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Species in the family or subfamily Diplophidae: [ 11 ] records


australis, Diplophos Ozawa [T.], Oda [K.] & Ida [T.] 1990:111, Fig. 11 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 37 (no. 2); ref. 16665] South Atlantic, 40°00'S, 30°40'W, depth 99-102 meters. Holotype: ISH 754-1971. Paratypes: ISH 3453 -1971 (2). Additional original non-type specimens at SIO, SAM, MCZ. •Valid as Diplophos australis Ozawa, Oda & Ida 1990 -- (Pequeño 1997:81 [ref. 23536], Harold 1999:1899 [ref. 24741], Figueiredo et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27192], Eduardo et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39574], Villarins et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39442]). Current status: Valid as Diplophos australis Ozawa, Oda & Ida 1990. Diplophidae. Distribution: South Atlantic South Pacific. Habitat: marine.

greyae, Diplophos Johnson [R. K.] 1970:439, Figs. 1A-B, 2 [Copeia 1970 (no. 3); ref. 7751] Sulawesi Sea, 6°00.5'N, 122°35.6'E, 3000 meters of wire out. Holotype: SIO 69-19 (101.3 mm). Paratypes: SIO 69-19 (2), 69-20 (3); USNM 135691 (1, c&s). Named for a woman, and the name greyae was correctly formed. •Valid as Diplophos greyae Johnson 1970 -- (Mukhacheva 1978:17 [ref. 42142]). •Valid as Manducus greyi [sic] (Johnson 1970) -- (Harold 1999:1899 [ref. 24741]). •Valid as Manducus greyae (Johnson 1970) -- (Smith et al. 1991:5 [ref. 16541], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:67 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Manducus greyae (Johnson 1970). Diplophidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: southwest of Sumatra (Indonesia) east to Palau and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

maderense, Gonostoma Johnson [J. Y.] 1890:458 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890 (pt 2) (art. 5) (for 3 June 1890); ref. 14496] Fish market, Funchal, Madeira. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1890.5.31.6. •Valid as Diplophos maderensis (Johnson 1890) -- (Witzell 1973:118 [ref. 7172], Mukhacheva 1978:22 [ref. 42142], Fujii in Uyeno et al. 1983:132 [ref. 14275], Badcock in Whitehead et al. 1984:296 [ref. 13675], Schaefer et al. 1986:250 [ref. 5709], Quéro et al. 1990:288 [ref. 14659]). •Valid as Manducus maderensis (Johnson 1890) -- (Smith et al. 1991:2 [ref. 16541], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:424 [ref. 23897], Figueiredo et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:45 [ref. 27192], Harold 2003:884 [ref. 27001], Costa & Mincarone 2010:353 [ref. 37483], Pinheiro et al. 2015:7 [ref. 34324], Harold 2016:1787 [ref. 34568], Carneiro et al. 2019:88 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:56 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:168 [ref. 39448], Villarins et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39442], Page et al. 2023:84 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:206 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Manducus maderensis (Johnson 1890). Diplophidae. Distribution: Atlantic, from 40°N to 30°S. Habitat: marine.

minutus, Diplophos Jespersen [P.] & Tåning [A. V.] 1919:224, Pl. 17 (fig. 15) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 70; ref. 2350] North Atlantic, south of 40°N and west of 50°W. Syntypes: ZMUC P204453 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:25 [ref. 9588], more syntypes at ZMUC, but unidentifiable. •Synonym of Diplophos maderensis (Johnson 1890) -- (Quéro et al. 1990:288 [ref. 14659]). •Synonym of Manducus maderensis (Johnson 1890). Current status: Synonym of Manducus maderensis (Johnson 1890). Diplophidae. Habitat: marine.

moorei, Diplophos Welsh [W. W.] 1923:1, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 62 (no. 2449); ref. 15432] 5 miles west from Gun Cay, Bahamas, Gulf Stream, depth 75-0 meters. Holotype: USNM 84293. Paratypes: USNM 84292 (2). •Synonym of Diplophos maderensis (Johnson 1890) -- (Quéro et al. 1990:288 [ref. 14659]). •Synonym of Manducus maderensis (Johnson 1890). Current status: Synonym of Manducus maderensis (Johnson 1890). Diplophidae. Habitat: marine.

orientalis, Diplophos taenia Matsubara [K.] 1940:317 [Suisan Kenkyu-Shi v. 35 (no. 12); ref. 13061] Huji River, Kambara, Japan, depth 167 fathoms. Holotype: Nakazawa's Fish Spec. 11 (apparently lost). •Synonym of Diplophos taenia Günther 1873 -- (Badcock in Whitehead et al. 1984:296 [ref. 13675], Quéro et al. 1990:288 [ref. 14659]). •Valid as Diplophos orientalis Matsubara 1940 -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:44 [ref. 6441], Okamura & Machida 1986:32 [ref. 22278], Ozawa et al. 1990:110 [ref. 16665], Harold 1999:1899 [ref. 24741], Nakabo 2000:307 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:296 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:307 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:404 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:163 [ref. 28379], Parin et al. 2014:144 [ref. 33547], Koeda & Ho 2019:112 [ref. 37153]). Current status: Valid as Diplophos orientalis Matsubara 1940. Diplophidae. Distribution: Western and central North Pacific including Hawaiian Ridge. Habitat: marine.

