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Species in the family or subfamily Ceratiidae: [ 21 ] records

atlantidis, Cryptopsaras Barbour [T.] 1941:11, Pls. 3 (fig. 1), 6 (figs. 3-4) [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 19; ref. 179] North Atlantic, north of Azores, 50°00'N, 25°20'W, Atlantis station 143, depth 0 to 500 fathoms [0-914 meters]. Holotype (unique): MCZ 31650. •Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883 -- (Pietsch 1986:489 [ref. 5969] as couesi, Bertelsen 1990:512 [ref. 15724] as couesi, Anderson & Leslie 2001:22 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:330 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

bifilis, Mancalias Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1932:100, Pl. 6 (fig. 1); Fig. 158c [Dana Report No. 2; ref. 3682] East of New Zealand, 46°43'S, 176°09'E, station 3642, depth about 1500 meters (3000 meters of wire out). Holotype (unique): ZMUC P92123. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:97 [ref. 9588]. Regarded as a unique holotype; second specimen questionably included. •Synonym of Ceratias tentaculatus (Norman 1930) -- (Pietsch 1986:482 [ref. 5969], Pietsch 1990:211 [ref. 21691], Gomon et al. 1994:304 [ref. 22532], Anderson & Leslie 2001:20 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:327 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Ceratias tentaculatus (Norman 1930). Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

carunculatus, Ceratias Günther [A.] 1887:55, Pl. 11 (fig. D) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] South of Tokyo, Japan, Challenger station 232, depth 0 to 345 fathoms [630 meters]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.16. •Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883 -- (Pietsch 1986:488 [ref. 5969] as couesi, Bertelsen 1990:511 [ref. 15724] as couesi, Anderson & Leslie 2001:22 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:330 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

couesii, Cryptopsaras Gill [T. N.] 1883:284 [Forest and Stream. A Weekly Journal of the Rod and Gun. v. 21; ref. 1723] Off New York, U.S.A., western North Atlantic, 39°18'30"N, 68°24'00"W, Albatross station 2101, depth 1686 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 33558. •Valid as Cryptopsaras couesi Gill 1883 -- (Maul 1973:674 [ref. 7171], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:108 [ref. 6441], Bertelsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1404 [ref. 13677], Pietsch 1986:488 [ref. 5969], Du Buit et al. 1989:192 [ref. 41503], Paulin et al. 1989:136 [ref. 24556], McAllister 1990:230 [ref. 14674], Amaoka in Amaoka et al. 1990:202 [ref. 16024], Arruda 1997:127 [ref. 24952], Pietsch 1999:2035 [ref. 24766], Porteiro et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24203], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:598 [ref. 25122], Pietsch 2008:387 [ref. 30637], Pietsch 2009:329 [ref. 30766]). •Valid as Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883 -- (Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1982:199, 362 [ref. 8256], Fujii in Uyeno et al. 1983:265 [ref. 14275], Pietsch 1986:375 [ref. 5704], Scott & Scott 1988:251 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:294 [ref. 12442], Bertelsen 1990:511 [ref. 15724], Abe & Funabashi 1992 [ref. 21223], Stearn & Pietsch in Okamura et al. 1995:132 [ref. 22531], Swinney 1995:56 [ref. 22647], Stewart & Pietsch 1998:25 [ref. 23378], Santos et al. 1997:65 [ref. 23531], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:850 [ref. 23897] as Cryptosaurus, Fricke 1999:110 [ref. 24106], Trunov 1999:464 [ref. 24579], Nakabo 2000:468 [ref. 25086], Anderson & Leslie 2001:22 [ref. 26165], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:300 [ref. 25968], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:468 [ref. 26001], Pietsch 2003:1067 [ref. 27014], Moore et al. 2003:216 [ref. 27076], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:65 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:96 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:61 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:274 [ref. 28379], Shinohara et al. 2005:421 [ref. 28370], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:202 [ref. 28944], Paxton & Gates 2006:666 [ref. 29007], Kharin & Milovankin 2007:112 [ref. 29045], Møller et al. 2010:46 [ref. 31169], Fricke et al. 2011:368 [ref. 31242], Page et al. 2013:98 [ref. 32708], Shinohara et al. 2014:243 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:188 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Pietsch 2015:931 [ref. 34271], Ho et al. 2016:269 [ref. 34483], Pietsch 2016:2072 [ref. 34597], Brown et al. 2019:181 [ref. 36444], Burton & Lea 2019:53 [ref. 37205], Banón et al. 2019:[2] 607 [ref. 38699], Carneiro et al. 2019:219 [ref. 37250], Kenchington et al. 2020:[4] [ref. 37729], Sutton et al. 2020:231 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:90 [ref. 39279], Mincarone et al. 2021:24 [ref. 38381], Fermon et al. 2022:304 [ref. 39448], Fujiwara et al. 2022:19 [ref. 39310], Grove et al. 2022:22 [ref. 41326] as couseii, Page et al. 2023:167 [ref. 40505], Reading & Horton 2023:16 [ref. 41317], Fricke et al. 2024:676 [ref. 41622], Victor et al. 2024:82 [ref. 42021] as coueseii). Current status: Valid as Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883. Ceratiidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through cold temperate seas m(including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, South China Sea, East China Sea, Gulf of California/Mexico). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

