015:37-38 [ref. 33996]. •Valid as Callanthias platei Steindachner 1898 -- (Pequeño 1989:59 [ref. 14125], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:31 [ref. 24590], Pequeño & Lamilla 2000:434 [ref. 24906], Dyer & Westneat 2010:605 [ref. 31446], Anderson et al. 2015:37 [ref. 33996], Zavala-Muñoz et al. 2020:145 [ref. 37421]). Current status: Valid as Callanthias platei Steindachner 1898. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: San Felix Island (Desventuradas Islands) and Juan Fernández Islands (Chile). Habitat: marine.

roseus, Heliastes Günther [A.] 1880:45, Pl. 20 (fig. D) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Kai Islands, Challenger station 192, Indonesia (5°49'15"S, 132°14'15"E), depth 129 fathoms (236 meters). Lectotype: BMNH 1879.5.14.10. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.11 (1), 1890.2.26.141-143 (3). Original genus should have been Heliases. Lectotype designated by Anderson et al. 2016:294 [ref. 34802]. •Valid as Grammatonotus roseus (Günther 1880) -- (Anderson et al. 2016:293 [ref. 34802], Anderson & Johnson 2017:187 [ref. 35189], Anderson et al. 2018:70 [ref. 36270]). Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus roseus (Günther 1880). Callanthiidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Kai Islands, Maluku, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

ruber, Lepimphis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:34, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:34 [ref. 3595]. •Valid as Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Tortonese 1973:357 [ref. 7192], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:782 [ref. 13676], Santos et al. 1997:82 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:79 [ref. 24952], Uiblein et al. 1999:65 [ref. 24045], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:80 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:35 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:80 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:43 [ref. 36649], Anderson et al. 2015:41 [ref. 33996], Anderson in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2414 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:247 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:96 [ref. 36864], Parenti 2019:101 [ref. 37117], Bañón et al. 2020:3 [ref. 38888], Bariche & Fricke 2020:58 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:35 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:82 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:39 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:67 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque 1810). Callanthiidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: English Channel south to Mauritania, including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. Habitat: marine.

splendens, Callanthias Griffin [L. T.] 1921:352, Pl. 55 (fig. 1) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 53 (art. 36); ref. 15343] Entrance to Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): AIM MA773. Trnski personal communication (12/1/2017) on type status. •Synonym of Callanthias australis Ogilby 1899 -- (Anderson et al. 2015:17 [ref. 33996]). Current status: Synonym of Callanthias australis Ogilby 1899. Callanthiidae. Habitat: marine.

surugaensis, Grammatonotus Katayama [M.], Yamakawa [T.] & Suzuki [K.] 1980:45, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan v. 35 (no. 4); ref. 5548] Off Numazu, Suruga Bay, Japan, depth 120 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 19445. Paratypes: MSM 79-196 (1), NSMT-P 19446 (1). •Valid as Grammatonotus surugaensis Katayama, Yamakawa & Suzuki 1980 -- (Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:138 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:732 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:322 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:732 [ref. 26001], Kanou et al. 2003:39, 41 [ref. 27057] as cf. surugaensis, Shinohara et al. 2005:431 [ref. 28370], Prokofiev 2006:17 [ref. 28506], Fricke et al. 2011:387 [ref. 31242], Anderson et al. 2016:289 [ref. 34802], Anderson & Johnson 2017:187 [ref. 35189], Anderson et al. 2018:71 [ref. 36270]). Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus surugaensis Katayama, Yamakawa & Suzuki 1980. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan; southwestern Pacific: Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

xanthostigma, Grammatonotus Anderson [W. D., Jr.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2017:188, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4243 (no. 1); ref. 35189] Off Pohnpei Island, Senyavin Islands, Caroline Islands group, 6.991784°N, 158.137131°E, depth 142 meters. Holotype: BPBM 41271. Paratypes: USNM. G. xanthostigma is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Grammatonotus xanthostigma Anderson & Johnson 2017 -- (Anderson et al. 2018:73 [ref. 36270]). Current status: Valid as Grammatonotus xanthostigma Anderson & Johnson 2017. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Caroline Islands group (Federated States of Micronesia). Habitat: marine.


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