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Species in the family or subfamily Moridae: [ 166 ] records

affinis, Halargyreus Collett [R.] 1904:6 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1904) No. 9; ref. 9338] Faroe Bank, depth 750-1300 meters. Syntypes: ZMUB 1644 (1), 1808 (1); ZMUO J2021 (2), J2022 (1). Type catalog: Pethon 1969:5 [ref. 19268], Frøiland 1979:147 [ref. 21547]. Also appeared in Collette 1905:71, Pl. 2 (fig. 6) [ref. 19269]. •Synonym of Halargyreus johnsonii Günther 1862 -- (Cohen 1973:323 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:716 [ref. 13676], Scott & Scott 1988:256 [ref. 25518] as johnson, Chiu et al. 1990:184 [ref. 21687], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:360 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Halargyreus johnsonii Günther 1862. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

andriashevi, Physiculus Shcherbachev [Yu. N.] 1993:158, Fig. 3 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova = Transactions of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology v. 128; ref. 21210] Western Indian Ocean, 10°18'N, 56°07'E, depth 408-415 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-17676. Paratypes: ZMMU P-17677-78 (11, 19). Additional material: IOAN (2). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:65 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Physiculus andriashevi Shcherbachev 1993. Current status: Valid as Physiculus andriashevi Shcherbachev 1993. Moridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

argyropastus, Physiculus Alcock [A. W.] 1894:180 [12], Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 62 (pt 2, No. 4); ref. 89] Bay of Bengal [ca. 43 kilometers southeast of Tangutur/Tanguturu, Andhra Pradesh State, India, eastern Indian Ocean], 15°04'07"N, 80°25'07"E, Investigator station 137, depth 128 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1895.1.3.6 (1), ZSI F13439 to F13441 (3), ?USNM 46754 [ex ZSI F13547] (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:137 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:37 [ref. 22148]. On p. 12 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1898: Pl. 22 (fig. 1) [ref. 20534]. •Valid as Physiculus argyropastus Alcock 1894 -- (Paulin 1989:105 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Shcherbachev 1993:156 [ref. 21210], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S98 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2009:26 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:82 [ref. 35805], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 9 [ref. 38321], Idrees Babu et al. 2022: 120 [ref. 39053]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus argyropastus Alcock 1894. Moridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Comoros and Madagascar to western Mascarenes and India. Habitat: marine.

attenuatus, Merlucius Cocco [A.] 1829:139 [Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77); ref. 857] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Correct spelling of original genus is Merluccius. •Synonym of Gadella maraldi (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:323 [ref. 6589], Cohen 1990:521 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:359 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:1998 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Gadella maraldi (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

australis, Antimora Barnard [K. H.] 1925:499 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 15 (no. 86) (art. 56); ref. 12730] Off Cape Point, South Africa, depth 475-900 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1927.12.6.41-44 [ex SAM] (4), SAM 12550 (5), USNM 188827 (1). •Synonym of Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878) -- (Cohen 1973:322 [ref. 6589], Small 1981:348 [ref. 5546], Paulin 1983:110 [ref. 5459], Cohen 1986:326 [ref. 5646], Chiu et al. 1990:183 [ref. 21687], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:354 [ref. 18936], Gomon et al. 1994:326 [ref. 22532]). Current status: Synonym of Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

australis, Haloporphyrus Günther [A.] 1878:19 [3] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] Puerto Bueno; Magellan Strait. Syntypes: BMNH 1887.12.7.38 (1) Magellan Straits, 1884.12.7.39 (1) Puerto Bueno, BMNH 1890.2.26.140 (1) Puerto Bueno. On p. 3 of separate. See also Günther 1887:95, Pl. 17 (fig. B) [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Salilota australis (Günther 1878) -- (Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:104 [ref. 14235], Paulin 1989:127 [ref. 9297], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:377 [ref. 18936], Lloris & Rucabado 1991:57 [ref. 22530], López et al. 1996:19 [ref. 23681], Cousseau & Perrotta 2000:66 [ref. 25942], López et al. 2002:63 [ref. 26808], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27192], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Nión et al. 2016:40 [ref. 35565], Kim et al. 2021:88 [ref. 39117], Chiaramonte et al. 2023:210 [ref. 40423]). Current status: Valid as Salilota australis (Günther 1878). Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific, southwestern Atlantic: Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Habitat: marine.

bachus, Enchelyopus Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:53 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. Neotype: NMNZ P.054828. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). Spelled bacchus by authors; Lota bacchus Cuvier 1829:334 [ref. 995] is an incorrect subsequent spelling. Neotype selected by Gomon et al. 2021:120 [ref. 38435]. •Valid as Pseudophycis bachus (Forster 1801) -- (Paulin 1983:91 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:302 [ref. 12442], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:373 [ref. 18936], Paulin in Amaoka et al. 1990:155 [ref. 16024], Paulin & Roberts 1992:130 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:59 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:333 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:50 [ref. 25488], Paxton et al. 2006:616 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:313 [ref. 30616], Struthers et al. 2015:862 [ref. 34267], Gomon et al. 2021:117 [ref. 38435]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophycis bachus (Forster 1801). Moridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand region. Habitat: marine.

barbatula, Laemonema Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1883:204 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 10 (no. 5); ref. 1838] Atlantic, 32-38°N, 73-78°W, Blake station 321, 315 and 316, depth 225-312 fathoms. Syntypes: (6 plus part of 1) MCZ 25840-42 (2, 2, 3); USNM 29046 (1). •Valid as Laemonema barbatula Goode & Bean 1883 -- (Arai in Uyeno et al. 1983:204 [ref. 14275], Scott & Scott 1988:257 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:115 [ref. 14674]). •Valid as Laemonema barbatulum Goode & Bean 1883 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Cervigón 1996:149 [ref. 24489], Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:625 [ref. 23369], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:805 [ref. 23897], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:999 [ref. 27011], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:211 [ref. 27076], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:92 [ref. 32708], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2020:178 [ref. 37320], Klautau et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37903], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:243 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema barbatulum Goode & Bean 1883. Moridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New Brunswick (Canada) and Bermuda south to northeastern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

barbatus, Pseudophycis Günther [A.] 1863:116 [3] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 11 (no. 62); ref. 1972] Victoria, South Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1863.1.15.38 (skin in alcohol). Type catalog: Gomon et al. 2021:123 [ref. 38435]. On p. 3 of separate. •Valid as Pseudophycis barbata Günther 1863 -- (Paulin 1983:94 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:302 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:374 [ref. 18936], Paulin in Amaoka et al. 1990:156 [ref. 16024], Kuiter 1993:59 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:334 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:50 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:616 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:314 [ref. 30616], Struthers et al. 2015:863 [ref. 34267], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626], Gomon et al. 2021:121 [ref. 38435]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophycis barbata Günther 1863. Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales (Australia); New Zealand region. Habitat: marine.

beckeri, Physiculus Shcherbachev [Yu. N.] 1993:173, Fig. 8 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova = Transactions of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology v. 128; ref. 21210] Northwestern Indian Ocean, 12°16'N, 53°08'E, depth 380 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-17679. Paratypes: ZMMU P-17673 (1), P-17680-82 (3, 1, 5); plus IOAN (2), IOAN (1). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:65-66 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Physiculus beckeri Shcherbachev 1993 -- (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S98 [ref. 27377]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus beckeri Shcherbachev 1993. Moridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

benoit, Pharopteryx Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:16 [Fische und deren Skelette; ref. 3846] Mediterranean Sea. Lectotype: SMF 3446 (larger spec.). Paralectotypes: SMF 9113 [ex 3466] (1). Lectotype selected by Cohen 1973:322 [ref. 6589]. Apparently this names dates to Cocco 1846:749 [ref. 26444] with a description, but we regard this name as an overlooked one, and suggest continued usage of benoit Rüppell 1852 -- currently regarded as a synonym of Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Giglioli 1889. The name also appeared as "Pharopteryx benoiti, Rupp. (Gastronemus benoiti? Cocco.)" in Bonaparte 1846:68 [ref. 519] without description. •Synonym of Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Giglioli 1889 -- (Cohen 1973:322 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:714 [ref. 13676]). Current status: Synonym of Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Giglioli 1889. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

benoiti, Gastronemus Cocco [A.] 1846:749 [Atti della Settima Adunanza degli Scienziati Italiani Sesta Riunione, Milano Settima Riunione, Napoli 1845; ref. 26444] Appeared first as "B. Benoit," without description, then two paragraphs later as "Gastr. Benoiti" and with description. The name also appeared in Bonaparte 1846:68 [ref. 519] as "Pharopteryx benoiti, Rupp. (Gastronemus benoiti? Cocco.)" without description. •Unused senior synonym of Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Giglioli 1889. Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Giglioli 1889. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

bertelseni, Physiculus Shcherbachev [Yu. N.] 1993:169, Fig. 6 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova = Transactions of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology v. 128; ref. 21210] Southwestern Indian Ocean, 33°09'S, 43°48'E, depth 460-695 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-17674. Paratypes: ZMMU P-17675 (1), 18744 (2). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:65-66 [ref. 25714], Vasil'eva et al. 2001:66 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Physiculus bertelseni Shcherbachev 1993 -- (Fricke et al. 2018:82 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus bertelseni Shcherbachev 1993. Moridae. Distribution: Walters Shoal to off southern Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

bovei, Salilota Perugia [A.] 1891:626 [26] [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 10; ref. 3431] Brecknock Pass, Magellan Straits. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1887.12.7.39 (1), 1890.2.26.40 (1), 1890.4.10.1 (1); MSNG 7705 (2). On p. 26 of separate. •Synonym of Salilota australis (Günther 1878) -- (Paulin 1989:127 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:377 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Salilota australis (Günther 1878). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

brevipes, Halargyreus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:295, Pl. 25 (fig. 5) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Morocco, depth 1319 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1886-0578. Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24244]. •Synonym of Halargyreus johnsonii Günther 1862 -- (Cohen 1973:323 [ref. 6589], Cohen 1974:633 [ref. 7137], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:716 [ref. 13676], Scott & Scott 1988:256 [ref. 25518] as johnsoni, Chiu et al. 1990:184 [ref. 21687] but as breviceps, Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:360 [ref. 18936], Bailly et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24244] as johnsoni). Current status: Synonym of Halargyreus johnsonii Günther 1862. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

breviuscula, Lota Richardson [J.] 1846:61, Pl. 38 (figs. 1-2) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.9.19.1182. Type catalog: Gomon et al. 2021:126 [ref. 38435]. •Valid as Pseudophycis breviuscula (Richardson 1846) -- (Paulin 1983:93 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:302 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:375 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Roberts 1992:128 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:60 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:335 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Sazonov 2001:293 [ref. 25374], Paxton et al. 2006:616 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:314 [ref. 30616], Struthers et al. 2015:864 [ref. 34267], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626], Gomon et al. 2021:124 [ref. 38435]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophycis breviuscula (Richardson 1846). Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: southern Australia, from Perth (Western Australia) to Tweed Heads (New South Wales), including Tasmania (Australia); North Island and northern South Island (New Zealand). Habitat: marine.

brocca, Gadella Paulin [C. D.] & Roberts [C. D.] 1997:20, Fig. 2 [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 174; ref. 23231] Norfolk Ridge, Stylaster seamount, southeast of New Caledonia, 23°37.5'S, 167°42.1'E, depth 425-500 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1995-1002. Paratypes: MNHN 1995-1003 (3), NMNZ-P.31380 (1). Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24244]. •Valid as Gadella brocca Paulin & Roberts 1997 -- (Bailly et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24244], Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S71 [ref. 25772], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242]). Current status: Valid as Gadella brocca Paulin & Roberts 1997. Moridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

caboverdensis, Physiculus González [J. A.], Triay-Portella [R.] & Biscoito [M.] 2018:287, Figs. 1-4 [Zootaxa 4461 (no. 2); ref. 36080] East of Cidade Velha, Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic, 15°14'N, 23°34'W, depth 108-111 meters. Holotype: MMF 42537. Paratypes: BMNH 2013.5.10.1, MMF, MNHN, TFMC, USNM. •Valid as Physiculus caboverdensis Gonzáles, Triay-Portella & Biscoito 2018 -- (Pires et al. 2019:79 [ref. 36974]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus caboverdensis González, Triay-Portella & Biscoito 2018. Moridae. Distribution: Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

callarias, Lotella Günther [A.] 1863:116 [3] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 11 (no. 62); ref. 1972] Victoria, South Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1868.1.15.37 (skin in spirit). On p. 3 of separate. •Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801) -- (Paulin 1983:98 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:331 [ref. 22532] as rhacina, Paxton et al. 2006:613 [ref. 28995] as rhacina). Current status: Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

canariensis, Asellus Valenciennes [A.] 1838:[76], Pl. 14 [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Off Canary Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8467. Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:233 [ref. 24244]. Dates to Pl. 14 in Oct. 1838, p. 73 published in 1843. •Synonym of Mora moro (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:325 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:369 [ref. 18936], Bailly et al. 1999:233 [ref. 24244]). Current status: Synonym of Mora moro (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

capensis, Lepidion Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1922:61 [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 3); ref. 1648] KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 177, depth 312-417 fathoms. Syntypes: ?SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 981 (1) Pickle station 42. Combined with a neuter genus, the adjective should be capense. •Valid as Lepidion capense Gilchrist 1922 [often seen as capensis] -- (Cohen 1986:327 [ref. 5646], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:364 [ref. 18936], Trunov 1992:3 [ref. 24540], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:142 [ref. 25472], Trunov 1999:463 [ref. 24579], Bañón et al. 2012:1 [ref. 32386], Fricke et al. 2018:81 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Lepidion capense Gilchrist 1922. Moridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: South Africa to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

capensis, Physiculus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1922:62 [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 3); ref. 1648] KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 91-220 fathoms. Syntypes: (29) SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 798 (6, now 5) 33°42'50"S, 17°36'27"E, Pickle station 63. Type information: Winterbottom 1974:6 [ref. 19544]. •Valid as Physiculus capensis Gilchrist 1922 -- (Cohen 1986:328 [ref. 5646], Paulin 1989:107 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Matallanas 1990:138 [ref. 15775], Trunov 1991:374 [ref. 20096], Shcherbachev 1993:152 [ref. 21210], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:142 [ref. 25472], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:1997 [ref. 34586], Pires et al. 2019:79 [ref. 36974]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus capensis Gilchrist 1922. Moridae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: marine.

