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Species in the family or subfamily Monognathidae: [ 16 ] records

ahlstromi, Monognathus Raju [S. N.] 1974:551, Fig. 1e, 2a-e. [United States National Marine Fisheries Service Fishery Bulletin v. 72 (no. 2); ref. 7535] Northeastern Pacific, off central California (U.S.A.), 34°57'N, 129°19'W, depth 0-2000 meters. Holotype (unique): SIO 63-405. •Valid as Monognathus ahlstromi Raju 1974 -- (Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987:192 [ref. 6618], Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Smith 1999:1697 [ref. 24661], Love et al. 2005:24 [ref. 37547], Love et al. 2021:41 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:58 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus ahlstromi Raju 1974. Monognathidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: off central California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

berteli, Monognathus Nielsen [J. G.] & Hartel [K. E.] 1996:114, Fig. 1 [Ichthyological Research 1996; ref. 22209] Western Indian Ocean, 5°12.79'N, 49°00.98'E, depth 1430-1018 meters, over bottom depth of 3500 meters. Holotype (unique): MCZ 130653. •Valid as Monognathus berteli Nielsen & Hartel 1996. Current status: Valid as Monognathus berteli Nielsen & Hartel 1996. Monognathidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

bertini, Monognathus Bertelsen [E.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1987:190, Fig. 31 [Steenstrupia v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 6618] Southeastern Atlantic, 30°07'S, 5°24'E, Walther Herwig station 431-II/71, depth 0-308 meters (over bottom depth of 5000 meters). Holotype: ISH 1497-1971. Paratypes: MCZ 64662 (1), ZIN 47641 (1). Type catalog: Krefft 1987:75 [ref. 20751]. •Valid as Monognathus bertini Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987 -- (Bertelsen et al. 1989:653 [ref. 13293], Nielsen & Hartel 1996:113 [ref. 22209], Smith 1999:1697 [ref. 24661], Smith 2003:763 [ref. 26989], Parin et al. 2014:51 [ref. 33547], Smith 2016:1713 [ref. 34556], Carneiro et al. 2019:70 [ref. 37250]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus bertini Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987. Monognathidae. Distribution: Atlantic, north Pacific and southwestern Pacific and southwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

boehlkei, Monognathus Bertelsen [E.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1987:184, Fig. 27 [Steenstrupia v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 6618] Near Bermuda, 31°47.2'N, 63°30.9'W, depth 2500-3500 meters (bottom depth 4563 meters). Holotype: BMNH 1984.12.3.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1984.12.3.2 (1); ZMUC P2340538 (1), P2340559 (1). •Valid as Monognathus boehlkei Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987 -- (Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Smith 2003:763 [ref. 26989], Smith 2016:1713 [ref. 34556], Carneiro et al. 2019:70 [ref. 37250]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus boehlkei Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987. Monognathidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda; northeastern Atlantic: including Azores and Madeira. Habitat: marine.

bruuni, Monognathus Bertin [L.] 1937:538, Figs. 2, 4 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 61 (no. 7) [for 1936]; ref. 292] China Sea, between Lucon and Hai-nan, 15°22'N, 115°20'E, Dana station 3714, depth about 0-3000 meters (bottom depth about 4000 meters). Holotype (unique): ZMUC P2329850. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:43 [ref. 9588], Bauchot et al. 1993:133 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Monognathus bruuni Bertin 1937 -- (Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987:187 [ref. 6618], Bertelsen et al. 1989:653 [ref. 13293], Smith 1999:1697 [ref. 24661] as brunni). Current status: Valid as Monognathus bruuni Bertin 1937. Monognathidae. Distribution: South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

herringi, Monognathus Bertelsen [E.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1987:180, Fig. 24 [Steenstrupia v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 6618] West of Madeira, 34°58.1'N, 32°56.5'W, depth 2960-2985 meters (23 meters off bottom). Holotype: BMNH 1987.2.3.1. Tentatively referred (not a type): ZMUC P2340539 (1). •Valid as Monognathus herringi Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987 -- (Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Smith 2003:763 [ref. 26989], Smith 2016:1713 [ref. 34556], Carneiro et al. 2019:70 [ref. 37250]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus herringi Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987. Monognathidae. Distribution: Northeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

holti, Leptocephalus Schmidt [E. J.] 1909:6, Pl. 1 (fig. 7); Fig. 2 [Meddelelser fra Kommissionen for havundersøgelser, Serie Fiskeri v. 3 (no. 6); ref. 14421] Atlantic west of Europe, 48°55'N, 12°03'W, depth 1170-1080 meters, 200 meters wire out. Holotype (unique): not at ZIN, ?ZMUC. Leptocephalus is a catch-all name for larval eels. •Valid as Leptocephalus holti Schmidt 1909 -- (Mundy 2005:145 [ref. 28379]). •In family Cyematidae -- (Smith 1989:945 [ref. 13285]). •Larval form of a Neocyema -- (DeVaney et al. 2009:409 [ref. 30475]). •Larval form of Monognathidae -- (Poulsen et al. 2018:18 [ref. 36030]). Monognathidae. Distribution: North Atlantic; Pacific, including Hawaiian islands; few localities known, possibly more widespread. Habitat: marine.

