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Species in the family or subfamily Centriscidae: [ 45 ] records

armatus, Centriscus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:36 [Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale (Paris) v. 8; ref. 14281] St. Paul Island, southern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1884-0346 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:40 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Centriscops humerosus (Richardson 1848) -- (Mohr 1937:53 [ref. 15290]). •Valid as Notopogon armatus (Sauvage 1879) -- (Duhamel 1995:281 [ref. 21927], Kuiter 2009:311 [ref. 30404]). Current status: Valid as Notopogon armatus (Sauvage 1879). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Distribution: Southern Indian Ocean: St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands. Habitat: marine.

brevispina, Amphisyle Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:450 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Inhambane and Mozambique Island, Mozambique, from 15°S to 24°S. Syntypes: 2275-76 (3, 6). Also described as new in Peters 1855:259 [ref. 13448]. •Synonym of Centriscus punctulatus (Bianconi 1854) -- (Mohr 1937:27 [ref. 15290]). •Synonym of Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi 1854) -- (Heemstra 1986:461 [ref. 5660]). Current status: Synonym of Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi 1854). Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Habitat: marine.

brevispinis, Centriscus Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:374 [19], Pl. 3 (fig. 9) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Samoa. Syntypes: MGH 2149. On p. 19 of separate. •Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839) -- (Mohr 1937:34 [ref. 15290], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

capito, Centriscus Oshima [M.] 1922:263, Pl. 13 (fig. 3) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 13 (nos 3-4) (art. 7); ref. 15323] Toko, estuary of the Shimo-Tamusui River, Taiwan. Holotype: FMNH 59149 [ex CM 8287]. Paratypes: (2). Type catalog: Henn 1928:88 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:21 [ref. 12367], Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Mohr 1937:20 [ref. 15290], Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432]). Current status: Synonym of Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus 1758. Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Habitat: marine.

cornutus, Silurus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:66, xiii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] [Massiliae] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:24 [ref. 30182]. •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Fritzsche 1990:656 [ref. 17532], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790], Paxton et al. 2006:854 [ref. 28994], Fricke 2008:24 [ref. 30182]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

cristata, Amphisile De Vis [C. W.] 1885:872 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Noosa Beach, Queensland, Australia (dry when collected). Holotype (unique): QM I.17 (dry mount). •Probable synonym of Centristus scutatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Johnson 1999:726 [ref. 25471]). •Valid as Centriscus cristatus (De Vis 1885) -- (Mohr 1937:23 [ref. 15290], Paxton et al. 1989:410 [ref. 12442], Fritzsche & Thiesfeld 1999:2282 [ref. 24793], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:27 [ref. 26830], Paxton et al. 2006:857 [ref. 28994], Kuiter 2009:307 [ref. 30404], Allen & Erdmann 2012:215 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:49 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:98 [ref. 36673], Allen & Erdmann 2024:232 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Centriscus cristatus (De Vis 1885). Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

cristatus, Centriscops McCulloch [A. R.] 1914:93 [Biological Results Endeavour v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2940] Type catalog: Andrews 1971:2 [ref. 31471], Andrews 1992:111 [ref. 22689]. Not available, in error for Centriscus humerosus McCulloch 1811; no description. •In the synonymy of Notopogon endeavouri Mohr 1937 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:409 [ref. 12442]). •In the synonymy of Notopogon lilliei Regan 1914 -- (Paxton et al. 2006:855 [ref. 28994]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Notopogon lilliei Regan 1914. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae.

elevatus, Macrorhamphosus scolopax var. Waite [E. R.] 1899:59, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney v. 4 (pt 1); ref. 4557] Newcastle Bight, New South Wales, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.3970. Paralectotypes: (29) AMS IA.1563-1572 (10); QM I.1562 (1), I.4009 (1). Lectotype established by McCulloch 1924:64 [ref. 19284]. •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Mohr 1937:37 [ref. 15290]). •Tentatively valid as Macrorhamphosus elevatus Waite 1899 -- (Clarke 1984:607 [ref. 6811]). •Valid as Macroramphosus elevatus Waite 1899 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:408 [ref. 12442], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:438 [ref. 22532], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790], Paxton et al. 2006:854 [ref. 28994], Kuiter 2009:308 [ref. 30404]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