chigodarana, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] 1989:107, Figs. 7, 14 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 16; ref. 9297] Kagishima, Japan. Holotype: USNM 59594. Paratypes: FAKU 25003 (1); USNM 59595 (1). •Valid as Physiculus chigodarana Paulin 1989 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Nakabo 2000:410 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:303 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:410 [ref. 26001], Yu & Ho 2012:44 [ref. 32507], Idrees Babu et al. 2022: 120 [ref. 39053]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus chigodarana Paulin 1989. Moridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

cirm, Physiculus Carvalho-Filho [A.] & Pires [A. M. A.] in Pires, Carvalho-Filho, Ferreira, Viana, Nunes & Hazin 2019:71, Figs. 2-5 [Zootaxa 4671 (no. 1); ref. 36974] Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil, 0°54.498'N, 29°20.082' W, depth 410 meters. Holotype: MZUSP 123403 [ex MOCH 1513]. Paratypes: MOCH, MNRJ, MZUSP, ZUEC. •Valid as Physiculus cirm Carvalho-Filho & Pires 2019. Current status: Valid as Physiculus cirm Carvalho-Filho & Pires 2019. Moridae. Distribution: Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, equatorial Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

coheni, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] 1989:108, Figs. 8, 14 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 16; ref. 9297] Off Christmas Island, Pacific Line Islands, 1°50'42"N, 157°30'36"W, depth 285 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 263719. •Valid as Physiculus coheni Paulin 1989 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus coheni Paulin 1989. Moridae. Distribution: Central Pacific. Habitat: marine.

compressicauda, Laemonemodes Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1903:208, Pl. 16 [Marine Investigations in South Africa v. 2; ref. 1645] Banshee River beacon, on east coast, bearing N 1/2 E distant 15 miles, South Africa, depth 300-400 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAM (not found). •Valid as Laemonema compressicauda (Gilchrist 1903) -- (Cohen 1986:326 [ref. 5646], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936]). •Status uncertain as Laemonemodes compressicauda Gilchrist 1903 -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:664 [ref. 23369]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema compressicauda (Gilchrist 1903). Moridae. Distribution: South Africa. Habitat: marine.

curtipes, Laemonema Biscoito [M.] & Maul [G. E.] 1989:2, Fig. 1 [Bocagiana. Museu Municipal do Funchal (História Natural) No. 127; ref. 17644] Seine Seamount, northeastern Atlantic, 33°45.8'N, 14°20.6'W, depth about 220 meters. Holotype (unique): MMF 23858. •Valid as Laemonema curtipes Biscoito & Maul 1989 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936]). •Synonym of Laemonema yarrellii (Lowe 1838) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:636 [ref. 23369] as yarrelli, Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2001 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Laemonema yarrellii (Lowe 1838). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

cyanostrophus, Physiculus Anderson [M. E.] & Tweddle [D.] 2002:18, Fig. 1 [Archive of Fishery and Marine Research v. 50 (no. 1); ref. 26527] Off Angola, 12°26'S, 13°19'E, depth 315-326 meters. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 64343. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 64638 (4), 64639 (7). •Valid as Physiculus cyanostrophus Anderson & Tweddle 2002 -- (González et al. 2010:219 [ref. 36922], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:1997 [ref. 34586], Pires et al. 2019:79 [ref. 36974], Fermon et al. 2022:197 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Physiculus cyanostrophus Anderson & Tweddle 2002. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola, including Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

cynodon, Physiculus Sazonov [Yu. I.] 1986:305, fig'd [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 65 (no. 2); ref. 8048] Emperor Seamount chain [Hawaiian Ridge], 31°03'N, 175°53'W, central North Pacific, depth 300-500 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-16043. Paratypes: ZMMU P-16044-46 (1, 1, 1). Additional material: (1). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:66 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Physiculus cynodon Sazonov 1986 -- (Paulin 1989:108 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Mundy 2005:259 [ref. 28379], Prokofiev 2017:643 [ref. 35721], Gonzáles et al. 2018:292 [ref. 36080], Korostelev et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40686]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus cynodon Sazonov 1986. Moridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: mperor Seamounts and northern Hawaiian Ridge. Habitat: marine.

dalwigki, Physiculus Kaup [J. J.] 1858:88 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 24 (pt. 1); ref. 2576] No locality [possibly Mediterranean]. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1996-1380. Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:235 [ref. 24244]. Neotype (BMNH 1865.11.29.26) designated by Paulin 1989:110 [ref. 9297] but Bailly et al. 1999:235 [ref. 24244] show the holotype to be at MNHN. The original spelling was dalwigki. •Valid as Physiculus dalwigki Kaup 1858 -- (Cohen 1973:325 [ref. 6589], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:129 [ref. 8256] as dalwigtki, Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:722 [ref. 13676], Paulin 1989:109 [ref. 9297], Cohen 1990:523 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936] as dalwigkii, Paulin & Matallanas 1990:138 [ref. 15775], Santos et al. 1997:59 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:72 [ref. 24952], Uiblein et al. 1999:62 [ref. 24045], Bailly et al. 1999:235 [ref. 24244], Bañón et al. 2002:877 [ref. 26949] as dalwigkii, González et al. 2008:177 [ref. 29991], González et al. 2010:220 [ref. 36922], Bañón et al. 2016:315 [ref. 34397], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2004 [ref. 34586], Biscoito & González 2018:190 [ref. 35998], Carneiro et al. 2019:142 [ref. 37250], Pires et al. 2019:78 [ref. 36974], Ho 2019:39 [ref. 37148] as dalwigkii, Capapé et al. 2020:224 [ref. 37551], Bañón & Maño 2021:59 [ref. 38883], Kovačić et al. 2021:31 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:197 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Physiculus dalwigki Kaup 1858. Moridae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Galicia (Spain) south to Mauritania, including Azores, Great Meteor Bank, Madeira and Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

dancoheni, Gadella Sazonov [Yu. I.] & Shcherbachev [Yu. N.] 2000:S67, Fig. 1 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 40 (Suppl. 1); ref. 25772] Socotra area, Yemen, Arabian Sea, 12°14'N, 53°06'E, depth 420-398 meters. Holotype: ZMMSU P-20460. Paratypes: ZMMSU P-20461 (1). •Valid as Gadella dancoheni Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000 -- (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S98 [ref. 27377]). Current status: Valid as Gadella dancoheni Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000. Moridae. Distribution: Arabian Sea. Habitat: marine.

dannevigi, Mora Whitley [G. P.] 1948:82, Fig. 5 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 4710] Great Australian Bight, 129°28'E, depth 350-450 fathoms. Holotype: AMS E.3544 (mixed with paratypes). Paratypes: AMS E.3544 (4 of 5), IB.1729-31 (1, 1, 1). •Synonym of Mora moro (Risso 1810) -- (Paulin 1983:112 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:331 [ref. 22532], Paulin & Roberts 1997:29 [ref. 23231], Paxton et al. 2006:613 [ref. 28995], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2002 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Mora moro (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

edelmanni, Physiculus Brauer [A.] 1906:274, Pl. 12 (fig. 6) [Die Tiefsee-Fische v. 15; ref. 632] Indian Ocean off East Africa, 1°40'S, 41°47'E, Valdivia station 251, depth 693 meters. Lectotype: ZMB 17724. Paralectotypes: (2) ZMH 12906 (1), ZMB 22445 (1). Lectotype apparently designated by Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S65 [ref. 25772]. •Valid as Gadella edelmanni (Brauer 1906) -- (Paulin 1989:96 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:358 [ref. 18936], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S65 [ref. 25772], Mundy 2005:257 [ref. 28379], Yu & Ho 2012:33 [ref. 32507]). Current status: Valid as Gadella edelmanni (Brauer 1906). Moridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

ensiferus, Haloporphyrus Günther [A.] 1887:92, Pl. 19 (fig. A) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] Rio de la Plata mouth, Challenger station 320, depth 600 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1887.12.7.32-35 (4). Combined with a neuter genus, the adjective should be ensiferum. •Valid as Lepidion ensiferum (Günther 1887) [often seen as ensiferus] -- (Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:110 [ref. 14235], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:364 [ref. 18936], Pequeño 1997:82 [ref. 23536], Meléndez & Pequeño 1999:466 [ref. 24457], Duhamel et al. 2005:266 [ref. 32059] as cf. ensiferus, Bañón et al. 2012:x [ref. 32386], Nión et al. 2016:40 [ref. 35565]). Current status: Valid as Lepidion ensiferum (Günther 1887). Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic and Southern Ocean. Habitat: marine.

eques, Haloporphyrus Günther [A.] 1887:91, Pl. 18 (fig. B) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] Faröe Channel, depth 530 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1887.12.9.60. Paralectotypes: (numerous, several stations) BMNH 1887.12.9.52-57 (6?), 1887.12.9.58-59 (2?), 1887.12.9.61-67 (7?), 1887.12.9.68-70 (3?); MCZ 27231 [ex BMHH] (2); ZIN 11727 (1). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:151 [ref. 33662]. Lectotype selected by Templeman 1970:463 [ref. 27557]. •Valid as Lepidion eques (Günther 1887) -- (Cohen 1973:324 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:719 [ref. 13676], Scott & Scott 1988:257 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:115 [ref. 14674], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:365 [ref. 18936], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1995:108 [ref. 22531], Santos et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23531], Møller et al. 2010:38 [ref. 31169], Arronte et al. 2011:1708 [ref. 31611], Afonso et al. 2016:31, 178 [ref. 36199]). •Synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810) -- (Bañón et al. 2012:1 [ref. 32386], Barros-García et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34527]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Sympodoichthys Facciolà [L.] 1888:167 [Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali] v. 7; ref. 1293] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Questionably a synonym of Rhynchogadus hepaticus (Facciolà 1884) -- (Cohen 1973:326 [ref. 6589]). Current status: Uncertain as Rhynchogadus hepaticus (Facciolà 1884). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

fedorovi, Physiculus Shcherbachev [Yu. N.] 1993:170, Fig. 7 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova = Transactions of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology v. 128; ref. 21210] Error Seamount, northwestern Indian Ocean, 10°27'N, 56°05'E, depth 415 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-18736. Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:66 [ref. 25714]. Also includes literature sources. •Valid as Physiculus fedorovi Shcherbachev 1993. Current status: Valid as Physiculus fedorovi Shcherbachev 1993. Moridae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

fernandeziana, Lotella Rendahl [H.] 1921:53 [The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 15328] Masatierra, Juan Fernández Islands. Holotype: NRM 10971. Paratypes: NRM 43062 (1). •Valid as Lotella fernandeziana Rendahl 1921 -- (Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:368 [ref. 18936], Meléndez C. & Pequeño 1996:72 [ref. 23034], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:31 [ref. 24590], Pequeño & Lamilla 2000:434 [ref. 24906], Meléndez C. & Cornejo C. 2001:67 [ref. 26163], Dyer & Westneat 2010:599 [ref. 31446]). Current status: Valid as Lotella fernandeziana Rendahl 1921. Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Juan Fernández Islands. Habitat: marine.

filifer, Leptophycis Garman [S.] 1899:182, Pl. 41 (figs. 2-2a) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] East of Galápagos Islands, 1°03'N, 89°28'W, Albatross station 3404, depth 385 fathoms; 0°19'N, 90°34'W, station 3410, depth 331 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28616 (1), 28617 (orig. 3, now 1). •Valid as Gadella filifer (Garman 1899) -- (Paulin 1989:98 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:358 [ref. 18936], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:239 [ref. 24555], Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S72 [ref. 25772], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Victor et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Gadella filifer (Garman 1899). Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

filodorsale, Laemonema Okamura [O.] in Okamura et al. 1982:133, Pl. 82 [Fishes of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Tosa Bay; ref. 8256] Kyushu-Palau Ridge, 27°55.1'N, 134°44.8'E, depth 685-710 meters. Holotype: BSKU 29426. Paratypes: BSKU 26062 (1), 29532 (1), 29487 (1); FUMT-P 2076 (2). •Synonym of Laemonema robustum Johnson 1862 -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:634 [ref. 23369], Mundy 2005:258 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Laemonema filodorsale Okamura 1982 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:92 [ref. 6441], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Parin & Sazonov 1990:8 [ref. 20171], Paulin & Roberts 1997:24 [ref. 23231], Nakabo 2000:412 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:412 [ref. 26001], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema filodorsale Okamura 1982. Moridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

fitchi, Notophycis Sazonov [Yu. I.] 2001:297, Fig. 1 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 41 (no. 3); ref. 25374] North Pacific, 45°19'N, 157°32'W, depth 550-600 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-16037. Paratypes: ZMMU P-16038-40 (2, 2, 1), P-16050-52 (1, 3, 2), P-20743 (1); USNM 304627 (7+1), 304640 (2). •Valid as Notophycis fitchi Sazonov 2001. Current status: Valid as Notophycis fitchi Sazonov 2001. Moridae. Distribution: North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

fuliginosa, Lotella Günther [A.] 1862:347 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] No locality [= Sydney, New South Wales, Australia]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.9.19.1184. •Valid as Lotella fuliginosa Günther 1962 -- (Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847]). •Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801) -- (Paulin 1983:98 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:613 [ref. 28995] as rhacina). Current status: Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

fulvus, Physiculus Bean [T. H.] 1884:240 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 429); ref. 16016] East of New Jersey, U.S.A., 40°01'N, 69°56'W, Fish Hawk station 941, depth 76 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 28766. Paralectotypes: USNM 28766 (2 of 3). Lectotype established (as figured specimen) in caption to Pl. 363, p. 3308 in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446] if figured specimen is identifiable. •Valid as Physiculus fulvus Bean 1884 -- (Arai in Uyeno et al. 1983:203 [ref. 14275], Scott & Scott 1988:259 [ref. 25518], Paulin 1989:110 [ref. 9297], McAllister 1990:115 [ref. 14674], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Matallanas 1990:138 [ref. 15775], Boschung 1992:73 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:807 [ref. 23897], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:216 [ref. 26158], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1000 [ref. 27011], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:212 [ref. 27076], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:92 [ref. 32708], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:103 [ref. 37485], Pires et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36974], Klautau et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37903], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:243 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus fulvus Bean 1884. Moridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cape Cod (U.S.A.) south to Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

gilchristi, Tripterophycis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:335, Fig. [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 9 (no. 53) (art. 55); ref. 564] Some 40 miles off Table Mountain, South Africa, southeastern Atlantic, depth 250 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.5.28.3. Also appeared as new in Boulenger 1903:168 [ref. 5757]. •Valid as Tripterophycis gilchristi Boulenger 1901 -- (Paulin 1983:105 [ref. 5459], Cohen 1986:328 [ref. 5646], Paxton et al. 1989:302 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165 [ref. 36134], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:378 [ref. 18936], Paulin in Amaoka et al. 1990:157 [ref. 16024], Trunov 1992:7 [ref. 24540], Gomon et al. 1994:336 [ref. 22532], Pakhorukov 2001:378 [ref. 25409], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:617 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:315 [ref. 30616], Struthers et al. 2015:865 [ref. 34267]). Current status: Valid as Tripterophycis gilchristi Boulenger 1902. Moridae. Distribution: Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.