isaacsi, Monognathus Raju [S. N.] 1974:548, Fig. 1d,i, 2o. [United States National Marine Fisheries Service Fishery Bulletin v. 72 (no. 2); ref. 7535] Western North Pacific, 32°02.3'N-32°07.9'N, 156°07.0'E-156°06.7'E, depth 0-950 meters. Holotype: SIO 69-353. Additional material: SIO (4). •Valid as Monognathus isaacsi Raju 1974 -- (Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987:182 [ref. 6618], Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Smith 1999:1697 [ref. 24661]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus isaacsi Raju 1974. Monognathidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

jesperseni, Monognathus Bertin [L.] 1937:538 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 61 (no. 7) [for 1936]; ref. 292] Coast of Sierra Leone, northern Atlantic, 8°26'N, 15°11'W, Dana station 4003, depth about 0-3000 meters (bottom depth of 3800 meters). Holotype (unique): ZMUC P2329851. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:43 [ref. 9588], Bauchot et al. 1993:133 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Monognathus jesperseni Bertin 1937 -- (Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987:186 [ref. 6618], Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Bertelsen & Nielsen 1990:207 [ref. 14026], Smith 2003:763 [ref. 26989], Hartel et al. 2008:320 [ref. 29890], Smith 2016:1714 [ref. 34556], Carneiro et al. 2019:70 [ref. 37250], Page et al. 2023:58 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus jesperseni Bertin 1937. Monognathidae. Distribution: Northeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

jesse, Monognathus Raju [S. N.] 1974:552, Fig. 1f, 2f-n. [United States National Marine Fisheries Service Fishery Bulletin v. 72 (no. 2); ref. 7535] Central North Pacific, 12°07.1'-12°23.8'N, 148°35.1'-148°18.0'W, depth 0-2100 meters. Holotype: SIO 60-245. •Valid as Monognathus jesse Raju 1974 -- (Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987:193 [ref. 6618], Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Smith 1999:1697 [ref. 24661]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus jesse Raju 1974. Monognathidae. Distribution: North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

nigeli, Monognathus Bertelsen [E.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1987:178, Fig. 22 [Steenstrupia v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 6618] Northeastern Atlantic, 31°19.4'N, 25°10.8'W, depth 3110-3500 meters (over bottom depth of 5400 meters). Holotype: BMNH 1987.2.3.3. Paratypes: BMNH 1987.2.3.6 (1), ZMUC P2340540 (1). •Valid as Monognathus nigeli Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987 -- (Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Smith 2003:763 [ref. 26989], Smith 2016:1714 [ref. 34556], Carneiro et al. 2019:70 [ref. 37250]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus nigeli Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987. Monognathidae. Distribution: Northeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

ozawai, Monognathus Bertelsen [E.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1987:193, Fig. 35 [Steenstrupia v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 6618] South of Ryukyu Islands, western Pacific, 22°1.9'N, 128°48.7'E, depth 0-1600 meters (over bottom depth of 4000-5000 meters). Holotype (unique): ZMUC P2340552. •Valid as Monognathus ozawai Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987 -- (Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Smith 1999:1697 [ref. 24661], Nakabo 2000:242 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:242 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:402 [ref. 28370]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus ozawai Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987. Monognathidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

rajui, Monognathus Bertelsen [E.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1987:195, Fig. 36 [Steenstrupia v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 6618] 23°00'S, 59°46'E, depth 0 - about 275 meters (over bottom depth of 4000-5000 meters). Holotype (unique): MCZ 52959. •Valid as Monognathus rajui Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987 -- (Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Nielsen & Hartel 1996:113 [ref. 22209], Smith 1999:1697 [ref. 24661]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus rajui Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987. Monognathidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

rosenblatti, Monognathus Bertelsen [E.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1987:176, Fig. 21 [Steenstrupia v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 6618] Central North Pacific, 31°N, 159°W, depth 4853-5266 meters (over bottom depth of 5800 meters). Holotype: SIO 86-43. Paratypes: SIO 60-241 (2), 86-42 (4 or 5), 86-43 (11 or 12), 87-15 (1), 87-29 (3), 87-37 (1), 87-39 (1), 87-41 (1), 87-45 (1); ZMUC P2340554-7 (4), P2340558 (1); plus tentatively referred specimens. •Valid as Monognathus rosenblatti Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987 -- (Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Smith 1999:1697 [ref. 24661], Love et al. 2005:24 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:146 [ref. 28379], Page et al. 2023:58 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:137 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus rosenblatti Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987. Monognathidae. Distribution: Central and eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) east to off southern California (U.S.A.) and Baja California (Mexico). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

smithi, Monognathus Bertelsen [E.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1987:183, Fig. 26 [Steenstrupia v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 6618] Central North Pacific gyre, about 31°N, 159'W, depth 4201-4418 meters (over bottom depth of 5800 meters). Holotype: SIO 86-44. Paratypes: SIO 86-42 (1), 87-36 (1); ZMUC P2340561 (1). •Valid as Monognathus smithi Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987 -- (Bertelsen et al. 1989:654 [ref. 13293], Smith 1999:1697 [ref. 24661], Mundy 2005:146 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus smithi Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987. Monognathidae. Distribution: North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

taningi, Monognathus Bertin [L.] 1937:538, Figs. 1, 3 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 61 (no. 7) [for 1936]; ref. 292] Eastern Atlantic, Dana station 4005, 13°31'N, 18°03'W, depth 0-1000 meters. Lectotype: ZMUC P2329193. Paralectotypes: ZMUC P2329852 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:43 [ref. 9588], Bauchot et al. 1993:133 [ref. 20810]. Lectotype selected by Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987:188 [ref. 6618]. •Valid as Monognathus taningi Bertin 1937 -- (Bertelsen & Nielsen 1987:188 [ref. 6618], Bertelsen et al. 1989:653 [ref. 13293], Bertelsen & Nielsen 1990:207 [ref. 14026], Nielsen & Hartel 1996:114 [ref. 22209], Smith 2003:763 [ref. 26989], Smith 2016:1714 [ref. 34556]). Current status: Valid as Monognathus taningi Bertin 1937. Monognathidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.