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Species in the family or subfamily Colocongridae: [ 9 ] records

cadenati, Coloconger Kanazawa [R. H.] 1961:111, Pls. 1, 2 (fig. A) [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 9357] Senegal, Sud Fosse Kayar, depth 450-500 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1961-0302 [ex IFAN 59-339]. Paratypes: MNHN 1975-878 [ex IFAN 59-332] (1), 1975-879 [ex IFAN 59-336] (1), 1975-880 [ex IFAN 59-372] (1), 1975-881 [ex IFAN 59-381] (1), 1975-882 [ex IFAN 59-386] (1); USNM 177890 [ex IFAN 59-379] (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:112 [ref. 20810], Smith 1994:4 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Coloconger cadenati Kanazawa 1961 -- (Smith 1989:417 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:168 [ref. 13454], Smith 2016:1667 [ref. 34556], Vieira et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 34869], Reiner 2019:73 [ref. 38139], Ho et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38560], Fermon et al. 2022:115 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Coloconger cadenati Kanazawa 1961. Colocongridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Gabon, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

canina, Ascomana Castle [P. H. J.] & Raju [S. N.] 1975:17, Fig. 6 [Dana Report No. 85; ref. 772] 6°38'N, 92°44'E, Dana station 3894, depth 300 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P31350. Paratypes: ZMUC (1). •Valid as Ascomana canina Castle & Raju 1975. •In genus Coloconger according to (P. Castle, pers. comm.). Current status: Valid as Coloconger canina (Castle & Raju 1975). Colocongridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

eximia, Ascomana Castle [P. H. J.] 1967:7, Pl. 1; Fig. 1 [Special Publication, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 1; ref. 770] West of Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 23255. Only larval forms are known. •Valid as Ascomana eximia Castle 1967 -- (Castle & Raju 1974:16 [ref. 772], Hartel et al. 2008:319 [ref. 29890] but family incertae sedis). •Valid but placement uncertain -- (Smith 1989:979 [ref. 13285]). •In Coloconger -- (Castle, pers. Comm.). Current status: Valid as Coloconger eximia (Castle 1967). Colocongridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: northeastern Atlantic to South Africa. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Coloconger Machida [Y.] in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:87, Pl. 52 [Fishes of the Okinawa Trough and the adjacent waters; ref. 8057] Okinawa Trough, 29°38.9'N, 127°56.0'E, depth 750-760 meters. Holotype: BSKU 28699 [not 28669]. Paratypes: BSKU 17685-86 (1, 1). •Valid as Coloconger japonicus Machida 1984 -- (Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:27 [ref. 6441], Smith 1989:417 [ref. 13285], Smith 1999:1670 [ref. 24661], Nakabo 2000:226 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:226 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:400 [ref. 28370], Shao et al. 2008:239 [ref. 29952], Zhang et al. 2010:185 [ref. 31511], Ho et al. 2015:143 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2019:55 [ref. 36673], Ho et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38560], Ho et al. 2021:275 [ref. 38560]). Current status: Valid as Coloconger japonicus Machida 1984. Colocongridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: New Ireland, southern Japan and South China Sea, Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Coloconger Ho [H.-C.] & Tang [C.-N.] in Ho, Tang & Chu 2021:272, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 5016 (no. 2); ref. 38560] Off Fu-gang, Taitung, eastern Taiwan, northwestern Pacific Ocean, depth about 300 meters. Holotype (unique): NMMBP 35247. •Valid as Coloconger maculatus Ho & Tang 2021. Current status: Valid as Coloconger maculatus Ho & Tang 2021. Colocongridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: eastern Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

meadi, Coloconger Kanazawa [R. H.] 1957:234, Figs. 1 (A-B) [Copeia 1957 (no. 3); ref. 12149] Gulf of Mexico, southwest of Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A., 24°16'N, 83°22'W, Oregon station 1019, depth 375 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 157926. Paratypes: USNM 157927 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:4 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Coloconger meadi Kanazawa 1957 -- (Uyeno & Sasaki in Uyeno et al. 1983:108 [ref. 14275], Smith 1989:417 [ref. 13285], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:284 [ref. 23897], Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27192], Smith 2003:734 [ref. 26989], Melo et al. 2009:3 [ref. 30460], Klautau et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37903], Ho et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38560], Fermon et al. 2022:116 [ref. 39448] with question, Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:119 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Coloconger meadi Kanazawa 1957. Colocongridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico south to Brazil. Habitat: marine.

raniceps, Coloconger Alcock [A. W.] 1889:456 [32] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 24); ref. 20525] Andaman Sea off Ross Island, Investigator station 13, depth 265-271 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1890.7.31.7 [ex ZSI F11777] (1), MNHN 1890-0363 (1), ZSI F11778-79 (1, 1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:132 [ref. 20743], Menon and Rama-Rao 1970:377 [ref. 27516], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:35 [ref. 22148], Bauchot et al. 1993:113 [ref. 20810]. On p. 32 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1892: Pl. 7 (fig. 4) [ref. 20531]. •Valid as Coloconger raniceps Alcock 1889 -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:27 [ref. 6441], Smith 1989:417 [ref. 13285], Quéro & Saldanha 1995:75 [ref. 22017], Fricke 1999:68 [ref. 24106], Smith 1999:1670 [ref. 24661], Nakabo 2000:226 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847] as cf. raniceps, Nakabo 2002:226 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2009:20 [ref. 30213], Zhang et al. 2010:184 [ref. 31511], Ho et al. 2015:143 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2018:47 [ref. 35805], Psomadakis et al. 2020:276 [ref. 37272], Ho et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38560]). Current status: Valid as Coloconger raniceps Alcock 1889. Colocongridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Réunion (western Mascarenes), north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

saldanhai, Coloconger Quéro [J.-C.] 2001:57, Figs. 2-4 [Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal Suppl. no. 6; ref. 28895] Grande Terre, New Caledonia, 18°58.00'S, 163°10.50'E, depth 580 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1995-0402. Paratypes: MNHN 1995-0403 (3). •Valid as Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001 -- (Fricke et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31242], Ho et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38560]). Current status: Valid as Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001. Colocongridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

scholesi, Coloconger Chan [W. L.] 1967:99, Figs. 1-14 [Journal of Natural History v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 7951] South China Sea, about 270 miles north of Kuching, Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia, 6°1.8'N, 109°57.4'E, depth 450-456 fathoms. Holotype: BMNH 1966.8.2.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1966.8.2.2 (1), USNM 200650 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:4-5 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Coloconger scholesi Chan 1967 -- (Castle 1986:163 [ref. 5644], Paxton et al. 1989:144 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:417 [ref. 13285], Smith 1999:1670 [ref. 24661], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:279 [ref. 28994], Zhang et al. 2010:184 [ref. 31511], Fricke et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31342], Fricke 2015:2 [ref. 33807], Fricke et al. 2018:47 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:55 [ref. 36673], Ho et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38560], Eudeline 2022:130 [ref. 39191]). Current status: Valid as Coloconger scholesi Chan 1967. Colocongridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mayotte and Madagascar east to South China Sea and Papua New Guinea, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.