globiceps, Laemonema Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1906:157, Pl. 43 [Marine Investigations in South Africa v. 4; ref. 1647] Off Cape Point, South Africa, depth 460-800 fathoms. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1904.5.28.16 (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] (1, not researched), SAM 12488 (4), USNM 188819 (1). •Valid as Laemonema globiceps Gilchrist 1906 -- (Paulin 1983:114 [ref. 5459], Cohen 1986:327 [ref. 5646], Markle & Meléndez C. 1988:871 [ref. 9283], Paulin et al. 1989:118 [ref. 24556], Paxton et al. 1989:299 [ref. 12442], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165 [ref. 36134], Trunov 1989:180 [ref. 16286], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Gomon et al. 1994:329 [ref. 22532], Pequeño 1997:82 [ref. 23536], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847]). •Valid as Guttigadus globiceps (Gilchrist 1906) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:657 [ref. 23369], Paxton et al. 2006:610 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:305 [ref. 30616], Struthers et al. 2015:846 [ref. 34267], Nión et al. 2016:40 [ref. 35565] with author as Gilchrist 1906, Fermon et al. 2022:197 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Guttigadus globiceps (Gilchrist 1906). Moridae. Distribution: Circumglobal in Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.

globosus, Momonatira Paulin [C. D.] 1986:360, Fig. 3 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 12 (no. 3) [1985]; ref. 5326] South Canterbury Bight, New Zealand, 44°49.8-40.2'S, 172°48.5-50.1'E, depth 1180-1184 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.15860. Paratypes: NMNZ P.15828 (3), P.15861 (1), P.15863 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:8 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Momonatira globosus Paulin 1986 -- (Markle & Meléndez C. 1988:875 [ref. 9283], Paulin et al. 1989:118 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:368 [ref. 18936]). •Valid as Guttigadus globosus (Paulin 1986) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:660 [ref. 23369], Struthers et al. 2015:847 [ref. 34267]). Current status: Valid as Guttigadus globosus (Paulin 1986). Moridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific and South Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

goodebeanorum, Laemonema Meléndez C. [R.] & Markle [D. F.] 1997:639, Fig. 27 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 61 (no. 3); ref. 23369] Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, 28°34'N, 86°48'W. Holotype: USNM 45967. Paratypes: ARC 8600883 (3); LACM 43471-1 (2); MCZ 45983 (1), 57923 (1); UF 44376 (2), 45373 (1); USNM 158090 (1), 158228 (1), 213496 (1), 304409 (1)' plus non-type additional material. •Valid as Laemonema goodebeanorum Meléndez C. & Markle 1997 -- (Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1000 [ref. 27011], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:211 [ref. 27076], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:18 [ref. 28815], Melo et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30775], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2020:178 [ref. 37320], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:243 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema goodebeanorum Meléndez C. & Markle 1997. Moridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New Brunswick (Canada) and Bermuda south to southern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

gracilis, Gadella Lowe [R. T.] 1843:91 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843 (pt 11); ref. 2832] Off Madeira. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1917.7.14.84. •Synonym of Gadella maraldi (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:323 [ref. 6589], Paulin 1989:99 [ref. 9297]). Current status: Synonym of Gadella maraldi (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

gracillipes, Laemonema Garman [S.] 1899:187, Pl. 42 (figs. 1-1a) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Gulf of Panama to Galápagos Islands, Albatross station 3355, 3385 and 3410, depth 182-331 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28609 (1) station 3410, 67155 (1) station 3385, 67156 (3) station 3355. •Valid as Laemonema gracillipes Garman 1899 -- (Sawada in Amaoka et al. 1983:101, 190, 245, 322 [ref. 8379] as gracilipes, Paulin 1983:115 [ref. 5459], Markle & Meléndez C. 1988:875 [ref. 9283], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], McCosker et al. 1997:25 [ref. 22816], Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:649 [ref. 23369], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:196 [ref. 28944], Okamoto et al. 2008:235 [ref. 35246], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Victor et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema gracillipes Garman 1899. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Panama and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2024). Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

grandiceps, Microlepidium Garman [S.] 1899:181, Pls. 43 (figs. 1-5), 83 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Gulf of California, Mexico, 24°22'30"N, 109°03'20"W, Albatross station 3432, depth 1421 fathoms. Holotype or syntypes: MCZ 28618 (1, missing). •Synonym of Microlepidium verecundum (Jordan & Cramer 1897) -- (Paulin in Fischer et al. 1995:1285 [ref. 22830]). •Synonym of Laemonema verecundum (Jordan & Cramer 1897) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:650 [ref. 23369]). Current status: Synonym of Laemonema verecundum (Jordan & Cramer 1897). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

grandis, Lotella Ramsay [E. P.] 1881:462 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 18588] Wollongong, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: (several) AMS I.696 (1). Type catalog: Gomon et al. 2021:123 [ref. 38435]. •Synonym of Pseudophycis barbata Günther 1863 -- (Paulin 1983:94 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:302 [ref. 12442], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:374 [ref. 18936], Paxton et al. 2006:616 [ref. 28995], Gomon et al. 2021:121 [ref. 38435]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudophycis barbata Günther 1863. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

grinnelli, Physiculus Jordan [D. S.] & Jordan [E. K.] 1922:22, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 2487] Honolulu market, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: FMNH 55192 [ex CM 3898]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:88 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:65 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Physiculus grinnelli Jordan & Jordan 1922 -- (Paulin 1989:110 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Mundy 2005:259 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:124 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus grinnelli Jordan & Jordan 1922. Moridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

guentheri, Haloporphyrus Giglioli [E. H.] 1880:202 [Nature (London) v. 21 (no. 531); ref. 18111] Madeira. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.4.22.9. •Valid as Lepidion guentheri (Giglioli 1880) -- (Cohen 1973:325 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:719 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:364 [ref. 18936], Stefanescu et al. 1991:139 [ref. 23686], Santos et al. 1997:59 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:72 [ref. 24952], González et al. 2008:176 [ref. 29991], Bañón et al. 2010:602 [ref. 30872], Arronte et al. 2011:1708 [ref. 31611], Bañón et al. 2012:1 [ref. 32386], Bañón et al. 2016:315 [ref. 34397], Barros-García et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34527], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2004 [ref. 34586], Carneiro et al. 2019:141 [ref. 37250], Bañón & Maño 2021:59 [ref. 38883], Kovačić et al. 2021:31 [ref. 39014], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Bañón et al. 2024:[3] [ref. 41154]). Current status: Valid as Lepidion guentheri (Giglioli 1880). Moridae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea; northeastern Atlantic; southern Indian Ocean; southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

helenaensis, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] 1989:111, Figs. 9, 14 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 16; ref. 9297] St. Helena Island, southeastern Atlantic. Holotype: BMNH 1867.12.26.15. •Valid as Physiculus helenaensis Paulin 1989 -- (Shcherbachev 1993:150 [ref. 21210], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Matallanas 1990:138 [ref. 15775], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:1997 [ref. 34586], Brown et al. 2019:161 [ref. 36444], Pires et al. 2019:78 [ref. 36974]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus helenaensis Paulin 1989. Moridae. Distribution: Southern central Atlantic: Saint Helena endemic. Habitat: marine.

hepaticus, Hypsirhynchus Facciolà [L.] 1884:112, Pl. 2 (figs.1-2) [Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali] v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 1292] Strait of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Rhynchogadus hepaticus (Facciolà 1884) -- (Cohen 1973:326 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:722 [ref. 13676], Lloris et al. 1994:130 [ref. 22329], Carneiro et al. 2019:142 [ref. 37250], Kovačić et al. 2021:31 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Rhynchogadus hepaticus (Facciolà 1884). Moridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

hexacytus, Physiculus Parin [N. V.] 1984:532 [47], Figs. 1, 2b [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 16267] Nazca Ridge, southeastern Pacific, 21°28'S, 81°40'W, depth 330 meters. Holotype: ZIN 46840. Paratypes: IOM uncat. (5); USNM 265088 (1); ZIN 46841 (1), 46842 (1, not sent to ZIN), 46843 (3). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:151 [ref. 33662]. On p. 47 of English translation. •Synonym of Physiculus luminosa Paulin 1983 -- (Paulin 1989:115 [ref. 9297]). •Valid as Physiculus hexacytus Parin 1984 -- (Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Parin 1990:15 [ref. 22542]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus hexacytus Parin 1984. Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

huloti, Physiculus Poll [M.] 1953:202, Fig. 85 [Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12713] Atlantic, 27 miles west-southwest of Cabinda, Angola, 5°41'S, 11°46'E, depth 92-98 meters. Holotype: IRSNB 184. Paratypes: (28) IRSNB 185-189 (6, 1, 4, 4, 3), MRAC 95627-34 (8). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:23 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:62 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Physiculus huloti Poll 1953 -- (Cohen in Cohen 1990:523 [ref. 15766], Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Matallanas 1990:138 [ref. 15775], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2004 [ref. 34586], Pires et al. 2019:79 [ref. 36974], Fermon et al. 2022:197 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus huloti Poll 1953. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola. Habitat: marine.

hutchinsi, Eeyorius Paulin [C. D.] 1986:204, Figs. 1-3 [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 47 (no. 2); ref. 5327] Port Phillip Bay, 38°09'S, 144°52'E, Victoria, Australia. Holotype: WAM P.27128-001. Paratypes: NMV A2360 (6), A2542 (2), A2938 (2); NMNZ P.14578 (1); WAM P.27123-001 (1), P.27126-001 (2), P.27545-001 (1), P.27545-002 (3), P.27549-006 (1), P.27564-003 (1), P.27616-003 (1), P.25781-001 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:8 [ref. 18942], Hutchins & Smith 1991:10 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:10 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Eeyorius hutchinsi Paulin 1986 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:357 [ref. 18936], Kuiter 1993:59 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:327 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:50 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:609 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:304 [ref. 30616], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Eeyorius hutchinsi Paulin 1986. Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: southern Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania. Habitat: marine.

imberbis, Brosmiculus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:293, Pl. 25 (fig. 4) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Cape Verde Islands, 16°53'N, 25°10"W, depth 410-460 meters. Lectotype: MNHN 1886-0569. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1887-0370 (1). Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24244]. Lectotype selected by Cohen 1990:520 [ref. 15766]. •Valid as Brosmiculus imberbis Vaillant 1888 -- (Arai in Uyeno et al. 1983:205 [ref. 14275], Scott & Scott 1988:256 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:114 [ref. 14674], Cohen 1990:520 [ref. 15766], Boschung 1992:73 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:804 [ref. 23897], Bailly et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24244], Moore et al. 2003:211 [ref. 27076], Melo et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30775], Ruiz-Pico et al. 2012:263 [ref. 32363]). •Valid as Gadella imberbis (Vaillant 1888) -- (Paulin 1989:98 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:358 [ref. 18936], Trunov 1992:13 [ref. 20711], Cervigón 1992:360 [ref. 23827], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:141 [ref. 25472], Cervigón 1996:148 [ref. 24489], Sazonov 1996:546 [ref. 24655], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:999 [ref. 27011], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27192], González et al. 2010:218 [ref. 36922], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:102 [ref. 37485], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2003 [ref. 34586], Biscoito & González 2017:120 [ref. 40071], Carneiro et al. 2019:139 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:118 [ref. 38139], Klautau et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37903], Fermon et al. 2022:196 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:243 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gadella imberbis (Vaillant 1888). Moridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Gabon, and São Tomé and Principe. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

inbarbatus, Physiculus Kamohara [T.] 1952:94, Fig. 92 [Research Reports of the Kôchi University, (Ser.) Natural Science. No. 3; ref. 12778] Mimase fish market, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: BSKU 338. Paratypes: BSKU 170 (1), 177 (1). Type catalog: Kamohara 1961:9 [ref. 19282]. •Synonym of Gadella jordani (Böhlke & Mead 1951) -- (Paulin 1989:99 [ref. 9297], Shinohara et al. 2005:415 [ref. 28370]). •Valid as Physiculus inbarbatus Kamohara 1952 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:193, 354 [ref. 8057], Iwamoto in Randall & Lim 2000:595 [ref. 25122]). •Synonym of Gadella edelmanni (Brauer 1906) -- (Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S65 [ref. 25772]). Current status: Synonym of Gadella edelmanni (Brauer 1906). Moridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

indicus, Physiculus Inees Babu [K. K.], Ho [H.-C.], Mariyambi [P. C.] & Sureshkumar [S.] 2022:112, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 5104 (no. 1); ref. 39053] East coast of Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep, India, 10°33'49.9"N, 72°39'4.0"E, depth about 350 meters. Holotype: MTRLDST 00214. Paratypes: MTRLDST 00215-218 (1, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Physiculus indicus Idrees Babu, Ho, Mariyambi & Sureshkumar 2022. Current status: Valid as Physiculus indicus Idrees Babu, Ho, Mariyambi & Sivanpillai 2022. Moridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Lakshadweep, India. Habitat: marine.