endeavouri, Notopogon Mohr [E.] 1937:49, Fig. 23 [Dana Report No. 13; ref. 15290] East coast of Australia. Syntypes: ZMUC P39808-09 (2), plus Endeavour specimens (2). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:58 [ref. 9588]. "Type" [= a type] used in caption to Fig. 23 apparently does not establish the holotype. •Valid as Notopogon endeavouri Mohr 1937 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:409 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Notopogon lilliei Regan 1914 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:440 [ref. 22532], Duhamel 1995:287 [ref. 21927], Paxton et al. 2006:855 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Synonym of Notopogon lilliei Regan 1914. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

fernandezianus, Centriscus Delfin [F. T.] 1899:75, Pl. 1 [Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (Santiago) v. 3; ref. 17396] Juan Fernández Islands. •Valid as Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin 1899) -- (Mohr 1937:46 [ref. 15290], Pequeño 1989:55 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:165 [ref. 24556], Gomon et al. 1994:440 [ref. 22532], Duhamel 1995:273 [ref. 21927], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:31 [ref. 24590], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27192], Kuiter 2009:311 [ref. 30404], Dyer & Westneat 2010:602 [ref. 31446], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Nión et al. 2016:44 [ref. 35565]). Current status: Valid as Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin 1899). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific and southwestern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

finschii, Amphisile Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1884:52 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1884; ref. 14390] New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Syntypes: ZMB 12619 (3). •Synonym of Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Mohr 1937:20 [ref. 15290]). Current status: Synonym of Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus 1758. Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Habitat: marine.

gallinago, Macrorhamphosus Ogilby [J. D.] 1908:92 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 21; ref. 3287] Tweed Heads, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: QM I.4009. Lectotype selected by McCulloch 1924:64 [ref. 19284]. •Mention -- (Clarke 1984:595 [ref. 6811]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus elevatus Waite 1899 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:408 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Mohr 1937:37 [ref. 15290], Gomon et al. 1994:438 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:854 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

gracilis, Centriscus Lowe [R. T.] 1839:86 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Holotype: probably lost. •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Ehrich in Whitehead et al. 1986:627 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:460 [ref. 5660], Fritzsche 1990:656 [ref. 17532], Fritzsche 2003:1229 [ref. 27045], Love et al. 2005:72 [ref. 37547], Kuiter 2009:308 [ref. 30404]). •Valid as Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839) -- (Mohr 1937:33 [ref. 15290], Wheeler 1973:273 [ref. 7190], Brethes 1979 [ref. 13850], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:128 [ref. 9277], Robins & Ray 1986:122 [ref. 23100], Ehrich in Whitehead et al. 1986:627 [ref. 13676], Paxton et al. 1989:408 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:55 [ref. 14125], Assis 1992:5 [ref. 22786], Boschung 1992:93 [ref. 23239], Assis 1993:399 [ref. 22787], Gomon et al. 1994:438 [ref. 22532], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:1042 [ref. 23897], Uiblein et al. 1999:64 [ref. 24045], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:194 [ref. 25013], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:176 [ref. 26753], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790], Nelson et al. 2004:112 [ref. 27807], Miyazaki et al. 2004:256 [ref. 28044], Mundy 2005:322 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:853 [ref. 28994], Bilecenoğlu 2006:58 [ref. 28825], Fricke et al. 2007:75 [ref. 29533], Dyer & Westneat 2010:602 [ref. 31446], Page et al. 2013:115 [ref. 32708], Nión et al. 2016:44 [ref. 35565] as Macrorhamphosus, Fricke et al. 2018:128 [ref. 35805], Carneiro et al. 2019:174 [ref. 37250], Bañón & Maño 2021:66 [ref. 38883], Page et al. 2023:117 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:290 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, Arafura Sea, Coral Sea). IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

hawaiiensis, Macrorhamphosus Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:613, Fig. 237 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Near Laysan Island, Leeward Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3940, depth 59-70 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51582 (not 51618). Paratypes: SU 9062 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:60 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839) -- (Mohr 1937:34 [ref. 15290], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790], Mundy 2005:322 [ref. 28379], Dyer & Westneat 2010:602 [ref. 31446]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

