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


atlantica, Howella brodiei Post [A.] & Quéro [J.-C.] 1991:118 [Cybium v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 15760] Atlantic, 44°12'N, 20°04'W, depth 1100 meters. Holotype: ISH 290-1982. Paratypes: ISH 144-1984 (1), 263-1974 (1), 308-1979 (1), 330-1966 (4), 479-1986 (2), 614-1966 (2), 781-1979 (4), 852-1973 (2), 1048-1979 (1), 2629-1979 (1); MNHN 1990-0056 (1). •Synonym of Howella brodiei Ogilby 1899, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Santos et al. 1997:79 [ref. 23531]). •Valid as Howella atlantica Post & Quéro 1991 -- (Heemstra in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2692 [ref. 34618], Brown et al. 2019:175 [ref. 36444], Carneiro et al. 2019:240 [ref. 37250], Eduardo et al. 2019:966 [ref. 37064], Iglésias et al. 2020:294 [ref. 37987], Sutton et al. 2020:289 [ref. 37832], Bañón et al. 2021:7 [ref. 40417], Eduardo et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:298 [ref. 39448] with question, Heemstra 2022:163 [ref. 39747], Carvalho-Filho 2023:111 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:177 [ref. 40505], Reading & Horton 2023:16 [ref. 41317], Fricke et al. 2024:595 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Howella atlantica Post & Quéro 1991. Howellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.) south to off northeastern Brazil, including eastern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic: southern Iceland; eastern Atlantic: Ireland south to Mauritania, including Azores and Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain) and Cape Verde Islands. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

brodiei, Howella Ogilby [J. D.] 1899:735, Fig. [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 23 (pt 4); ref. 3277] Lord Howe Island, southwestern Pacific. Holotype (unique): QM I.777. •Valid as Howella brodiei Ogilby 1899 -- (Tortonese 1973:366 [ref. 7192], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:196 [ref. 9277], Fujii in Uyeno et al. 1983:295 [ref. 14275], Paxton et al. 1989:511 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:60 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:180 [ref. 24556], McAllister 1990:137 [ref. 14674], Roberts in Amaoka et al. 1990:249 [ref. 16024], Post & Quéro 1991:121 [ref. 15760], Gomon et al. 1994:549 [ref. 22532], Porteiro et al. 1999:42 [ref. 24203], Carpenter 1999:2437 [ref. 24813], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:647 [ref. 25968], Heemstra 2003:1302 [ref. 27043], Moore et al. 2003:224 [ref. 27076], Love et al. 2005:109 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:338 [ref. 28379] with subspecies, McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:108 [ref. 28815], Paxton et al. 2006:977 [ref. 28994], Roberts 2015:1229 [ref. 34193], Carneiro et al. 2019:240 [ref. 37250], Psomadakis et al. 2020:379 [ref. 37272] as cf. brodiei, Love et al. 2021:145 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:177 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:595 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Howella brodiei Ogilby 1899. Howellidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: South Africa east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia: eastern Pacific: northern California (U.S.A.) south to Chile. Habitat: marine.

declivifrons, Bathysphyraenops Fedoryako [B. I.] 1976:164, Fig. 5 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 104; ref. 1313] Pacific, 5°38'S, 130°52'E, Vitiaz station 7265. Holotype: ZIN 42634 (not received at ZIN). Paratypes: (4 or 5). •Valid as Bathysphyraenops declivifrons Fedoryako 1976 -- (Rajakrishnan et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39790]). Current status: Valid as Bathysphyraenops declivifrons Fedoryako 1976. Howellidae. Distribution: Pacific. Habitat: marine.

intermedia, Pseudohowella Fedoryako [B. I.] 1976:180, Fig. 13 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 104; ref. 1313] Western Pacific [north of Papua New Guinea], 4°28'N, 142°16'E, Vitiaz station 6429. Holotype: ZIN 42635. Paratypes: (2). •Valid as Pseudohowella intermedia Fedoryako 1976 -- (Carpenter 1999:2437 [ref. 24813], Mundy 2005:339 [ref. 28379], Prokofiev 2006:5 [ref. 28960]). Current status: Valid as Pseudohowella intermedia Fedoryako 1976. Howellidae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: north of Papua New Guinea; Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

macrobrachium, Schistoperca Fowler [H. W.] 1943:62, Fig. 9 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 14 (pt 2); ref. 1441] Tataán Pass, Simulac Island, southern end of Basún Channel, Sulu Archipelago, Tawi Tawi Islands, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 99489. Paratypes: USNM 99529-33 (1, 2, 1, 2, 1). •In Howella -- (Prokofiev 2007:576 [ref. 29274]). •In Bathysphyraenops -- (Rajakrishnan et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39790]). Current status: Uncertain. Howellidae. Habitat: marine.

pammelas, Galeagra Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:193, Pl. 4 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Wenman Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 6355. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:72 [ref. 12291]. Taken from the stomach of a Carcharhinus (Böhlke 1953:72 [ref. 12291]). Family placement uncertain. •Valid as Howella pammelas (Heller & Snodgrass 1903) -- (Prokofiev 2006:4 [ref. 28960], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Grove et al. 2022:22 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Howella pammelas (Heller & Snodgrass 1903). Howellidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. IUCN (2023): Data deficient. Habitat: marine.