pacificus, Diplophos Günther [A.] 1889:33, Pl. 4 (fig. B) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 31 (pt 78); ref. 2017] Mid-Pacific, 5°54'N, 147°02'W. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1889.7.20.90. •Synonym of Diplophos taenia Günther 1873 -- (Badcock in Whitehead et al. 1984:296 [ref. 13675], Quéro et al. 1990:288 [ref. 14659], Mundy 2005:164 [ref. 28379]). •Probably not valid -- (Ozawa et al. 1990:110 [ref. 16665]). •Valid as Diplophos pacificus Günther 1889 -- (Harold 1999:1899 [ref. 24741], Koeda & Ho 2019:112 [ref. 37153]). Current status: Valid as Diplophos pacificus Günther 1889. Diplophidae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Habitat: marine.

proximus, Diplophos Parr [A. E.] 1931:14, Fig. 4 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 2 (art. 4); ref. 3371] Pacific coast of Mexico, lower Gulf of California, 24°07'N, 108°40'W, depth 286 fathoms. Holotype: YPM 2676. Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:13 [ref. 16741]. •Synonym of Diplophos taenia Günther 1873 -- (Badcock in Whitehead et al. 1984:296 [ref. 13675], Quéro et al. 1990:288 [ref. 14659]). •Valid as Diplophos proximus Parr 1931 -- (Ozawa et al. 1990:110 [ref. 16665], Love et al. 2005:35 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:250 [ref. 28944], Fourriére et al. 2016:454 [ref. 34668], Love et al. 2021:55 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:84 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:206 [ref. 41622], Victor et al. 2024:75 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Diplophos proximus Parr 1931. Diplophidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

rebainsi, Diplophos Krefft [G.] & Parin [N. V.] 1972:94, Fig. 1 [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 23 (no. 2); ref. 7622] Southwestern Atlantic, 43°00'S, 26°37'W, depth 900-1030 meters. Holotype: ZIN 40725. Paratypes: IOM uncat. (1, 1); ISH 1018-1971a-b (2), 1038-1971 (1), 1072-1971 (1), 1102-1971a-d (4), 1122-1971a-b (2), 1163-1971a-b (2). Type catalog: Krefft 1978:8 [ref. 9884]. •Valid as Diplophos rebainsi Krefft & Parin 1972 -- (Mukhacheva 1978:24 [ref. 42142], Schaefer et al. 1986:250 [ref. 5709], Paxton et al. 1989:185 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:30 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:92 [ref. 24556], Aizawa in Amaoka et al. 1990:110 [ref. 16024], Duhamel et al. 2005:124 [ref. 32059], Paxton et al. 2006:421 [ref. 28995], Harold & Gomon 2008:226 [ref. 30629], Kenaley & Stewart 2015:421 [ref. 34248], Koeda & Ho 2019:112 [ref. 37153]). Current status: Valid as Diplophos rebainsi Krefft & Parin 1972. Diplophidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in Southern Hemisphere: 32°S-45°S. Habitat: marine.

taenia, Diplophos Günther [A.] 1873:102 [6], Fig. [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 6423] Mid-Atlantic. Syntypes: (3) 2 from 22°N, 30°W; and BMNH 1873.4.3.199 (1) from MFH from Atlantic Ocean, 30°39'S, 24°20'W. On p. 6 of separate. •Valid as Diplophos taenia Günther 1873 -- (Mukhacheva 1978:13 [ref. 42142], Badcock in Whitehead et al. 1984:296 [ref. 13675], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:44 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:143, 334 [ref. 8057], Schaefer et al. 1986:251 [ref. 5709], Scott & Scott 1988:164 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:185 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:30 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:92 [ref. 24556], McAllister 1990:88 [ref. 14674], Ozawa et al. 1990:110 [ref. 16665], Quéro et al. 1990:288 [ref. 14659], Shinohara et al. 1996:160 [ref. 26605], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:174 [ref. 24545], Santos et al. 1997:30 [ref. 23531], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:421 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:87 [ref. 24106], Harold 1999:1899 [ref. 24741], Nakabo 2000:307 [ref. 25086], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:590 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:19 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:307 [ref. 26001], Figueiredo et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:182 [ref. 27076], Love et al. 2005:36 [ref. 37547], Shinohara et al. 2005:404 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:164 [ref. 28379], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:250 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:421 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:356 [ref. 31242], Kenaley & Stewart 2015:421 [ref. 34248], Pinheiro et al. 2015:7 [ref. 34324], Motomura et al. 2015:14 [ref. 34709], Harold 2016:1787 [ref. 34568], Fourriére et al. 2016:454 [ref. 34668], Carneiro et al. 2019:88 [ref. 37250], Koeda & Ho 2019:112 [ref. 37153], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:236 [ref. 42208], Sutton et al. 2020:55 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:55 [ref. 39279], Eduardo et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:167 [ref. 39448] possible, Villarins et al. 2022:8 [ref. 39442], Page et al. 2023:84 [ref. 40505], Reading & Horton 2023:10 [ref. 41317], Fricke et al. 2024:206 [ref. 41622], Silva et al. 2025:6 [ref. 42588]). Current status: Valid as Diplophos taenia Günther 1873. Diplophidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate oceans. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

vicinia, Diplophos Koeda [K.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2019:108, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4702 (no. 1); ref. 37153] Off Dong-gang, Pingtung, Taiwan, South China Sea. Holotype: NMMB-P29097. Paratypes: ASIZP, NMMB. •Valid as Diplophos vicinia Koeda & Ho 2019 -- (Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:237 [ref. 42208]). Current status: Valid as Diplophos vicinia Koeda & Ho 2019. Diplophidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea and north of Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.


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