humerosus, Centriscus Richardson [J.] 1846:56, Pl. 34 (figs. 5-6) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] South Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1845.11.21.5 (skin). •Valid as Centriscops humerosus (Richardson 1846) -- (Mohr 1937:53 [ref. 15290], Paxton et al. 1989:407 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:164 [ref. 24556], Sakamoto in Amaoka et al. 1990:227 [ref. 16024], Gomon et al. 1994:437 [ref. 22532], Duhamel 1995:264 [ref. 21927], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:853 [ref. 28994], Gomon 2008:481 [ref. 30616], Kuiter 2009:310 [ref. 30404], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:111 [ref. 36167], Stewart 2015:1069 [ref. 34254], Nión et al. 2016:44 [ref. 35565], Heemstra 2022:498 [ref. 39724]). Current status: Valid as Centriscops humerosus (Richardson 1846). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Centriscus Günther [A.] 1861:522 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Japan. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1845.8.17.12-13 (2). •Valid as Macroramphosus japonicus (Günther, 1861) -- (Shinohara et al. 2014:244 [ref. 33330], Sonoyama et al. 2020:35 [ref. 37637]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839) -- (Mohr 1937:34 [ref. 15290], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

komis, Amphisile Macleay [W.] 1879:166, Pl. 19B [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 17575] Komis, near village of Maleggiok on Babelstaub Island, Palau Islands. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16290-001 [ex MAMU F290]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Centriscus strigatus (Günther 1861) -- (Mohr 1937:25 [ref. 15290]). •Now in Aeoliscus of authors. Current status: Synonym of Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther 1861). Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Habitat: marine.

lancifer, Macrorhamphosus Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:90 [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] Off Cape Moreton, Queensland, Australia, depth 73 fathoms. Holotype (unique): AMS E.2971. For remarks on holotype see Imamura & Hoese 2020:[8] [ref. 37793]. •Mention -- (Clarke 1984:595 [ref. 6811]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus elevatus Waite 1899 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:408 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:438 [ref. 22532], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790], Paxton et al. 2006:854 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

latilimbata, Amphisile scutata var. Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1884:52 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1884; ref. 14390] Red Sea. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2277. •Synonym of Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Mohr 1937:20 [ref. 15290]). Current status: Synonym of Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus 1758. Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Habitat: marine.

lilliei, Notopogon Regan [C. T.] 1914:14 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 13 (no. 73); ref. 3661] New Zealand. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1913.12.4.7. •Valid as Notopogon lilliei Regan 1914 -- (Mohr 1937:50 [ref. 15290], Heemstra 1986:460 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:409 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:165 [ref. 24556], Sakamoto in Amaoka et al. 1990:229 [ref. 16024], Gomon et al. 1994:439 [ref. 22532], Andrew et al. 1995:16 [ref. 38009], Duhamel 1995:284 [ref. 21927], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:854 [ref. 28994], Gomon 2008:483 [ref. 30616], Kuiter 2009:311 [ref. 30404], Stewart 2015:1071 [ref. 34254]). Current status: Valid as Notopogon lilliei Regan 1914. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Distribution: Southern Hemisphere, but not South Africa (ref. 34254). Habitat: marine.

macrophthalma, Amphisile Steindachner [F.] 1860:766 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 10; ref. 18786] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) NMW 75133 (1). •Synonym of Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Mohr 1937:20 [ref. 15290]). Current status: Synonym of Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus 1758. Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Habitat: marine.

macrosolen, Notopogon Barnard [K. H.] 1925:498 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 15 (no. 86) (art. 56); ref. 12730] Off Table Bay, South Africa, southeastern Atlantic, depth 200 fathoms. Syntypes: SAM 16371 (3). •Valid as Notopogon macrosolen Barnard 1925 -- (Mohr 1937:52 [ref. 15290], Heemstra 1986:460 [ref. 5660], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:151 [ref. 25472], Duhamel 1995:290 [ref. 21927], Kuiter 2009:311 [ref. 30404], Fritzsche 2016:2248 [ref. 34608], Heemstra 2022:500 [ref. 39724]). Current status: Valid as Notopogon macrosolen Barnard 1925. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Namibia to south coast of South Africa, Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Centriscops obliquus var. Pozzi [A. J.] & Bordalé [L. F.] 1936:410, Figs. 2-3 [Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Bernardino Rivadavia" v. 38; ref. 23680] Off Argentina, 36°47'S, 54°55'[or 54°06']W, depth 182-219 meters. Holotype: MACN 559. Paratypes: MACN 559 (4). Type catalog: Braga & Piacentino 1994:101 [ref. 23697]. Appeared first with locality and depth but no distinguishing features in Pozzi & Bordalé 1935:161 [ref. 21956]. Available as above. •Synonym of Centriscops obliquus Waite 1911, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Mohr 1937:56 [ref. 15290], Pequeño et al. 1992:171 [ref. 21510], Pequeño 1997:82 [ref. 23536]). •Synonym of Centriscops humerosus (Richardson 1846) -- (Duhamel 1995:265 [ref. 21927]). Current status: Synonym of Centriscops humerosus (Richardson 1846). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