inosimae, Haloporphyrus Günther [A.] 1887:92, Pl. 20 (fig. B) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] Inosima, Japan, Challenger, depth 345 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1887.12.7.28-31 (4). •Valid as Lepidion inosimae (Günther 1887) -- (Sawada in Amaoka et al. 1983:189 [ref. 8379], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:90 [ref. 6441] as inoshimae, Paxton et al. 1989:300 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:364 [ref. 18936], Paulin in Amaoka et al. 1990:152 [ref. 16024], Paulin & Roberts 1997:27 [ref. 23231], Nakabo 2000:409 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:409 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:415 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:258 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:611 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:307 [ref. 30616], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242], Bañón et al. 2012:x [ref. 32386], Struthers et al. 2015:853 [ref. 34267], Barros-García et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34527], Fricke et al. 2019:70 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Lepidion inosimae (Günther 1887). Moridae. Distribution: Western and Central Pacific, antritropical: Japan to Kamchatka and Hawaiian Ridge; eastern Australia and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) to New Caledonia and northern New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

intermedius, Tripterophycis Whitley [G. P.] 1948:79, Fig. 4 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 4710] South of Eucla, Great Australian Bight, 350-450 fathoms. Holotype: AMS I.21552-001 [ex AMS E.3555]. Paratypes: AMS E.3555 (now 2), IB.1726-28 (1, 1, 1), E.5496-97 (1, 1), E.5503-05 (2, 2, 1). •Synonym of Tripterophycis gilchristi Boulenger 1902 -- (Paulin 1983:105 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:303 [ref. 12442], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:378 [ref. 18936], Gomon et al. 1994:336 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:617 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Tripterophycis gilchristi Boulenger 1902. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Physiculus Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1879:80 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1879; ref. 18288] Yokohama, Japan. Holotype: ZMB 10624. •Valid as Physiculus japonicus Hilgendorf 1879 -- (Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:131, 345 [ref. 8256], Sawada in Amaoka et al. 1983:103, 191 [ref. 8379], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:191, 354 [ref. 8057], Paulin 1989:112 [ref. 9297] as japonica, Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936] as japonica, Shinohara et al. 1996:171 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:410 [ref. 25086], Iwamoto in Randall & Lim 2000:595 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:303 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:410 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:415 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:260 [ref. 28379] as japonica, Shinohara et al. 2011:40 [ref. 31715], Yu & Ho 2012:47 [ref. 32507], Shinohara et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:170 [ref. 33547], Jang et al. 2016:32 [ref. 36306], Kim et al. 2020:73 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:28 [ref. 37637], Kim et al. 2021:86 [ref. 39117], Koeda et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38857], Tang 2021:115 [ref. 38713]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus japonicus Hilgendorf 1879. Moridae. Distribution: Northwestern and northern central Pacific: Taiwan, Korea and Japan north to Kuril Islands; Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

johnsonii, Halargyreus Günther [A.] 1862:342 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Madeira (stomach content). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1861.6.4.2. •Valid as Halargyreus johnsonii Günther 1862 [sometimes as johnsoni] -- (Cohen 1974:323 [ref. 6589], Cohen 1973:633 [ref. 7137], Sawada in Amaoka et al. 1983:103, 190, 245, 322 [ref. 8379], Paulin 1983:108 [ref. 5459], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:90 [ref. 6441], Peden et al. 1985:11 [ref. 24081], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:716 [ref. 13676], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:114 [ref. 14235], Scott & Scott 1988:256 [ref. 25518] as johnsoni, Paxton et al. 1989:299 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556] as johnsoni, Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165 [ref. 36134], McAllister 1990:114 [ref. 14674], Chiu et al. 1990:184 [ref. 21687], Paulin in Amaoka et al. 1990:151 [ref. 16024], Trunov 1992:17 [ref. 20711], Logan et al. 1993:39 [ref. 22924], Miller 1993:558 [ref. 21297], Gomon et al. 1994:328 [ref. 22532], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1995:107 [ref. 22531], Shinohara et al. 1996:171 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:408 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:23 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:284 [ref. 25968], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:303 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:408 [ref. 26001], Hoff 2002:65 [ref. 31794], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:280 [ref. 25968], Fukui et al. 2003:186 [ref. 26924], Moore et al. 2003:211 [ref. 27076], Fedorov et al. 2003:52 [ref. 27579], Duhamel et al. 2005:266 [ref. 32059], Love et al. 2005:55 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:257 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:611 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:306 [ref. 30616], Melo et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30775], Møller et al. 2010:38 [ref. 31169], Parin et al. 2014:169 [ref. 33547], Struthers et al. 2015:850 [ref. 34267], Afonso et al. 2016:31, 164 [ref. 36199], Bañón et al. 2016:315 [ref. 34397], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2003 [ref. 34586], Burton & Lea 2019:50 [ref. 37205], Carneiro et al. 2019:140 [ref. 37250], Carlos et al. 2020:[3] [ref. 37643], Bañón & Maño 2021:59 [ref. 38883], Love et al. 2021:78 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Halargyreus johnsonii Günther 1862. Moridae. Distribution: Circumglobal, antitropical. Cryptic species may be included [ref. 37643]. Habitat: marine.

joptera, Lotta Cocco [A.] 1829:139 [Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77); ref. 857] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Spelled Lotta ioptera in Isis, v. 24, 1831:1340 [Cocco ref. 20711]. •Synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:324 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:366 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

jordani, Physiculus Böhlke [J. E.] & Mead [G. W.] 1951:27 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 12885] Off Tsurugi Saki Light, Honshu Island, Japan, Albatross station 3695, depth 110-259 fathoms. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 21759. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:55 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Physiculus jordani Böhlke & Mead 1951 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441]). •Valid as Gadella jordani (Böhlke & Mead 1951) -- (Paulin 1989:99 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:358 [ref. 18936], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Nakabo 2000:409 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:303 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:409 [ref. 26001], Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S71 [ref. 25772], Shinohara et al. 2005:415 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:257 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:610 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242], Yu & Ho 2012:37 [ref. 32507], Jang et al. 2016:29 [ref. 36306], Kim et al. 2020:71 [ref. 39118], Misawa et al. 2020:273 [ref. 38138]). Current status: Valid as Gadella jordani (Böhlke & Mead 1951). Moridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

karrerae, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] 1989:114, Figs. 10, 14 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 16; ref. 9297] Off Brazil, 32°59'S, 50°23'W, depth 260 meters. Holotype: ISH 1867-1966 [published as 1867.166]. Paratypes: BMNH 1986.10.7.2-3 (2); IOM uncat. (1); ISH 1918-1968 (1); USNM 266723 (1). •Valid as Physiculus karrerae Paulin 1989 -- (Trunov 1991:375 [ref. 20096], Shcherbachev 1993:164 [ref. 21210], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Matallanas 1990:138 [ref. 15775], Andrew et al. 1995:13 [ref. 38009], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:157 [ref. 25013], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:998 [ref. 27011], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27192], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:1997 [ref. 34586], Brown et al. 2019:161 [ref. 36444], Pires et al. 2019:70 [ref. 36974], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:244 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus karrerae Paulin 1989. Moridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil; southern central Atlantic: Saint Helena to Tristan da Cunha Group and Walvis Ridge. Habitat: marine.

kaupi, Physiculus Poey [F.] 1865:186, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 13954] Cuba. No types known. Type catalog: Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:8 [ref. 35177]. •Valid as Physiculus kaupi Poey 1865 -- (Paulin 1989:114 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Matallanas 1990:138 [ref. 15775], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:998 [ref. 27011], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27192], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:104 [ref. 37485], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:8 [ref. 35177], Pires et al. 2019:70 [ref. 36974], Klautau et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37903], Fricke et al. 2024:244 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus kaupi Poey 1865. Moridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cuba south to Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

kleinenbergi, Eretmophorus Giglioli [E. H.] 1889:328, Pl. 34 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 18 June 1889); ref. 1621] Mouth of harbor of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MZUF 5595-97 [ex 2665-67] (1, 1, 1). See Opinion 1082. •Valid as Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Giglioli 1889 -- (Cohen 1973:322 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:714 [ref. 13676], Lloris et al. 1994:132 [ref. 22329], Carneiro et al. 2019:139 [ref. 37250], Kovačić et al. 2021:30 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Giglioli 1889. Moridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: including Azores. Habitat: marine.

kongi, Laemonema Markle [D. F.] & Meléndez C. [R.] 1988:872, Figs. 2-3 [Copeia 1988 (no. 4); ref. 9283] Off Chile, 34°51'S, 72°36'W, depth 690 meters. Holotype: MNHNC P.6438. Paratypes: LACM 44318-1 (3); MNHNC P.6436 (1), P.6437 (2), P.6573 (5), P.6574 (1), P.6603 (1); USNM 293119 (3). Other material deposited at AMS, FAKU, ISH, NMNZ, and NMV. Type catalog: Meléndez C. et al. 1993:48 [ref. 24124] [differs from original description]. •Valid as Laemonema kongi Markle & Meléndez c. 1988 -- (Chiu et al. 1990:185 [ref. 21687], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Pequeño 1997:82 [ref. 23536]). •Valid as Guttigadus kongi (Markle & Meléndez C. 1988) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:652 [ref. 23369], Meléndez & Pequeño 1999:466 [ref. 24457], Duhamel et al. 2005:264 [ref. 32059], Paxton et al. 2006:611 [ref. 28995], Struthers et al. 2015:848 [ref. 34267], Nión et al. 2016:40 [ref. 35565] with authors as Markle & Meléndez 1988). Current status: Valid as Guttigadus kongi (Markle & Meléndez C. 1988). Moridae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine.

lakshadeepa, Physiculus Idrees Babu [K. K.], Ho [H.-C.], Mariyambi [P. C.] & Sureshkumar [S.] 2022:115, Figs. 3-5 [Zootaxa 5104 (no. 1); ref. 39053] East coast of Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep, India, 10°33'49.9"N, 72°39'4.0"E, depth about 350 meters. Holotype: MTRLDST 00112. Paratypes: MTRLDST 00113-114 (1, 1). •Valid as Physiculus lakshadeepa Idrees Babu, Ho, Mariyambi & Sureshkumar 2022. Current status: Valid as Physiculus lakshadeepa Idrees Babu, Ho, Mariyambi & Sureshkumar 2022. Moridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Lakshadweep, India. Habitat: marine.

latifrons, Laemonema Holt [E. W. L.] & Byrne [L. W.] 1908:87, Fig. [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 1 (no. 1) (art. 11); ref. 14321] Off southwestern Ireland, 51°35'N, 11°55'W, depth 720 fathoms. Syntypes: (2). •Valid as Laemonema latifrons Holt & Byrne 1908 -- (Cohen 1973:324 [ref. 6589], Paulin 1983:115 [ref. 5459], Matallanas 1985:289 [ref. 25880], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:717 [ref. 13676], Markle & Meléndez C. 1988:875 [ref. 9283], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Saldanha & Biscoito 1997:198 [ref. 24962]). •See also Santos et al. 1997:125 [ref. 23531]. •Valid as Guttigadus latifrons (Holt & Byrne 1908) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:652 [ref. 23369], Møller et al. 2010:38 [ref. 31169], Bañón et al. 2016:314 [ref. 34397], Carneiro et al. 2019:140 [ref. 37250], Bañón & Maño 2021:59 [ref. 38883], Kovačić et al. 2021:30 [ref. 39014], Koerber 2023:31 [ref. 40486], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Guttigadus latifrons (Holt & Byrne 1908). Moridae. Distribution: Atlantic; Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

laureysi, Laemonema Poll [M.] 1953:197, Fig. 84 [Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12713] Atlantic, 53 miles west of Ambrizette, 7°16'S, 12°02'E, depth 380-420 meters. Holotype: IRSNB 174. Paratypes: IRSNB 175-189? (23, 12, 36, 1, 1, 27, 4, 6, 70, 1, 6, 1, 4, 4, 3); MRAC 95558-26 (69), 104081 (1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:23 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:49 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Laemonema laureysi Poll 1953 -- (Cohen 1986:327 [ref. 5646], Trunov 1989:181 [ref. 16286], Cohen 1990:521 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:362 [ref. 18936], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:141 [ref. 25472], Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:643 [ref. 23369], González et al. 2010:218 [ref. 36922], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:1999 [ref. 34586], Reiner 2019:119 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:197 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema laureysi Poll 1953. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to northern Namibia, including Cape Verde Islands and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

lepidion, Gadus Risso [A.] 1810:118, Pl. 11 (fig. 40) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0853. Type catalog: Bertin 1945:376 [ref. 21554], Bailly et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24244]. •Valid as Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:324 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:720 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:366 [ref. 18936], Stefanescu et al. 1991:141 [ref. 23686], Bailly et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24244], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:28 [ref. 36649], Bañón et al. 2012:1 [ref. 32386], Goren & Galil 2015:514 [ref. 33910], Bañón et al. 2016:315 [ref. 34397], Barros-García et al. 2016:6 [ref. 34527], Carneiro et al. 2019:141 [ref. 37250], Kovačić et al. 2020:19 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:59 [ref. 38883], Dalyan et al. 2021:13 [ref. 38892], Kovačić et al. 2021:31 [ref. 39014], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810). Moridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

limbata, Lotella Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:47 [Catalogue of the fishes of New South Wales, with their principal synonyms; ref. 13268] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16273-001 [ex MAMU F209] (2). Replacement name for Lotella marginata Macleay 1881, preoccupied by Lotella marginata Günther 1878. •Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801) -- (Paulin 1983:98 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:613 [ref. 28995] as rhacina). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

longicavis, Physiculus Parin [N. V.] 1984:534 [49], Figs. 2a, 3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 16267] Nazca Ridge, 25°43'S, 85°29'W, depth 160-165 meters. Holotype: ZIN 46844. Paratypes: IOM uncat. (4, now 2); USNM 265090 (1); ZIN 46845-47 (4, 3, 1), ZMMU P-18629 (2). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:66-67 [ref. 25714], Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:151 [ref. 33662]. On p. 49 of English translation. •Valid as Physiculus longicavis Parin 1984 -- (Paulin 1989:115 [ref. 9297], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Meléndez C. & Pequeño 1996:70 [ref. 23034], Pequeño & Lamilla 2000:434 [ref. 24906]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus longicavis Parin 1984. Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

longifilis, Physiculus Weber [M.] 1913:178, Pl. 5 (fig. 6) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Flores Sea, Indonesia, 8°27'S, 122°54.3'E, Siboga station 306, depth 247 meters. Syntypes: ZMA 110846 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:65 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Physiculus longifilis Weber 1913 -- (Paulin 1989:115 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Roberts 1997:30 [ref. 23231], Iwamoto 1999:1996 [ref. 24761], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847] as cf. longifilis, Paxton et al. 2006:615 [ref. 28995], Prokofiev 2008:863 [ref. 29938] as Physicullus in main heading, Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242], Yu & Ho 2012:49 [ref. 32507], Larson et al. 2013:51 [ref. 32988], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:85 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus longifilis Weber 1913. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Flores (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

longipes, Laemonema Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1938:655 [Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, Ser. A (Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS), Leningrad v. 19 (no. 8) [1938]; ref. 3943] Okhotsk Sea, 55°42'N, 143°34'E, depth 542 meters; 55°13'30"N, 146°34'E, depth 592 meters. Syntypes: (4) ?MCZ 34053 (1); ZIN 24477 (1), 25252 (1). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:152 [ref. 33662] as Haemonema longipes. •Valid as Laemonema longipes Schmidt 1938 -- (Sawada in Amaoka et al. 1983:101, 190, 245, 322 [ref. 8379], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:363 [ref. 18936], Shinohara et al. 1996:171 [ref. 26605], Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:645 [ref. 23369], Nakabo 2000:411 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:23 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:281 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:411 [ref. 26001], Fedorov et al. 2003:53 [ref. 27579], Love et al. 2005:55 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:258 [ref. 28379], Okamoto et al. 2008:233 [ref. 35246], Parin et al. 2014:169 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 35331], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2020:178 [ref. 37320], Love et al. 2021:78 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema longipes Schmidt 1938. Moridae. Distribution: North Pacific: northern Japan and Sea of Okhotsk north to Aleutian Islands. Habitat: marine.