firthi, Typhloceratias Barbour [T.] 1942:78, Pls. 10, 11 (figs. 2-4) [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 21; ref. 180] Southeastern portion of George's Banks, Gulf of Maine, depth 150-200 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 35771. •In Ceratias but unidentifiable, illicium lost -- (Pietsch 1986:487 [ref. 5969], Pietsch 2009:328 [ref. 30766]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

giganteus, Reganichthys Bigelow [H. B.] & Barbour [T.] 1944:10, Pls. 4-6 [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 23; ref. 299] Twelve miles south of Mt. Desert Rock, off Portland, Maine, New England coast, U.S.A., depth 125 fathoms. Holotype: MCZ 36042. Additional material: 1 parasitic male. •Synonym of Ceratias holboelli Krøyer 1845 -- (Pietsch 1986:484 [ref. 5969], Anderson & Leslie 2001:20 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:325 [ref. 30766]). •Valid as Ceratias holbolli Krøyer 1845. Current status: Synonym of Ceratias holbolli Krøyer 1845. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

holbolli, Ceratias Krøyer [H. N.] 1845:639 [Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift (Kjøbenhavn) (n. s.) v. 1; ref. 2692] Southern Greenland, depth 0-340 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P61. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:97 [ref. 9588]. Species originally as holbölli; according to Art. 32.5.2.1 of the Code, as the name is not based on a German name (Carl Holbøll), the "e" should not be added; correct is Ceratias holbolli. Also in Kroyer 1845:140 [ref. 19477]. Males unknown. •Valid as Ceratias holboelli Krøyer 1845 -- (Maul 1973:674 [ref. 7171], Paulin et al. 1989:137 [ref. 24556], Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1982:199, 363 [ref. 8256], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:108 [ref. 6441], Bertelsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1403 [ref. 13677], Pietsch 1986:484 [ref. 5969], Pietsch 1986:374 [ref. 5704], Scott & Scott 1988:250 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:294 [ref. 12442], McAllister 1990:229 [ref. 14674], Bertelsen 1990:510 [ref. 15724], Stearn & Pietsch in Okamura et al. 1995:131 [ref. 22531], Shinohara et al. 1996:173 [ref. 26605], Santos et al. 1997:125 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:127 [ref. 24952], Stewart & Pietsch 1998:23 [ref. 23378], Fricke 1999:110 [ref. 24106], Pietsch 1999:2035 [ref. 24766], Nakabo 2000:468 [ref. 25086], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:598 [ref. 25122], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:24 [ref. 25650], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Anderson & Leslie 2001:20 [ref. 26165], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:303 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:468 [ref. 26001], Pietsch in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:274 [ref. 26158], Pietsch 2003:1067 [ref. 27014], Moore et al. 2003:216 [ref. 27076], Love et al. 2005:61 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:273 [ref. 28379], Paxton & Gates 2006:665 [ref. 29007], Shao et al. 2008:244 [ref. 29952], Pietsch 2008:385 [ref. 30637], Pietsch 2009:324 [ref. 30766], Bañon et al. 2010:12 [ref. 31029], Møller et al. 2010:46 [ref. 31169], Page et al. 2013:98 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:187 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Pietsch 2015:929 [ref. 34271], Afonso et al. 2016:38, 121 [ref. 36199], Pietsch 2016:2072 [ref. 34597], Banón et al. 2019:[2] 607 [ref. 38699], Carneiro et al. 2019:219 [ref. 37250], Kenchington et al. 2020:[4] [ref. 37729], Sutton et al. 2020:232 [ref. 37832], Bañón & Maño 2021:62 [ref. 38883], Love et al. 2021:90 [ref. 39279], Mincarone et al. 2021:24 [ref. 38381], Fermon et al. 2022:304 [ref. 39448] possible, Bañón et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40093], Page et al. 2023:167 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:676 [ref. 41622]). •Valid as Ceratias holbolli Krøyer 1845. Current status: Valid as Ceratias holbolli Krøyer 1845. Ceratiidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, South China Sea, Gulf of California/Mexico). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