molleri, Macrorhamphosus Whitley [G. P.] 1930:117 [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 4669] Maroubra Beach near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS B.7163. Paratypes: (1) AMS. Based on specimens of Macrorhamphosus gracilis described and illustrated in Waite 1899:61, Pl. 7 (fig. 2) as [ref. 4557]. •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Mohr 1937:37 [ref. 15290]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:408 [ref. 12442], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790], Paxton et al. 2006:853 [ref. 28994], Dyer & Westneat 2010:602 [ref. 31446]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

natalensis, Macrorhamphosus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1922:57, Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 3); ref. 1648] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 29°49'16"S, 31°19'10"E, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 113, depth 150-180 fathoms. Syntypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 8349-50 (1, 3). •Synonym of Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin 1899) -- (Mohr 1937:47 [ref. 15290]). •Synonym of Notopogon xenosoma Regan 1914 -- (Heemstra 1986:461 [ref. 5660], Duhamel 1995:277 [ref. 21927]). Current status: Synonym of Notopogon xenosoma Regan 1914. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

novaehebudorum, Aeoliscus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:164, Fig. 15 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 96; ref. 1451] Vanuatu. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71353. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:39 [ref. 13621]. Originally as novae-hebudorum. Current status: Uncertain. Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Habitat: marine.

obliquus, Centriscops Waite [E. R.] 1911:170, Pl. 26 [Records of the Canterbury Museum v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 14826] New Zealand. Holotype (unique): NMNZ. •Valid as Centriscops obliquus Waite 1911 -- (Mohr 1937:56 [ref. 15290], Heemstra 1986:459 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:407 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:164 [ref. 24556], Andrew et al. 1995:16 [ref. 38009], Pakhorukov 2001:379 [ref. 25409]). •Synonym of Centriscops humerosus (Richardson 1846) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:437 [ref. 22532], Duhamel 1995:265 [ref. 21927], Paxton et al. 2006:853 [ref. 28994], Gomon 2008:481 [ref. 30616]). Current status: Synonym of Centriscops humerosus (Richardson 1846). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

otteri, Macrorhamphosus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:353, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 16421] About 50 miles southeast of Five-fathom Bank Light Ship, off New Jersey, U.S.A., depth 70 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ANSP 60172. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:126 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Mohr 1937:37 [ref. 15290], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

pachyacanthus, Acentrachme Bleeker [P.] 1865:274 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 415] Available as Acentrachme pachyacanthus Blkr = Amphisile scutatus Guér. Icon. Rén. an. t. 45 f. 3. Günth." Current status: Uncertain. Centriscidae: Centriscinae.

punctata, Amphisile Kner [R.] 1860:534 [6], Pl. (fig. 2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 39 (no. 4); ref. 2633] Coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. On p. 6 of separate. •Synonym of Centriscus punctulatus (Bianconi 1854) -- (Mohr 1937:27 [ref. 15290]). •Synonym of Aeoliscus punculatus (Bianconi 1854). Current status: Synonym of Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi 1854). Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Habitat: marine.