longipes, Physiculus Garman [S.] 1899:188, Pl. 42 (figs. 2-2a) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Gulf of Panama, 7°6'15"-7°40'N, 79°16'-80°55'W, Albatross stationn 3353, 3355, 3385, 3387 and 3391, depth 127-695 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28607-08 (5, 3); USNM 57876 (1). •Synonym of Physiculus nematopus Gilbert 1890 -- (Paulin 1989:119 [ref. 9297], Paulin in Fischer et al. 1995:1286 [ref. 22830], McCosker et al. 1997:25 [ref. 22816]). Current status: Synonym of Physiculus nematopus Gilbert 1890. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

lucullus, Gargilius Jensen [A. S.] in Koefoed 1953:11 [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 3); ref. 6486] North Atlantic, 61°34'N, 19°05'W. •Valid as Svetovidovia lucullus (Jensen 1953) -- (Cohen 1973:326 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:723 [ref. 13676]). Current status: Valid as Svetovidovia lucullus (Jensen 1953). Moridae. Distribution: Eastern North Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

luminosa, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] 1983:96, Fig. 11 [National Museum of New Zealand Records v. 2 (no. 9); ref. 5459] Between Aldeman and Red Mercury islands, New Zealand, 36°47'N, 176°03'E, depth 457m. Holotype: NMNZ P.9556. Paratypes: (15) AIM 690 (1), 3241 (1), 3333 (1); NMNZ P.7827 (2), 7871 (2), 8005 (1), 8007 (1), 9555 (1), 9557 (3). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:8 [ref. 18942]. The use of luminosa or luminosus needs research. •Valid as Physiculus luminosa Paulin 1983 -- (Paulin 1989:115 [ref. 9297], Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Gomon et al. 1994:332 [ref. 22532], Paulin & Roberts 1997:31 [ref. 23231], Iwamoto 1999:1996 [ref. 24761], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847] as cf. luminosa, Paxton et al. 2006:615 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:312 [ref. 30616], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242] as luminosus, Struthers et al. 2015:860 [ref. 34267]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus luminosa Paulin 1983. Moridae. Distribution: South Pacific: Australia almost to South America. Habitat: marine.

macleayi, Lotella Rendahl [H.] 1921:54 [The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 15328] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16273-001 [ex MAMU F209] (2). Unneeded replacement name for Lotella marginata Macleay 1881, preoccupied by Lotella marginata Günther 1878 but replaced earlier by Lotella limbata Ogilby 1886. •Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:613 [ref. 28995] as rhacina). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

macronema, Laemonema Meléndez C. [R.] & Markle [D. F.] 1997:638, Fig. 26 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 61 (no. 3); ref. 23369] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 8549. Paratypes: MNHN 1966-0848 (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 1423 (1). •Valid as Laemonema macronema Meléndez C. & Markle 1997 -- (Fricke et al. 2009:26 [ref. 30213]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema macronema Meléndez C. & Markle 1997. Moridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine.

macrura, Gadella Sazonov [Yu. I.] & Shcherbachev [Yu. N.] 2000:S68, Fig. [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 40 (Suppl. 1); ref. 25772] Mozambique Ridge, Mozambique, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: ZMMSU P-20480. Paratypes: MNHN 1988-1481 (1), ZMMSU P-20481-83 (5, 1, 1). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Gadella macrura Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000 -- (Paxton et al. 2006:610 [ref. 28995], Struthers et al. 2015:845 [ref. 34267], Fricke et al. 2018:81 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Gadella macrura Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000. Moridae. Distribution: Mozambique to Madagascar Ridge and Madagascar; Australia. Habitat: marine.

maraldi, Gadus Risso [A.] 1810:123, Pl. 6 (fig. 13) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Valid as Gadella maraldi (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:323 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:715 [ref. 13676], Paulin 1989:99 [ref. 9297], Cohen 1990:521 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:359 [ref. 18936], Sazonov 1996:546 [ref. 24655], Arruda 1997:72 [ref. 24952], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Santos et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23531], Uiblein et al. 1999:62 [ref. 24045], Kaya & Bilecenoğlu 2000:567 [ref. 25011], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:25 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:63 [ref. 29533], González et al. 2008:174 [ref. 29991], Bañon et al. 2010:9 [ref. 31029], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:28 [ref. 36649], Ruiz-Pico et al. 2012:263 [ref. 32363], Deval 2013:311 [ref. 33114], Goren & Galil 2015:514 [ref. 33910], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:1998 [ref. 34586], Carneiro et al. 2019:139 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36864], Rafrafi-Nouira et al. 2019:220 [ref. 37203], Bariche & Fricke 2020:47 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:19 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:59 [ref. 38883], Golani 2021:27 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:30 [ref. 39014], Tiralongo & Azzurro in Tsagarakis et al. 2021:631 [ref. 38798], Fermon et al. 2022:197 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Gadella maraldi (Risso 1810). Moridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Galicia (Spain) south to Portugal, including Madeira and Azores. Habitat: marine.

marginata, Lotella Macleay [W.] 1881:114 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16273-001 [ex MAMU F209] (2). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:205 [ref. 19518]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Lotella marginata Günther 1878, replaced by Lotella limbata Ogilby 1886 and by Lotella macleayi Rendahl 1920. •Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801) -- (Paulin 1983:98 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:613 [ref. 28995] as rhacina). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

marginata, Lotella Günther [A.] 1878:19 [3] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] Pacific coast of southwestern South America, Challenger stations 305-308, depth 120-345 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.44 (1) station 307, 1887.12.7.23-24 (2) station 305, 1890.2.26.136 (1) station 308; 1890.2.26.137 (1, skeleton) station 308; NMI block reg. no. 114.1899 (1) station 308. Type catalog: Wheeler & O'Riordan 1969:96 [ref. 20752]. On p. 3 of separate. See also Günther 1887:86, Pl. 14 (fig. A) [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Austrophycis marginata (Günther 1878) -- (Paulin 1983:102 [ref. 5459], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:108 [ref. 14235], Paxton et al. 1989:299 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:356 [ref. 18936], Paulin in Amaoka et al. 1990:150 [ref. 16024], Trunov 1992:6 [ref. 24540] as cf. marginata). •Valid as Notophycis marginata (Günther 1878) -- (Sazonov 2001:299 [ref. 25374] with subspecies, Duhamel et al. 2005:272 [ref. 32059], Paxton et al. 2006:614 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:311 [ref. 30616], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Struthers et al. 2015:859 [ref. 34267], Nión et al. 2016:40 [ref. 35565]). Current status: Valid as Notophycis marginata (Günther 1878). Moridae. Distribution: Widespread in Southern Hemisphere (subspecies sometimes recognized). Habitat: marine.

marisrubri, Physiculus Brüss [R.] 1986:217, Figs. 1-2, 6-7, 12, 18-22 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 66 (nos 4/6); ref. 8103] Off Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, central Red Sea, 21°28.97'N, 38°15.55'E, depth 740-785 meters. Holotype: SMF 18120. Paratypes: SMF 18121-23 (1, 1, 1), 18124 (2), 18125 (3), 18126-29 (1, 1, 1, 1), 18130 (2), 18131-32 (1, 1). Plus additional material. •Valid as Physiculus marisrubri Brüss 1986 -- (Paulin 1989:118 [ref. 9297], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Shcherbachev 1993:151 [ref. 21210], Baranes & Golani 1993:303 [ref. 22372], Goren & Dor 1994:15 [ref. 25356], Klausewitz 1994:465 [ref. 23564], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[23] 261 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:39 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus marisrubri Brüss 1986. Moridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

maslowskii, Physiculus Trunov [I. A.] 1991:377 [114], Fig. [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 3); ref. 20096] Northern part of Wavis Ridge, southern Atlantic, 20°47'S, 8°41'E, depth 400 meters. Holotype: ZIN 49530. Paratypes: ZIN 49531 (2). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:152 [ref. 33662]. On p. 114 of English translation. •Valid as Physiculus maslowskii Trunov 1991 -- (Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:1997 [ref. 34586], Pires et al. 2019:79 [ref. 36974]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus maslowskii Trunov 1991. Moridae. Distribution: South Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

maxillaris, Lotella Bean [T. H.] 1884:241 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 429); ref. 16016] East of New Jersey, U.S.A., 39°55'N, 70°28'W, depth 396 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 29832. •Synonym of Laemonema barbatulum Goode & Bean 1883 -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:625 [ref. 23369]). Current status: Synonym of Laemonema barbatulum Goode & Bean 1883. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

maximowiczi, Lotella Herzenstein [S. M.] 1896:13 [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2151] Hakodate, Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZIN 9689. •Genus Physiculus -- (Cohen 1979:228 [ref. 6950]). •See Sawada in Amaoka et al. 1983:103, 191 [ref. 8379]. •Valid as Physiculus maximowiczi (Herzenstein 1896) -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:410 [ref. 25086], Iwamoto in Randall & Lim 2000:595 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:410 [ref. 26001], Yu & Ho 2012:47 [ref. 32507]). •Synonym of Physiculus japonicus Hilgendorf 1879 -- (Paulin 1989:112 [ref. 9297] as japonica, Mundy 2005:260 [ref. 28379] as japonica, Jang et al. 2016:32 [ref. 36306], Tang 2021:115 [ref. 38713]). Current status: Synonym of Physiculus japonicus Hilgendorf 1879. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

meadi, Antimora Pequeño [G.] 1970:14, Fig. 1 [Noticiario mensual, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Santiago de Chile) v. 15 (no. 173); ref. 7740] Off Chile, 34°6'S, 72°26'W to 34°12'S, 72°25'W, depth 1400-1475 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHNC P.6665. Type catalog: Meléndez C. et al. 1993:48[ref. 24124]. •Synonym of Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878) -- (Small 1981:348 [ref. 5546], Paulin 1983:110 [ref. 5459], Chiu et al. 1990:183 [ref. 21687], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:354 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

mediterranea, Mora Risso [A.] 1827:224 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Unneeded replacement name for Gadus moro Risso 1810. •Synonym of Mora moro (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:325 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:721 [ref. 13676], Cohen 1990:522 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:369 [ref. 18936], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26753], Paxton et al. 2006:613 [ref. 28995], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:28 [ref. 36649], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2002 [ref. 34586]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Mora moro (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

megalops, Austrophycis Ogilby [J. D.] 1897:91 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 22 (pt 1); ref. 3272] Maroubra Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.3655. Type catalog: Gomon et al. 2021:126 [ref. 38435]. •Valid as Austrophycis megalops Ogilby 1897 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:299 [ref. 12442]). •Questionably a synonym of Austrophycis marginata (Günther 1878) -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:356 [ref. 18936]). •Synonym of Pseudophycis breviuscula (Richardson 1846) -- (Sazonov 2001:293 [ref. 25374], Paxton et al. 2006:616 [ref. 28995], Gomon et al. 2021:124 [ref. 38435]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudophycis breviuscula (Richardson 1846). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

megastomus, Physiculus Tang [C.-N.] 2021:106, Figs. 1-5 [Zootaxa 5052 (no. 1); ref. 38713] Off northern Taiwan [from Keelung Fish Market]. Holotype: NMMB-P35678. Paratype: NMMB-P35679 (1). •Valid as Physiculus megastomus Tang 2021. Current status: Valid as Physiculus megastomus Tang 2021. Moridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northern and eastern Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

melanurum, Laemonema Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:363, Pl. 90 (fig. 316) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Atlantic, 30°44'N, 79°26'W, Albatross station 2415, depth 440 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 38270. Paratypes: USNM 39269, and others. •Valid as Laemonema melanurum Goode & Bean 1896 -- (Paulin 1983:115 [ref. 5459], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:631 [ref. 23369], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1000 [ref. 27011], Moore et al. 2003:212 [ref. 27076], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2020:178 [ref. 37320], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:243 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema melanurum Goode & Bean 1896. Moridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts south to Florida (U.S.A.), including northeastern Gulf of Mexico (U.S.A.) and northwestern Caribbean Sea (Mexico). IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

microbarbata, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] & Matallanas [J.] 1990:137, Fig. 1 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 17; ref. 15775] Guinea Bissau (11°30'N, 17°20'W), depth 234-387 meters. ICM 117/1987. Paratypes: ICM 118/1987 (1). The species epithet is an adjective; therefore the correct ending is microbarbatus when in the masculine genus Physiculus. •Valid as Physiculus microbarbata Paulin & Matallanas 1990 -- (Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:1997 [ref. 34586], Pires et al. 2019:79 [ref. 36974]). •Valid as Physiculus microbarbatus Paulin & Matallanas 1990. Current status: Valid as Physiculus microbarbatus Paulin & Matallanas 1990. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Guinea Bissau. Habitat: marine.