kroyeri, Mancalias Koefoed [E.] 1944:11, Pl. 3 (fig. 4) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 1); ref. 2651] North Atlantic, 28°02'N, 14°17'W, Michael Sars station 42, 900 meters wire out. Holotype (unique): ZMUB 4299. Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:150 [ref. 21547]. •Synonym of Ceratias holboelli Krøyer 1845 -- (authors). •Synonym of Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877 -- (Anderson & Leslie 2001:21 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:326 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

merrimani, Parrichthys Barbour [T.] 1942:84, Pl. 11 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 21; ref. 180] Crooked Island Passage, Bahamas, 22°42'32"N, 74°23'W, 8000 feet wire out. Holotype: YPM 2004 (not found). Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:9 [ref. 16741]. •In Ceratias but unidentifiable, illicium lost -- (Pietsch 1986:487 [ref. 5969], Pietsch 2009:328 [ref. 30766]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

mitsukurii, Ceratias (Paraceratias) Tanaka [S.] 1908:18, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo v. 23 (art. 13); ref. 4321] Yodomi, Sagami Sea, Japan, depth 0 to 800 fathoms [1464 meters]. Holotype: MCZ 29855 [ex Owston Coll. 21251]. Based on a female with a parasitic male. •Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883 -- (Pietsch 1986:488 [ref. 5969] as couesi, Bertelsen 1990:511 [ref. 15724] as couesi, Anderson & Leslie 2001:22 [ref. 26165], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:302 [ref. 25968], Pietsch 2009:330 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

myops, Miopsaras Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:694, Pl. 99 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Vicinity of Kauai Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4019, depth 409-550 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51637. •In Ceratias but unidentifiable, illicium lost -- (Pietsch 1986:487 [ref. 5969], Pietsch 2009:328 [ref. 30766]). •Questionably a synonym of Ceratias holboelli Krøyer 1845 -- (Mundy 2005:273 [ref. 28379]). •In Ceratias but unidentifiable, illicium lost -- (Pietsch 1986:487 [ref. 5969], Pietsch 2009:328 [ref. 30766]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

normani, Cryptopsaras Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1932:98 [Dana Report No. 2; ref. 3682] Off South Africa, 33°53'S, 9°26'E, depth 0 to 1000 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1930.1.12.1095. •Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883 -- (Pietsch 1986:489 [ref. 5969] as couesi, Bertelsen 1990:511 [ref. 15724] as couesi, Anderson & Leslie 2001:22 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:330 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

pennifer, Cryptopsaras Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1932:98, Fig. 157 [Dana Report No. 2; ref. 3682] Northeast of New Zealand, 34°24'S, 174°42.5'E, Dana Station 3630(2), 1000 meters of wire out. Lectotype: ZMUC P92125. Paralectotypes: (2) ?BMNH 1932.5.3.29 (1); ZMUC P92126 (1). Type information: Nielsen 1974:97 [ref. 9588]. Lectotype selected by Pietsch 1986 [ref. 5969]. •Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883 -- (Pietsch 1986:489 [ref. 5969] as couesi, Bertelsen 1990:511 [ref. 15724] as couesi, Anderson & Leslie 2001:22 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:330 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

sessilis, Mancalias Imai [S.] 1941:245, Figs. 12-13 [Japanese Journal of Zoology v. 9 (no. 2, art. 14); ref. 13244] Sagami Sea, east of Hasima, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT (not found). •Synonym of Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877 -- (Anderson & Leslie 2001:21 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:326 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

shufeldti, Typlopsaras Gill [T. N.] 1883:284 [Forest and Stream. A Weekly Journal of the Rod and Gun. v. 21; ref. 1723] Northwest of Bermuda, 37°12'20"N, 69°39'00"W, Albatross station 2099, depth 2949 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 33552. •Synonym of Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877 -- (Pietsch 1986:485 [ref. 5969], Bertelsen 1990:511 [ref. 15724], Anderson & Leslie 2001:21 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:326 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