punctulata, Amphisile Bianconi [G. G.] 1854:221, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Specimina zoologica mosambicana; ref. 295] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. No types known. Name also appeared in Bianconi 1855:143 [ref. 26452] with figure. •Valid as Centriscus punctulatus (Bianconi 1854) -- (Mohr 1937:27 [ref. 15290]). •Valid as Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi 1855) -- (Dor 1984:73 [ref. 29757], Heemstra 1986:461 [ref. 5660], Goren & Dor 1994:19 [ref. 25356], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S101 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:141 [ref. 28072], Kuiter 2009:305 [ref. 30404] dated 1855-1859, Allen & Erdmann 2012:215 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2018:127 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:47 [ref. 36273], Heemstra 2022:501 [ref. 39724], Allen & Erdmann 2024:232 [ref. 40796] as punctatus). Current status: Valid as Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi 1854). Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa and Gulf ofn Aden east to Seychelles and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

robustus, Macrorhamphosus Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:91 [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: QM I.1562. Provisional name for a Moreton Bay specimen. For remarks on holotype see Imamura & Hoese 2020:[8] [ref. 37793]. •Mention -- (Clarke 1984:595 [ref. 6811]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus elevatus Waite 1899 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:408 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:438 [ref. 22532], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790], Paxton et al. 2006:854 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

sagifue, Macrorhamphosus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1902:69, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 26 (no. 1308); ref. 2525] Enoura, Suruga, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 7125. Paratypes and additional material: SU 7150 (1), 7947 (4); USNM 51389 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:60 [ref. 12291]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:554 [ref. 31656]. •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Mohr 1937:37 [ref. 15290], Choi et al. 2003:556 [ref. 26218], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790]). •Valid as Macroramphosus sagifue Jordan & Starks 1902 -- (Motomura et al. 2015:18 [ref. 34709], Sonoyama et al. 2020:35 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Macroramphosus sagifue Jordan & Starks 1902. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.

schoteli, Macrorhamphosus Weber [M.] 1909:76, 77, Pl. 4 [Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging, Ser. 2 v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 14425] Western Atlantic between Bahia and Montevideo, Uruguay. Holotype (unique): ZMA 113006. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:79 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Notopogon schoteli (Weber 1909) -- (Inada in Nakamura et al. 1986:174 [ref. 14235]). •Synonym of Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin 1899) -- (Mohr 1937:47 [ref. 15290], Duhamel 1995:273 [ref. 21927]). Current status: Synonym of Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin 1899). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

scolopax, Balistes Linnaeus [C.] 1758:329 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:37 [ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) [often seen as Macrorhamphosus] -- (Mohr 1937:36 [ref. 15290], Wheeler 1973:273 [ref. 7190], Ehrich 1976 [ref. 13863], Brethes 1979:251 [ref. 13850], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:84 [ref. 6441], Clarke 1984:607 [ref. 6811], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1985:425, 648 [ref. 8056], Ehrich in Whitehead et al. 1986:627 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:460 [ref. 5660], Robins & Ray 1986:123 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:348 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:408 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:55 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:164 [ref. 24556], McAllister 1990:134 [ref. 14674], Ehrich 1990:656 [ref. 17541], Sakamoto in Amaoka et al. 1990:228 [ref. 16024], Assis 1992:5 [ref. 22786], Boschung 1992:94 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:357 [ref. 23827], Assis 1993:399 [ref. 22787], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:151 [ref. 25472], Gomon et al. 1994:438 [ref. 22532], Shinohara et al. 1996:174 [ref. 26605], Santos et al. 1997:75 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:64 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:1043 [ref. 23897], Parin & Shcherbachev 1998:420 [ref. 24907], Uiblein et al. 1999:64 [ref. 24045], Fritzsche & Thiesfeld 1999:2280 [ref. 24793], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:194 [ref. 25013], Fricke 1999:36 [ref. 24101], Kuranaga & Sasaki 2000:101 [ref. 24486], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:31 [ref. 24590], Pequeño & Lamilla 2000:434 [ref. 24906], Nakabo 2000:517 [ref. 25086], Fritzsche in Randall & Lim 2000:603 [ref. 25122], Borges 2001:191 [ref. 25569], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:312 [ref. 25995], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:65 [ref. 26753], Collette in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:327 [ref. 26158], Nakabo 2002:517 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:236, 556 [ref. 26218], Fritzsche 2003:1229 [ref. 27045], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S101 [ref. 27377], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:221 [ref. 27076], Miyazaki et al. 2004:256 [ref. 28044], Nelson et al. 2004:112 [ref. 27807], Golani 2005:31 [ref. 37112] as Macrorhamphosus scolopax, Love et al. 2005:72 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:322 [ref. 28379], PShinohara et al. 2005:424 [ref. 28370], axton et al. 2006:853 [ref. 28994], Bilecenoğlu 2006:57 [ref. 28825], Fricke et al. 2007:75 [ref. 29533], Fricke 2008:24 [ref. 30182], Gomon 2008:482 [ref. 30616], Kuiter 2009:308 [ref. 30404], Dyer & Westneat 2010:602 [ref. 31446], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:36 [ref. 36649], Fricke et al. 2011:377 [ref. 31242], Page et al. 2013:115 [ref. 32708], Wirtz et al. 2013:121 [ref. 32972], Shinohara et al. 2014:244 [ref. 33330], Goren & Galil 2015:510 [ref. 33910], Stewart 2015:1070 [ref. 34254], Fritzsche 2016:2248 [ref. 34608], Nión et al. 2016:44 [ref. 35565] as Macrorhamphosus, Kells et al. 2016:126 [ref. 35888], Fricke et al. 2018:128 [ref. 35805], Williams et al. 2018:99 [ref. 36359], Artüz & Fricke 2019:555 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:174 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:95 [ref. 36864], Reiner 2019:152 [ref. 38139], Bariche & Fricke 2020:111 [ref. 37515], Kim et al. 2020:89 [ref. 39118], Kovačić et al. 2020:22 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:65 [ref. 38883], Golani 2021:34 [ref. 38303] as Macrorhamphosus scolopax, Kim et al. 2021:108 [ref. 39117], Kovačić et al. 2021:36 [ref. 39014], Love et al. 2021:104 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:218 [ref. 39448] with question, Heemstra 2022:499 [ref. 39724], Simian et al. 2022:375 [ref. 40776], Page et al. 2023:117 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:290 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Japan, Arafura Sea, Coral Sea). IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