parini, Howella Fedoryako [B. I.] 1976:177, Fig. 12 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 104; ref. 1313] North central Pacific [northern Hawaiian Ridge], 31°N, 176°E. Holotype: ZIN 42632. Paratypes: (1). •Valid as Howella parini Fedoryako 1976 -- (Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:125 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:688 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:688 [ref. 26001], Parin 2003:S1 [ref. 28536], Mundy 2005:339 [ref. 28379], Parin et al. 2014:351 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Howella parini Fedoryako 1976. Howellidae. Distribution: Western and central North Pacific: Japan to Kuril Islands and Hawaiian Ridge. Habitat: marine.

radhae, Bathysphyraenops Rajakrishnan [R.], Rajeeshkumar [M. P.], Cubelio [S. S.] & Prokofiev [A. M.] 2022:Fig. [Journal of Fish Biology v. 101 (no. 6); ref. 39790] Holotype. •Valid as Bathysphyraenops radhae Rajakrishnan, Rajeeshkumar, Cubelio & Prokofiev 2022. Current status: Valid as Bathysphyraenops radhae Rajakrishnan, Rajeeshkumar, Cubelio & Prokofiev 2022. Howellidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

sherborni, Rhectogramma Norman [J. R.] 1930:348, Fig. 39 [Discovery Reports v. 2; ref. 3219] 33°50'S to 34°13'S, 16°04'E to 15°49'E, off South Africa, depth 850-950 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1930.1.12.1052. •Synonym of Howella brodiei Ogilby 1899 -- (Tortonese 1973:366 [ref. 7192]). •Valid as Howella sherborni (Norman 1930) -- (Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1985:457, 662 [ref. 8056], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:795 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:562 [ref. 5660], Scott & Scott 1988:353 [ref. 25518], Smith 1990:693 [ref. 18227], Post & Quéro 1991:118 [ref. 15760], Adam et al. 1998:12 [ref. 23610] as sherbornii, Nakabo 2000:688 [ref. 25086], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:647 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:688 [ref. 26001], Love et al. 2005:109 [ref. 37547], Shinohara et al. 2005:429 [ref. 28370], Prokofiev 2006:4 [ref. 28960], Paxton et al. 2006:977 [ref. 28994], Prokofiev 2007:413 [ref. 29273], Gomon 2008:565 [ref. 30616], Fricke et al. 2011:382 [ref. 31242], Roberts 2015:1230 [ref. 34193], Heemstra in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2700 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:241 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:289 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:145 [ref. 39279], Heemstra 2022:164 [ref. 39747], Carvalho-Filho 2023:111 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:177 [ref. 40505], Reading & Horton 2023:16 [ref. 41317], Fricke et al. 2024:596 [ref. 41622], Koerber & Fricke 2024:34 [ref. 41785]). Current status: Valid as Howella sherborni (Norman 1930). Howellidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in southern temperate seas; eastern Pacific: Mexico southward. Habitat: marine.

simplex, Bathysphyraenops Parr [A. E.] 1933:29, Fig. 13 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 3 (art. 6); ref. 3373] Caicos Passage, Bahamas, western Atlantic, 21°44'N, 72°43'W, 7000 feet wire out. Holotype: YPM 2847. Paratypes: YPM 2848-49 (1, 1). Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:7 [ref. 16741]. •Valid as Howella simplex (Parr 1933) -- (Heemstra in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2701 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:241 [ref. 37250], Heemstra 2022:164 [ref. 39747]). •Valid as Bathysphyraenops simplex Parr 1933 -- (Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:125 [ref. 6441], Carpenter 1999:2437 [ref. 24813], Nakabo 2000:688 [ref. 25086], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:688 [ref. 26001], Heemstra 2003:1302 [ref. 27043], Moore et al. 2003:225 [ref. 27076], Shinohara et al. 2005:429 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:338 [ref. 28379], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:113 [ref. 28815], Prokofiev 2007:566 [ref. 29274], Fricke et al. 2011:382 [ref. 31242], Eduardo et al. 2019:966 [ref. 37064], Misawa et al. 2020:275 [ref. 38138], Sutton et al. 2020:289 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:144 [ref. 39279], Eduardo et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39574], Carvalho-Filho 2023:111 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:177 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:595 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Bathysphyraenops simplex Parr 1933. Howellidae. Distribution: Cicumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas (including eastern Gulf of Mexico, South China Sea, East China Sea). IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

zina, Howella Fedoryako [B. I.] 1976:176, Fig. 11 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 104; ref. 1313] Northwestern Pacific [northeast of Ogasawara Islands], 29°20'N, 142°41'E, Vitiaz station 7402. Holotype: ZIN 42633 [not 42693]. Paratypes: (1). •Valid as Howella zina Fedoryako 1976 -- (Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1982:223, 375 [ref. 8256] as zima, Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:126 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:688 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:320 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:688 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:430 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:339 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Valid as Howella zina Fedoryako 1976. Howellidae. Distribution: Western and central North Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge, Ogasawara Islands, Japan, Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.


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