microcephalus, Lepidion Cowper [T. R.] 1956:407, Figs. 1-2 [Pacific Science v. 10 (no. 4); ref. 12187] 12 miles east of Schouten Island, Tasmania, Australia, depth 400-420 fathoms. Holotype (unique): TMH D160/13225. Type catalog: Andrews 1971:2 [ref. 31471], Andrews 1992:110 [ref. 22689]. Combined with a neuter genus, the adjective should be microcephalum. •Valid as Lepidion microcephalum Cowper 1956 [often seen as microcephalus] -- (Paulin 1983:106 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:300 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:364 [ref. 18936], Paulin in Amaoka et al. 1990:153 [ref. 16024], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:612 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:308 [ref. 30616], Bañón et al. 2012:1 [ref. 32386], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:110 [ref. 36167] with question, Struthers et al. 2015:854 [ref. 34267]). Current status: Valid as Lepidion microcephalum Cowper 1956. Moridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southern Australia, New Zealand and Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

microlepis, Antimora Bean [T. H.] 1890:38 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 795); ref. 229] Off Cape St. James, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada [Northeastern Pacific], 51°23'N, 130°34'W, Albatross station 2860, depth 876 fathoms. Syntypes: USNM 45361 (2). •Synonym of Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878) -- (Cohen 1973:322 [ref. 6589]). •Valid as Antimora microlepis Bean 1890 -- (Small 1981:347 [ref. 5546], Sawada in Amaoka et al. 1983:101, 189, 247, 323 [ref. 8379], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:100 [ref. 9277], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:90 [ref. 6441], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], McAllister 1990:114 [ref. 14674], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:353 [ref. 18936], Paulin in Fischer et al. 1995:1283 [ref. 22830], Shinohara et al. 1996:170 [ref. 26605], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:239 [ref. 24555], Nakabo 2000:408 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:23 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:283 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:408 [ref. 26001], Orlov & Abramov 2002:70 [ref. 25960], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:999 [ref. 27011], Fedorov et al. 2003:52 [ref. 27579], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:55 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:257 [ref. 28379], Yu & Ho 2012:35 [ref. 32507], Page et al. 2013:92 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:168 [ref. 33547], Burton & Lea 2019:49 [ref. 37205], Orlov et al. 2020:403 [ref. 37592], Jawad et al. 2021:70 [ref. 38209], Love et al. 2021:78 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Tsuno & Endo 2023:39 [ref. 40970], Fricke et al. 2024:243 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Antimora microlepis Bean 1890. Moridae. Distribution: North Pacific, north of latitude 10°N: Japan north to Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea south to Hawaiian Islands; eastern Pacific: Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Gulf of California (Mexico) and off Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

modestus, Haloporphyrus Franz [V.] 1910:28, Pl. 4 (fig. 13) [Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 4 (Suppl.) (no. 1); ref. 1481] Yokohama, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZSM [old collection] destroyed in WW II. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:277 [ref. 28925]. •Synonym of Laemonema robustum Johnson 1862 -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:634 [ref. 23369], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2000 [ref. 34586]). •Valid as Laemonema modestus (Franz 1910) -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:92 [ref. 6441], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936] as modesta, Nakabo 2000:412 [ref. 25086] as modestum, Nakabo 2002:411 [ref. 26001] as modestum). Current status: Valid as Laemonema modestum (Franz 1910). Moridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

molokaiensis, Gadella Paulin [C. D.] 1989:100, Figs. 3, 5 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 16; ref. 9297] Mamala Bay, off Pearl Harbor, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 1200 feet. Holotype: BPBM 28613. Paratypes: BPBM 29321-22 (3, 7), USNM 263718 (1). •Valid as Gadella molokaiensis Paulin 1989 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:358 [ref. 18936], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S72 [ref. 25772] but may be a synonym of jordani, Mundy 2005:257 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Valid as Gadella molokaiensis Paulin 1989. Moridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

moro, Gadus Risso [A.] 1810:116 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0856. Type catalog: Bertin 1945:376 [ref. 21554], Bailly et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24244]. Also spelled mora in literature. •Valid as Mora moro (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:325 [ref. 6589], Trunov 1981:54 [ref. 8532] as cf. moro, Paulin 1983:112 [ref. 5459], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:721 [ref. 13676], Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125] as mora, Cohen 1990:522 [ref. 15766], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165, 166 [ref. 36134], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:369 [ref. 18936], Paulin in Amaoka et al. 1990:154 [ref. 16024], Trunov 1991:373 [ref. 20096], Gomon et al. 1994:331 [ref. 22532], Paulin & Roberts 1997:20 [ref. 23231], Santos et al. 1997:59 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:72 [ref. 24952], Saldanha & Biscoito 1997:198 [ref. 24962], Bailly et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24244], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26753], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:243 [ref. 41565], Paxton et al. 2006:613 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2007:63 [ref. 29533], González et al. 2008:177 [ref. 29991], Gomon 2008:310 [ref. 30616], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:28 [ref. 36649], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:110 [ref. 36167], Goren & Galil 2015:514 [ref. 33910], Struthers et al. 2015:858 [ref. 34267], Bañón et al. 2016:315 [ref. 34397], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2002 [ref. 34586], Carneiro et al. 2019:141 [ref. 37250], Kovačić et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37519] as Mora mora, Bañón & Maño 2021:59 [ref. 38883], Dalyan et al. 2021:14 [ref. 38892], Golani 2021:27 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:31 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Mora moro (Risso 1810). Moridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Faroes south to Western Sahara, including Madeira, Azores and Canary Islands; southeastern Indian Ocean; western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

morosum, Laemonema Matsubara [K.] 1938:61, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Scientific Fisheries v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 17157] Off Kinkazan, east of Ozika Peninsula, Japan. Holotype (unique): FAKU 5723 (apparently lost). •Synonym of Laemonema longipes Schmidt 1938 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:363 [ref. 18936], Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:645 [ref. 23369]). Current status: Synonym of Laemonema longipes Schmidt 1938. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

multiradiatum, Laemonema Thompson [W. F.] 1916:469, Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 50 (no. 2133); ref. 4391] Off Lota, Chile, 38°08'S, 75°53'W, Albatross station 2791, depth 677 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 76858. •Synonym of Laemonema globiceps Gilchrist 1906 -- (Markle & Meléndez C. 1988:871 [ref. 9283]). •Valid as Laemonema multiradiatum Thompson 1916 -- (Paulin 1983:115 [ref. 5459] but questionably referred, Paxton et al. 1989:300 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847]). •Synonym of Guttigadus globiceps (Gilchrist 1906) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:657 [ref. 23369], Paxton et al. 2006:610 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Guttigadus globiceps (Gilchrist 1906). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

nana, Laemonema (Guttigadus) Taki [I.] 1953:205, Fig. 7; Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Journal of Science of the Hiroshima University Series B Division 1 (Zoology) v. 14; ref. 4314] Ategi-jima near the Marine Biological Station, Japan, depth 25-35 meters. Holotype: ZIHU?. Paratypes: (2) ZIHU?. Additional material: (46) ZIHU? •Valid as Laemonema nana Taki 1953 -- (Paulin 1983:115 [ref. 5459], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441], Markle & Meléndez C. 1988:871 [ref. 9283], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Nakabo 2000:411 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:303 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:411 [ref. 26001], Takahashi et al. 2003:17 [ref. 27520], Shinohara et al. 2005:415 [ref. 28370], Kim et al. 2020:71 [ref. 39118]). •Valid as Guttigadus nana (Taki 1953) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:659 [ref. 23369], Yu & Ho 2012:39 [ref. 32507], Sonoyama et al. 2020:28 [ref. 37637], Mochizuki et al. 2021:53 [ref. 38480]). Current status: Valid as Guttigadus nana (Taki 1953). Moridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

natalensis, Lepidion Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1922:62 [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 3); ref. 1648] KwaZulu-Natal coast, 30°08'05"S, 31°22'40"E, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 156, depth 324 fathoms. Syntypes: (11) SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 796 (3). Type information: Winterbottom 1974:3 [ref. 19544]. Combined with a neuter genus, the adjective should be natalense. •Valid as Lepidion natalense Gilchrist 1922 [often seen as natalensis] -- (Cohen 1986:327 [ref. 5646], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:364 [ref. 18936], Trunov 1992:5 [ref. 24540], Bañón et al. 2012:1 [ref. 32386], Fricke et al. 2024:[6] [ref. 41106]). Current status: Valid as Lepidion natalense Gilchrist 1922. Moridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: southern Africa; La Réunion (western Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

natalensis, Physiculus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1922:63 [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 3); ref. 1648] KwaZulu-Natal coast, 29°44'30"S, 31°28'35"E, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 128, depth 183 fathoms. Syntypes: (8) SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 42 (3). Type information: Winterbottom 1974:6 [ref. 19544]. •Valid as Physiculus natalensis Gilchrist 1922 -- (Cohen 1986:328 [ref. 5646], Paulin 1989:118 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Shcherbachev 1993:172 [ref. 21210], Pires et al. 2019:78 [ref. 36974]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus natalensis Gilchrist 1922. Moridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

nematopus, Physiculus Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:114 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Both coasts of Baja California, Mexico, depth 71-221 fathoms. Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1900.9 [or 8].29.249 (1); CAS-SU 141 (1); USNM 44282 (2), 46486 (2), 46555 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:55 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Physiculus nematopus Gilbert 1890 -- (Matarese et al. 1989:183 [ref. 26885], Paulin 1989:119 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Bussing & López S. 1994:72 [ref. 23101], Paulin in Fischer et al. 1995:1286 [ref. 22830], McCosker et al. 1997:25 [ref. 22816], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:2040 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:239 [ref. 24555], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:55 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:196 [ref. 28944], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:92 [ref. 32708], Robertson et al. 2017:57 [ref. 35676], Burton & Lea 2019:50 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:79 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:244 [ref. 41622], Victor et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus nematopus Gilbert 1890. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

nielseni, Physiculus Shcherbachev [Yu. N.] 1993:154, Fig. 2 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova = Transactions of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology v. 128; ref. 21210] Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean, 11°11'S, 68°09'E, depth 200-305 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMMU P-17670. Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:67 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Physiculus nielseni Shcherbachev 1993. Current status: Valid as Physiculus nielseni Shcherbachev 1993. Moridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

nigrescens, Physiculus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1912:105, Pl. 22 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 43 (no. 1924); ref. 3578] Verde Island Passage, 13°40'09"N, 120°57'45"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5296, depth 210 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 72923. First author is H. M. Smith. •Valid as Physiculus nigrescens Smith & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Paulin 1989:118 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Shcherbachev 1993:158 [ref. 21210], Iwamoto 1999:1996 [ref. 24761] as nigrescens, Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847] as cf. nigrescens, Paxton et al. 2006:615 [ref. 28995], Larson et al. 2013:51 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus nigrescens Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Moridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

nigripinnis, Physiculus Okamura [O.] in Okamura et al. 1982:127, Pl. 80 [Fishes of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Tosa Bay; ref. 8256] Kyushu-Palau Ridge, 26°46.0'N, 135°24.0'E, depth 342 meters. Holotype (unique): BSKU 26220. •Valid as Physiculus nigripinnis Okamura 1982 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441], Paulin 1989:120 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936], Nakabo 2000:410 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:410 [ref. 26001], Mundy 2005:260 [ref. 28379], Shao et al. 2008:243 [ref. 29952], Yu & Ho 2012:51 [ref. 32507]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus nigripinnis Okamura 1982. Moridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

normani, Physiculus Brüss [R.] 1986:225, Figs. 3, 8, 13, 17, 23-26 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 66 (nos 4/6); ref. 8103] Western Indian Ocean, near Zanzibar, Tanzania, depth 238-293 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1939.5.24.802. Paratypes: BMNH 1939.5.24.803 (1); SMF 18781 (ex ZMH 5003) (7); ZMH 5003-04 (14, 2). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:415 [ref. 21161]. •Valid as Physiculus normani Brüss 1986 -- (Paulin 1989:120 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936], Shcherbachev 1993:155 [ref. 21210]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus normani Brüss 1986. Moridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

norops, Gadella Paulin [C. D.] 1987:75 [Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17720] 220 kilometers northwest of Port Hedland, Western Australia, 18°41'S, 116°46'E, depth 506-508 meters. Holotype: AMS I.22827-003. Paratypes: AMS I.17857-008 (1), I.19096-005 (3), I.21795-003 (1). Additional material: AMS I.21795-004 (2), I.21805-001 (1), I.22808-024 (1), I.22814-017 (1), I.23993 (1); NMNZ P.20267 (1), QM I.21030 (1); USNM 262973-76 (1, 1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:8 [ref. 18942] but with wrong date/reference. •Valid as Gadella norops Paulin 1987 -- (Paulin 1989:101 [ref. 9297], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:358 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Roberts 1997:23 [ref. 23231], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Iwamoto 1999:1996 [ref. 24761]). •Synonym of Gadella jordani (Böhlke & Mead 1951) -- (Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S71 [ref. 25772], Jang et al. 2016:29 [ref. 36306]). Current status: Synonym of Gadella jordani (Böhlke & Mead 1951). Moridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

nudicephalum, Paralaemonema Trunov [I. A.] 1990:196 [81], Fig. 3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 30 (no. 2); ref. 20187] Whale Ridge, southeastern Atlantic, 24°54'S, 6°25'E, depth 630-680 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 48158. Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:152 [ref. 33662]. On p. 81 of English translation. Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:663 [ref. 23369] list longitude as 61°25'E in the Indian Ocean, but the original description indicates s. Atlantic at 6°25'E. •Valid as Guttigadus nudicephalus (Trunov 1990) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:660 [ref. 23369] as nudicephalum, Struthers et al. 2015:843 [ref. 34267]). Current status: Valid as Guttigadus nudicephalus (Trunov 1990). Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic and Indian Ocean to New Zealand region. Habitat: marine.