scutatus, Centriscus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:336 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] East India. No types known. •Valid as Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Mohr 1937:20 [ref. 15290], Dor 1984:74 [ref. 29757], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:84 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:44 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:410 [ref. 12442], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:279 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:19 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:105 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:183 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:70 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:351 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:134 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:34 [ref. 26476], Kuiter 1997:68 [ref. 25488], Myers 1999:95 [ref. 23965], Fritzsche & Thiesfeld 1999:2282 [ref. 24793], Johnson 1999:726 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:517 [ref. 25086], Fritzche in Randall & Lim 2000:603 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:97 [ref. 25868], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:98 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:517 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:27 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S101 [ref. 27377], Paxton et al. 2006:857 [ref. 28994], Fricke 2008:24 [ref. 30182], Kuiter 2009:306 [ref. 30404], Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:215 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:79 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:49 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:61 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:316 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:128 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:47 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:131 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 13 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:356 [ref. 37272], Hibino in Motomura et al. 2021:15 [ref. 38121], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:109 [ref. 41223], Heemstra 2022:502 [ref. 39724], Vilasri et al. 2023:75 [ref. 40764], Allen & Erdmann 2024:233 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus 1758. Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman east to New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

sinuosus, Centriscops Regan [C. T.] 1914:21 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 13 (no. 73); ref. 3662] New Zealand. Syntypes: BMNH 1905.11.30.35-37 (3). •Synonym of Centriscops humerosus (Richardson 1846) -- (Mohr 1937:54 [ref. 15290], Duhamel 1995:265 [ref. 21927]). Current status: Synonym of Centriscops humerosus (Richardson 1846). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

squamosus, Centriscus Bloch [M. E.] 1785:55 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 1; ref. 4866] Not available. This is the diagnosis for Bloch's account of Centriscus scolopax Linnaeus and not intended as a new name proposal. However, it has been treated as a name by various authors, e. g. Mohr 1937:37 [ref. 15290], Wheeler 1973:273 [ref. 7190], Fritzsche 1990:656 [ref. 17532]. On p. 64 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 4 [ref. 21381]. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae.