tentaculatus, Mancalias Norman [J. R.] 1930:355, Fig. 45 [Discovery Reports v. 2; ref. 3219] South Atlantic, 52°25'S, 9°50'E, depth 650-700 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1930.1.12.1100. •Valid as Ceratias tentaculatus (Norman 1930) -- (Pietsch 1986:482 [ref. 5969], Pietsch 1986:374 [ref. 5704], Abe & Iwami 1989:79 [ref. 13580], Paulin et al. 1989:137 [ref. 24556], Pietsch 1990:210 [ref. 21691], Gomon et al. 1994:304 [ref. 22532], Stearn & Pietsch in Okamura et al. 1995:131 [ref. 22531], Stewart & Pietsch 1998:22 [ref. 23378], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Anderson & Leslie 2001:20 [ref. 26165], Duhamel et al. 2005:280 [ref. 32059], Paxton & Gates 2006:666 [ref. 29007], Pietsch 2008:386 [ref. 30637], Pietsch 2009:324, 327 [ref. 30766], Stewart & Pietsch 2015:930 [ref. 34271], Nión et al. 2016:41 [ref. 35565], Sutton et al. 2020:233 [ref. 37832]). Current status: Valid as Ceratias tentaculatus (Norman 1930). Ceratiidae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine.

triflos, Mancalias uranoscopus Roule [L.] & Angel [F.] 1933:57, Pl. 3 (fig. 27) [Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert 1er Monaco. Fasc. 86; ref. 3827] North Atlantic, station 3414, depth 0-4000 meters. Holotype (unique): MOM 0091-1627. Type catalog: Belloc 1949:17 [ref. 21544]. •Synonym of Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877 -- (Pietsch 2009:326 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

trilychnus, Bathyceratias Beebe [W.] 1934:191, Fig. [Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society v. 37 (no. 6); ref. 247] 6 1/2 miles south by east of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, 2470 feet (seen from bathysphere). No types known. Status uncertain; no specimens collected, seen from a bathysphere only. Also in Beebe 1934:211, 327, fig. 117. •Nomen dubium in Cryptopsaras -- (Pietsch 2009:331 [ref. 30766]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

uranoscopus, Ceratias Murray [J.] in Thomson 1877:70, Fig. 20 on p. 69 [Voyage of the `Challenger'. v. 2; ref. 17807] Northeastern Atlantic, between Canary and Cape Verde islands, 22°18'N, 22°02'W, 0-4392 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.15. •Synonym of Ceratias holboelli Krøyer 1845 -- (Maul 1973:674 [ref. 7171]). •Valid as Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877 -- (Pietsch 1986:485 [ref. 5969], Bertelsen 1990:510 [ref. 15724], Stearn & Pietsch in Okamura et al. 1995:131 [ref. 22531], Pietsch 1999:2035 [ref. 24766], Nakabo 2000:468 [ref. 25086], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:303 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:468 [ref. 26001], Anderson & Leslie 2001:21 [ref. 26165], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:303 [ref. 25968], Pietsch 2003:1067 [ref. 27014], Moore et al. 2003:216 [ref. 27076], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:65 [ref. 27192], Mundy 2005:273 [ref. 28379], Paxton & Gates 2006:666 [ref. 29007], Pietsch 2008:385 [ref. 30637], Pietsch 2009:326 [ref. 30766], Pietsch 2016:2072 [ref. 34597], Kenchington et al. 2020:[4] [ref. 37729], Sutton et al. 2020:232 [ref. 37832], Mincarone et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38381], Eduardo et al. 2022:10 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:304 [ref. 39448] possible, Page et al. 2023:167 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:676 [ref. 41622], Rojas-Rodríguez et al. 2024:642 [ref. 41187]). Current status: Valid as Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877. Ceratiidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas (including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, South China Sea). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

valdiviae, Cryptopsaras Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1932:98, Fig. 156 [Dana Report No. 2; ref. 3682] Gulf of Aden, 13°01'N, 47°11'E, Valdivia station 270, depth 0-1840 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMB (apparently lost). •Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883 -- (Pietsch 1986:489 [ref. 5969] as couesi, Bertelsen 1990:511 [ref. 15724] as couesi, Anderson & Leslie 2001:22 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:330 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptopsaras couesii Gill 1883. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

xenistius, Mancalias Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1932:99, Pl. 6 (fig. 2); Fig. 158b [Dana Report No. 2; ref. 3682] South China Sea, 8°02'N, 109°36.5'E, station 3690, depth about 350 meters (1000 meters wire out). Holotype (unique): ZMUC P92124. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:97 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877 -- (Pietsch 1986:485 [ref. 5969], Bertelsen 1990:511 [ref. 15724], Anderson & Leslie 2001:21 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2009:326 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Ceratias uranoscopus Murray 1877. Ceratiidae. Habitat: marine.