nudirostre, Paralaemonema Trunov [I. A.] 1990:193 [77], Figs. 1-3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 30 (no. 2); ref. 20187] Southeastern Atlantic, 42°05'S, 1°21'E, depth 800 meters. Holotype: ZIN 48159. Paratypes: ZIN 48160-61 (3, 1), uncat. (1). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:152 [ref. 33662]. Misspelled once as nudirostretira on p. 192. On p. 77 of English translation. Guttigadus is masculine according to Fricke 1/2017. •Status uncertain as Guttigadus nudirostre (Trunov 1990) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:663 [ref. 23369]). •Valid as Guttigadus nudirostris (Trunov 1990). Current status: Valid as Guttigadus nudirostris (Trunov 1990). Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

obscurus, Physiculus Parin [N. V.] 1984:539 [54], Fig 2c, 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 16267] Nazca Ridge, 25°45'S, 85°22'W, depth 175-240 meters. Holotype: ZIN 46848. Paratypes: IOM uncat. (1); ZIN 46849 (2). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:152 [ref. 33662]. On p. 54 of English translation. •Valid as Physiculus obscurus Parin 1984 -- (Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125]). •Valid as Gadella obscura (Parin 1984) [sometimes as obscurus] -- (Paulin 1989:103 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:358 [ref. 18936], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S72 [ref. 25772]). Current status: Valid as Gadella obscurus (Parin 1984). Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

oidema, Haloporphyrus Tanaka [S.] 1927:796, Pl. 171 (fig. 472) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 41; ref. 14924] Off Misaki, Sagami Province, Japan, depth 500 fathoms. Holotype: ZUMT 14352. Paratypes: (several) ZUMT 14351 (1). Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2022:247 [ref. 39655]. •Synonym of Lepidion inosimae (Günther 1887) -- (Aizawa et al. 2022:247 [ref. 39655]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidion inosimae (Günther 1887). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

pacifica, Mora Waite [E. R.] 1914:128, Pl. 5 [Transactions of the New Zealand Institute v. 46 (art. 22); ref. 14178] Kaikoura, New Zealand, depth 200 fathoms. Holotype (unique): CMC F453. Type catalog: Freeman & Tunnicliffe 1997:7 [ref. 22860]. •Synonym of Mora moro (Risso 1810) -- (Paulin 1983:112 [ref. 5459], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:369 [ref. 18936], Gomon et al. 1994:331 [ref. 22532], Paulin & Roberts 1997:29 [ref. 23231], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2002 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Mora moro (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

palauense, Laemonema Okamura [O.] in Okamura et al. 1982:137, Pl. 83 [Fishes of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Tosa Bay; ref. 8256] Kyushu-Palau Ridge, 28°05'N, 134°42'E, depth 550 meters. Holotype: FUMT-P 1992-1. Paratypes: FUMT-P 1992-2 to 1992-4 (3); BSKU 35967-68 (2). •Valid as Laemonema palauense Okamura 1982 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:92 [ref. 6441], Parin & Sazonov 1990:8 [ref. 20171], Paulin & Roberts 1997:25 [ref. 23231], Nakabo 2000:412 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:412 [ref. 26001], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242]). •Synonym of Laemonema rhodochir Gilbert 1905 -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:647 [ref. 23369], Mundy 2005:258 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:123 [ref. 30952], Yu & Ho 2012:41 [ref. 32507]). Current status: Synonym of Laemonema rhodochir Gilbert 1905. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

palmatus, Physiculus Klunzinger [C. B.] 1872:38 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 38 (pt. 1); ref. 2623] Hobson's Bay, Victoria, Australia. Syntypes: SMNS 1589 (1), 1792 (1, young, not found). Type information: Fricke 1992:13 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:48 [ref. 29864], Gomon et al. 2021:116 [ref. 38435] with SMNS 1589 as holotype. Only SMNS 1589 as extant syntype; specimen treated as holotype by Gomon et al. 2021:116 [ref. 38435]; lectotype designation needed. •Synonym of Pseudophycis barbata Günther 1863 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:302 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:616 [ref. 28995]). •Valid as Pseudophycis palmata (Klunzinger 1872) -- (Gomon et al. 2021:106 [ref. 38435]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophycis palmata (Klunzinger 1872). Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: South Australia east to New South Wales and Lord Howe Island, south to Tasmania (Australia). Habitat: marine.

palustris, Asellus Plumier [C.] in Lacepède 1800:589 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Not available, name only in the account of Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède. Nomen Nudum. Moridae.

parini, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] 1991:138, Fig. 1 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 1); ref. 20172] Western portion of the Sala y Gomez Ridge, 25°07.2'S, 99°46.7'W, southeastern Pacific, depth 330-356 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-18269. Paratypes: ZMMU P-18270-71 (1, 7). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:67 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Physiculus parini Paulin 1991 -- (Pequeño 1997:82 [ref. 23536]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus parini Paulin 1991. Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

paulini, Momonatira Trunov [I. A.] 1989:183 [95], Fig. 3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 16286] Southeastern Atlantic, 41°52'S, 0°03'W, depth 1130 meters. Holotype: ZIN 48175. Paratypes: ZIN 48176-77 (1, 4). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:152 [ref. 33662]. On p. 95 of English translation. •Valid as Momonatira paulini Trunov 1989 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:368 [ref. 18936]). •Synonym of Guttigadus globosus (Paulin 1986) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:660 [ref. 23369]). Current status: Synonym of Guttigadus globosus (Paulin 1986). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

peregrinus, Pseudophycis Günther [A.] 1872:669 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype: BMNH 1871.7.20.?. Other specimens: poor condition, discarded before description. •Valid as Physiculus peregrinus (Günther 1872) -- (Paulin 1989:121 [ref. 9297], Iwamoto 1999:1996 [ref. 24761]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus peregrinus (Günther 1872). Moridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

phycis, Lota Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:248, Pl. 111 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 3449. Paralectotypes: RMNH D1388-1389 (2, dry). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:181 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Lotella phycis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Cohen 1979:226 [ref. 6950], Paulin 1983:100 [ref. 5459], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:300 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:368 [ref. 18936], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Nakabo 2000:409 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:303 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:409 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:210, 539 [ref. 26218], Paxton et al. 2006:612 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:309 [ref. 30616], Shinohara et al. 2011:40 [ref. 31715], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:110 [ref. 36167], Struthers et al. 2015:856 [ref. 34267], Kim et al. 2020:73 [ref. 39118]). Current status: Valid as Lotella phycis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Moridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

provocator, Auchenoceros Whitley [G. P.] 1937:122 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 11 (pt 2); ref. 4689] Pacific. Holotype (unique): BMNH. Based on Auchenoceros sp. described by Günther 1889:27, Pl. 3 (fig. D) [ref. 2017]. Current status: Uncertain. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

punctatum, Calloptilum Hutton [F. W.] 1873:267, Pl. 11 (fig. 76a) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 5 (art. 28); ref. 2285] Cape Campbell, New Zealand. Lectotype: BMNH 1886.11.18.69 [ex OM]. Type catalog: Russell 1996:223-224 [ref. 22562] with a holotype but two localities were given so that additional material may have contributed to Hutton's understanding of this species; the described specimen was designated lectotype by Eschmeyer 1998:139 •Valid as Auchenoceros punctatus (Hutton 1873) -- (Paulin 1983:103 [ref. 5459], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:355 [ref. 18936], Struthers et al. 2015:844 [ref. 34267]). Current status: Valid as Auchenoceros punctatus (Hutton 1873). Moridae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

rastrelliger, Physiculus Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:113 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Off Baja California, Mexico, Albatross station 2987 and 3045, depth 171 and 184 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1900.9.29.248 [ex USNM] (1); CAS-SU 185 (13); USNM 44281 (1), 48266 (7), 57877 (2), 124974 (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:55-56 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Physiculus rastrelliger Gilbert 1890 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:100 [ref. 9277], Paulin 1989:121 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1993:81 [ref. 21807], Bussing & López S. 1994:72 [ref. 23101], Paulin in Fischer et al. 1995:1287 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:205 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:240 [ref. 24555], Orr et al. 2000:34 [ref. 24942], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:55 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:196 [ref. 28944], Page et al. 2013:92 [ref. 32708], Burton & Lea 2019:50 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:79 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:244 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus rastrelliger Gilbert 1890. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: northern California (U.S.A.) south to northern Peru. Habitat: marine.

rhacinus, Gadus Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:56, xxvii [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. Neotype: NMNZ P.9640. Type catalog: Hardy 1990:8 [ref. 18942]. Diagnosis on p. 56 under the name Gadum Rhacinum. Name Latinized to Gadus rhacinus in index, p. xxvii. Neotype designated by Paulin 1983:99 [ref. 5459]. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). Name apparently should be rhacinus, based on the vernacular name Rhacinus (neither a Greek nor Latin word, to be treated as an indeclinable noun). •Valid as Lotella rhacina (Forster 1801) -- (Kuiter 1993:58 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:330 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:50 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:612 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:309 [ref. 30616], Struthers et al. 2015:857 [ref. 34267], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626]). •Valid as Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801) -- (Paulin 1983:98 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:300 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:368 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Roberts 1992:131 [ref. 24625], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:110 [ref. 36167]). Current status: Valid as Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801). Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

rhina, Antimora Garman [S.] 1899:185 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Gulf of Panama, 7°6'15"N, 80°34'W, Albatross station 3353, depth 695 fathoms; 7°15'N, 79°36'W, station 3393, depth 1020 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28610-11 (3). •Synonym of Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878) -- (Cohen 1973:322 [ref. 6589], Small 1981:347 [ref. 5546], Paulin 1983:110 [ref. 5459], Chiu et al. 1990:183 [ref. 21687], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:354 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

rhodochir, Laemonema Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:657, Fig. 255 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Off southern coast of Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3810, depth 53-211 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51623. •Valid as Laemonema rhodochir Gilbert 1905 -- (Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:139 [ref. 8256], Paulin 1983:115 [ref. 5459], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Parin & Sazonov 1990:8 [ref. 20171], Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:647 [ref. 23369], Iwamoto 1999:1996 [ref. 24761], Mundy 2005:258 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:123 [ref. 30952], Okamoto et al. 2008:235 [ref. 35246], Yu & Ho 2012:41 [ref. 32507]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema rhodochir Gilbert 1905. Moridae. Distribution: Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge, Hawaiian Islands, Sala-y-Gomez Ridge (southeastern Pacific). Habitat: marine.

rhodopinnis, Physiculus Okamura [O.] in Okamura et al. 1982:119, Pl. 78 [Fishes of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Tosa Bay; ref. 8256] Kyushu-Palau Ridge, western Pacific, 26°12'N, 135°45'E, depth 362-540 meters. Holotype: BSKU 29484. Paratypes: BSKU 30343-44 (2), 30845-46 (2), 31927 (1); FUMT-P 1994-95 (1, 4); HUMZ 92373-74 (2). •Valid as Physiculus rhodopinnis Okamura 1982 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441], Paulin 1989:122 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936], Nakabo 2000:411 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:411 [ref. 26001], Yu & Ho 2012:53 [ref. 32507], Fricke et al. 2018:81 [ref. 35805], Koeda et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38857], Idrees Babu et al. 2022: 120 [ref. 39053]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus rhodopinnis Okamura 1982. Moridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Hydra Seamount near Farquhar Atoll (Seychelles) east to Hawaiian Ridge, north to Kyushu-Palau Ridge. Habitat: marine.

rissoii, Lepidion Swainson [W.] 1838:319 [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] No types known. •Synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:324 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:366 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

robustum, Laemonema Günther [A.] 1862:357 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Madeira. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.6.14.15. Appeared first in Johnson 1862 (Sept.):171 [ref. 2357]. Description in Günther above not attributed to Johnson although specimen was the same; perhaps can stand on its own as a separate description (absolute homonym) as appeared in Günther. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Laemonema robustum Johnson 1862. 1°Homonym. Current status: Uncertain. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

robustum, Laemonema Johnson [J. Y.] 1862:171 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862 (pt 2) (art. 2) (for 10 June 1862); ref. 2357] Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.6.14.15 (lost in the Post). Appeared as above first, then in Günther 1862 (Nov.):357 [ref. 1969] without credit to Johnson. Authorship sometimes seen as Günther. •Valid as Laemonema robustum Johnson 1862 -- (Cohen 1973:323 [ref. 6589], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:135 [ref. 8256], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:717 [ref. 13676], Edwards & Glass 1987:630 [ref. 9166], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Parin & Sazonov 1990:6 [ref. 20171], Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:634 [ref. 23369], Mundy 2005:258 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:611 [ref. 28995], González et al. 2008:175 [ref. 29991], Okamoto et al. 2008:235 [ref. 35246], González et al. 2010:219 [ref. 36922], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242], Struthers et al. 2015:852 [ref. 34267], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2000 [ref. 34586], Fricke et al. 2018:81 [ref. 35805], Brown et al. 2019:161 [ref. 36444], Carneiro et al. 2019:140 [ref. 37250], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2020:178 [ref. 37320], Koeda et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38857], Hashimoto et al. 2022:52 [ref. 39889]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema robustum Johnson 1862. Moridae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico). Habitat: marine.