strigata, Amphisile Günther [A.] 1861:528, 566 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Java, Indonesia [Banda questionably included]. Syntypes: BMNH 1861.10.11.9 (1). Second specimen added on p. 566. •Valid as Centriscus strigatus (Günther 1861) -- (Mohr 1937:25 [ref. 15290]). •Valid as Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther 1861) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:84 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:410 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:70 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:74 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:68 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:70 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:95 [ref. 23965], Fritzsche & Thiesfeld 1999:2282 [ref. 24793], Nakabo 2000:517 [ref. 25086], Fritzsche in Randall & Lim 2000:603 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:152 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:97 [ref. 25868], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:174 [ref. 27511] dated 1860, Nakabo 2002:517 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:27 [ref. 26830], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:36 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:119 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:113 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:323 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:856 [ref. 28994], Kuiter 2009:304 [ref. 30404], Satapoomin 2009:62 [ref. 30463], Motomura et al. 2010:88 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:377 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:215 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:48 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:19 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2019:98 [ref. 36673], Akaike et al. 2021:19 [ref. 38809], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:7 [ref. 40448], Heemstra 2022:502 [ref. 39724], Abe et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41435], Allen & Erdmann 2024:232 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther 1861). Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Tanzania, Seychelles; Andaman Islands east to Pohnpei (Micronesia), north to Kagoshima prefecture (southern Japan), south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

sumpit, Centriscus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:87, 93 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] No locality. •Status uncertain -- (Mohr 1937:58 [ref. 15290]). Current status: Uncertain. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

valitaris, Centriscus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1461 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. No types known. See Centriscus velitaris Pallas 1770 [ref. 12293]. •Evidently an incorrect subsequent spelling for Centriscus velitaris Pallas 1770. •In the synonymy of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae.

velitaris, Amphisilia Cuvier [G.] in Guérin-Méneville 1828:no page number, Livraison 13 [Planches de Seba; ref. 29508] No types known. Text applies to Pl. 34 (no. 5) published in 1827. Predates Amphisiis velitaris Cuvier 1829. See Parenti & Desoutter-Meniger 2007:395 [ref. 29507]. •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti & Desoutter-Meniger 2007:399 [ref. 29507]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

velitaris, Centriscus Cabrera y Corro [A.], Pérez [L.] & Hänseler [F.] in Machado 1857:24 [Catálogo de los peces que habitán ó frecuentan las costas de Cadiz y Huelva con inclusion de los del Rio Guadalquivir.; ref. 17320] Western Andalusia, near Cádiz, Spain, eastern Atlantic. Name only; not available. Name from Cabrera y Corro, Pérez & Hänseler 1817:10 [ref. 17319]. Apparently not independent from Centriscus valitaris Gmelin 1789. Also appeared in Graells 1887:184 [ref.30438]. See also Centriscus velitaris Pallas 1770. •In the synonymy of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae.

velitaris, Centriscus Pallas [P. S.] 1770:36, Pl. 4 (fig. 8) [Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 8); ref. 12293] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. No types known. Predated by Amphisilia velitaris Cuvier in Guérin-Méneville 1827-31, Pl. 34 [ref. 29508]. •Valid as Macrorhamphosus velitaris (Pallas 1770) -- (Mohr 1937:32 [ref. 15290]). •Valid as Macroramphosus velitaris but perhaps a synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:408 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Fritzsche 1990:656 [ref. 17532], Fritzsche 2003:1229 [ref. 27045], Paxton et al. 2006:854 [ref. 28994]). •Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839) -- (Wheeler 1973:273 [ref. 7190], Ehrich in Whitehead et al. 1986:627 [ref. 13676], Matthiessen et al. 2003:63 [ref. 26790], Mundy 2005:322 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe 1839). Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Habitat: marine.

xenosoma, Notopogon Regan [C. T.] 1914:14 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 13 (no. 73); ref. 3661] Cape North, New Zealand, depth 70 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1913.12.4.8. •Synonym of Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin 1899) -- (Mohr 1937:47 [ref. 15290]). •Valid as Notopogon xenosoma Regan 1914 -- (Heemstra 1986:461 [ref. 5660], Sakamoto in Amaoka et al. 1990:230 [ref. 16024], Duhamel 1995:277 [ref. 21927], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:855 [ref. 28994], Gomon 2008:484 [ref. 30616], Kuiter 2009:311 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2011:377 [ref. 31242], Stewart 2015:1072 [ref. 34254], Fricke et al. 2018:128 [ref. 35805], Heemstra 2022:500 [ref. 39724]). Current status: Valid as Notopogon xenosoma Regan 1914. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, southern Madagascar; New Caledonia, southern Australia, New Zealand. Habitat: marine.