roseus, Physiculus Alcock [A. W.] 1891:28 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 8 (no. 43/44); ref. 87] Andaman Sea, 11°31'40"N, 92°46'40"E, Investigator station 115, depth 188-220 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZSI F13047. Alcock specimens (not a type): BMNH 1898.7.13.7 [ex ZSI F325/1] (1) Andamans, depth 185 fathoms. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:137 [ref. 20743], Menon and Rama-Rao 1970:377 [ref. 27516], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:37 [ref. 22148], Talwar 1977:636 [ref. 26599]. Figured in Alcock 1894: Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [ref. 17304]. •Valid as Physiculus roseus Alcock 1891 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:302 [ref. 12442], Paulin 1989:122 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936], Shcherbachev 1993:175 [ref. 21210], Paulin & Roberts 1997:29 [ref. 23231], Adam et al. 1998:10 [ref. 23610], Iwamoto 1999:1996 [ref. 24761] as roseum, Iwamoto in Randall & Lim 2000:595 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:615 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:52 [ref. 32988], Psomadakis et al. 2020:322 [ref. 37272], Idrees Babu et al. 2022: 120 [ref. 39053]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus roseus Alcock 1891. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bay of Bengal (India) and Myanmar east to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

rostratus, Haloporphyrus Günther [A.] 1878:18 [2] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] Midway between Cape of Good Hope and Kerguelen Island; east of Río de la Plata mouth, depth 600 and 1375 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1887.12.7.36-37 (1, 1). On p. 2 of separate. See also Günther 1887:93, Pl. 16 (fig. A) [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878) -- (Small 1981:347 [ref. 5546], Paulin 1983:110 [ref. 5459], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:714 [ref. 13676], Cohen 1986:326 [ref. 5646], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:112 [ref. 14235], Scott & Scott 1988:254 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:298 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165, 166 [ref. 36134], McAllister 1990:114 [ref. 14674], Cohen 1990:520 [ref. 15766], Chiu et al. 1990:183 [ref. 21687], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:354 [ref. 18936], Paulin in Amaoka et al. 1990:149 [ref. 16024], Trunov 1992:19 [ref. 20711], Miller 1993:556 [ref. 21297], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1995:106 [ref. 22531], Gomon et al. 1994:326 [ref. 22532], Paulin in Fischer et al. 1995:1284 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:239 [ref. 24555], Fricke 1999:99 [ref. 24106], Meléndez & Pequeño 1999:466 [ref. 24457], Iwamoto 1999:1996 [ref. 24761], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:156 [ref. 25013], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:283 [ref. 25968], Pakhorukov 2001:378 [ref. 25409], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:999 [ref. 27011], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:211 [ref. 27076], Duhamel et al. 2005:262 [ref. 32059], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:196 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:609 [ref. 28995], González et al. 2008:174 [ref. 29991], Gomon 2008:303 [ref. 30616], Costa & Mincarone 2010:326 [ref. 37483], Melo et al. 2010:40 [ref. 30775], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Møller et al. 2010:38 [ref. 31169], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:101 [ref. 37485], Struthers et al. 2015:843 [ref. 34267], Afonso et al. 2016:31, 92 [ref. 36199], Bañón et al. 2016:316 [ref. 34397], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2003 [ref. 34586], Nión et al. 2016:40 [ref. 35565], Fricke et al. 2018:81 [ref. 35805], Williams et al. 2018:99 [ref. 36359], Carneiro et al. 2019:139 [ref. 37250], Orlov et al. 2019:175 [ref. 36733], Reiner 2019:118 [ref. 38139], Orlov et al. 2020:404 [ref. 37592], Bañón & Maño 2021:58 [ref. 38883], Bañón et al. 2021:6 [ref. 40417], Jawad et al. 2021:71 [ref. 38209], Fermon et al. 2022:196 [ref. 39448] possible, Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Victor et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878). Moridae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical, temperate and Antarctic waters of southern Hemisphere, in North Pacific south of 10°N. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

rubescens, Lepidion Swainson [W.] 1839:300 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] No types known. Based on Risso, xi. fig. 40. p. 118. New name for Gadus lepidion Risso 1810. •Synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:324 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:366 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

rubiginosa, Lotella Castelnau [F. L.] 1879:354, 359 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 764] Not available; an incorrect subsequent spelling of Lotella fuliginosa Günther 1862 (from the Haslar collection [from Syndey]). Authorship was attributed to Günther on p. 354. •In the synonymy of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801). Moridae.

rubiginosus, Blennius Richardson [J.] (ex Solander) 1843:27 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science v. 12 (12th meeting [1842]); ref. 12502] Not available, Solander name mentioned in passing under Brosmius venustus. Nomen Nudum. Moridae.

sazonovi, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] 1991:139, Fig. 2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 1); ref. 20172] Western portion of the Sala y Gomez Ridge, 25°02.6'S, 97°29.2'W, depth 260-272 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMMU P-18272. Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:67 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Physiculus sazonovi Paulin 1991 -- (Pequeño 1997:82 [ref. 23536]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus sazonovi Paulin 1991. Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

schlegeli, Lotella Kaup [J. J.] 1858:88 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 24 (pt. 1); ref. 2576] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 3449. Paralectotypes: RMNH D1388-1389 (2, dry). Unneeded substitute for Lota phycis Temminck & Schlegel 1846 and takes the same type specimens. •Objective synonym of Lotella phycis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Paxton et al. 2006:612 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Lotella phycis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

schmidti, Lepidion Svetovidov [A. N.] 1936:266, Fig. 1 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 113 (nos 9/10); ref. 13751] Sagami Bay, Misaki, Japan, depth 550-700 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 22883. Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:153 [ref. 33662]. •Valid as Lepidion schmidti Svetovidov 1936 -- (Cohen 1973:325 [ref. 6589], Sawada in Amaoka et al. 1983:99, 189 [ref. 8379], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:90 [ref. 6441], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:720 [ref. 13676] tentative identification, Paxton et al. 1989:300 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:364 [ref. 18936], Shinohara et al. 1996:171 [ref. 26605], Santos et al. 1997:125 [ref. 23531], Saldanha & Biscoito 1997:197 [ref. 24962], Nakabo 2000:409 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:23 [ref. 25650], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847] as cf. schmidti, Mecklenburg et al. 2002:282 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:409 [ref. 26001], Duhamel et al. 2005:270 [ref. 32059] as cf. schmidti, Love et al. 2005:55 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:259 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:612 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:308 [ref. 30616], Arronte et al. 2011:1708 [ref. 31611], Bañón et al. 2012:1 [ref. 32386], Parin et al. 2014:170 [ref. 33547], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:110 [ref. 36167], Struthers et al. 2015:855 [ref. 34267], Carneiro et al. 2019:141 [ref. 37250], Love et al. 2021:78 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Lepidion schmidti Svetovidov 1936. Moridae. Distribution: North Atlantic; northwestern Pacific: Japan and Okhotsk Sea north to western Bering Sea; southwestern Pacific; ?southern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

schuettei, Lotella Steindachner [F.] 1866:52 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 20460] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: (2) not found at NMW. Appeared first in the abstract as above, then in Steindachner 1866:466, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [ref. 4210]; also on p. 43 of separate. •Valid as Lotella schuettei Steindachner 1866 -- (Kuiter 1993:59 [ref. 23929]). •Synonym of Lotella phycis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Paulin 1983:100 [ref. 5459] as schuetti, Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:612 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Lotella phycis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

spatium, Pterophycis Ho [H.-C.] 2019:33, Figs. 1A, 2A, 3, 4 [Zootaxa 4702 (no. 1); ref. 37148] Fish market, Ke-tzu-liao, Kaohsiung, southwestern Taiwan, western Taiwan Strait. Holotype: NMMB-P22891. Paratype: ASIZP 58039 (1). •Valid as Pterophycis spatium Ho 2019. Current status: Valid as Pterophycis spatium Ho 2019. Moridae. Distribution: Southwestern Taiwan, western Taiwan Strait. Habitat: marine.

squamirostre, Paralaemonema Trunov [I. A.] 1990:197 [83], Fig. 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 30 (no. 2); ref. 20187] Southeastern Atlantic, off southwestern South Africa, 31°20'S, 15°51'E, depth 517 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 48157. Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:153 [ref. 33662]. On p. 83 of English translation. •Status uncertain as Guttigadus squamirostre (Trunov 1990) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:664 [ref. 23369]). •Valid as Guttigadus squamirostris (Trunov 1990). Current status: Valid as Guttigadus squamirostris (Trunov 1990). Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

sterops, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] 1989:123, Figs. 11, 14 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 16; ref. 9297] Kealai Kahiki Channel, 20°44'N, 156°52'W, Lanai, Hawaiian Islands, depth 205-221 meters. Holotype: BPBM 23722. Paratypes: BPBM 23685 (5, now 4), 23989 (13, now 10), 24597 (11), 24865 (2), 28122 (2). Non-types: BPBM (18 lots, 154). •Valid as Physiculus sterops Paulin 1989 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936], Mundy 2005:260 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:124 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus sterops Paulin 1989. Moridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

sudanensis, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] 1989:124, Figs. 12, 14 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 16; ref. 9297] Sudan coast, Red Sea, 26°20'N, 14°53'W, depth 782 meters [in error]. Holotype: MNHN 1886-0572. Paratypes: IOM uncat. (1, 2); MNHN 1886-0570 to 0571 (1, 1), 1886-0573 to 0574 (1, 1). Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:235 [ref. 24244]. •Valid as Physiculus sudanensis Paulin 1989 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936], Shcherbachev 1993:162 [ref. 21210], Bailly et al. 1999:235 [ref. 24244], Golani & Fricke 2018:39 [ref. 36273]). •Synonym of Physiculus dalwigki Kaup 1858 -- (Biscoito & González 2018:190 [ref. 35998]). Current status: Synonym of Physiculus dalwigki Kaup 1858. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

svetovidovi, Gadella Trunov [I. A.] 1992:15 [40], Fig. [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 32 (no. 1); ref. 20771] Walvis Ridge, 24°53'S, 6°25'E, southeastern Atlantic, depth 560 meters. Holotype: ZIN 48171. Paratypes: ZIN 48172-74 (1, 1, 1), ?uncat (1). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:153 [ref. 33662]. On p. 40 of English translation. •Valid as Gadella svetovidovi Trunov 1992 -- (Sazonov 1996:546 [ref. 24655], González et al. 2008:175 [ref. 29991], Ruiz-Pico et al. 2012:263 [ref. 32363]). Current status: Valid as Gadella svetovidovi Trunov 1992. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

svetovidovi, Tripterophycis Sazonov [Yu. I.] & Shcherbachev [Yu. N.] 1986:1099, Fig. 1 [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 65 (no. 7); ref. 8047] Sala y Gomez Ridge, southeastern Pacific, 25°18'08"S, 93°34'.02"W, depth 610 meters. Holotype: ZIN 46850. Paratypes: AMS I.24658-001 (1), I.24851-008 (2). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Tripterophycis svetovidovi Sazonov & Shcherbachev 1986 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:378 [ref. 18936], Sazonov & Pakhorukov 1991:672 [ref. 20086], Paulin & Roberts 1997:37 [ref. 23231], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Paxton et al. 2006:617 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242], Struthers et al. 2015:866 [ref. 34267]). Current status: Valid as Tripterophycis svetovidovi Sazonov & Shcherbachev 1986. Moridae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine.

swanii, Lotella Johnston [R. M.] 1883:126 [Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1882; ref. 18337] Tasmania, Australia. No types known. •Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801) -- (Paulin 1983:98 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:613 [ref. 28995] as rhacina). Current status: Synonym of Lotella rhacinus (Forster 1801). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

talarae, Physiculus Hildebrand [S. F.] & Barton [O.] 1949:8, Fig. 3 [Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 111 (no. 10); ref. 13015] Talara, Peru. Holotype (unique): USNM 144255. •Valid as Physiculus talarae Hildebrand & Barton 1949 -- (Paulin 1989:125 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936], Paulin in Fischer et al. 1995:1288 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:240 [ref. 24555], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:55 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:196 [ref. 28944], Page et al. 2013:92 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:79 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:244 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus talarae Hildebrand & Barton 1949. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico) south to northern Peru. Habitat: marine.

tasmaniensis, Notophycis marginata Sazonov [Yu. I.] 2001:302 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 41 (no. 3); ref. 25374] 42°41'S, 148°25'E, depth 452 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 275. Paratypes: AMS I.26824-006 (3), I.29756-004 (1); CSIRO H 3503-01 (1), H 2148-01 (6), T 1032 (1). Plus non-type matrerial. •Synonym of Notophycis marginata (Günther 1878), but a valid subspecies tasmaniensis Sazonov 2001 as described -- (Gomon 2008:311 [ref. 30616]). Current status: Synonym of Notophycis marginata (Günther 1878). Moridae. Distribution: Australian and New Zealand population (this subspecies). Habitat: marine.

therosideros, Physiculus Paulin [C. D.] 1987:76 [Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17720] Scott Point, New South Wales, Australia, 30°43'S, 153°16'E, depth 134-151 meters. Holotype: AMS I.23685-006. Paratypes: AMS I.15550-003 (3); QM I.21060. Additional material: MNHN 1980-0335 (1), 1980-0560 (1); QM I.21145 (1); ZMUC 676 (1). •Valid as Physiculus therosideros Paulin 1987 -- (Paulin 1989:126 [ref. 9297], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Roberts 1997:34 [ref. 23231], Iwamoto 1999:1996 [ref. 24761], Paxton et al. 2006:615 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242], Struthers et al. 2015:861 [ref. 34267]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus therosideros Paulin 1987. Moridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Australia to Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

thysthlon, Gadella Long [D. J.] & McCosker [J. E.] 1998:1, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Research v. 45 (no. 1); ref. 23349] Off Cabo Hammond, 00°28'S, 91°37'W, Isla Fernandina, Galápagos Islands, depth 570 meters. Holotype: CAS 86541. Paratypes: CAS 86550 (2), 86563 (1); USNM 418180 (1). •Valid as Gadella thysthlon Long & McCosker 1998 -- (Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S72 [ref. 25772], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Victor et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Gadella thysthlon Long & McCosker 1998. Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

tosaensis, Physiculus Kamohara [T.] 1936:446, Fig. 1 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 15 (no. 4); ref. 13706] Off Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Kamohara "neotype": BSKU 9694. Type catalog: Kamohara 1961:9 [ref. 19282]. "Neotype" designation: Kamohara 1961:9 [ref. 19282], but neotype designation was not made in a revisory work and is invalid. •Valid as Lotella tosaensis (Kamohara 1936) -- (Cohen 1979:227 [ref. 6950], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:368 [ref. 18936], Nakabo 2000:409 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:303 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:409 [ref. 26001], Prokofiev 2008:861 [ref. 29938] as cf. tosaensis, Yu & Ho 2012:42 [ref. 32507], Shinohara et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33330]). Current status: Valid as Lotella tosaensis (Kamohara 1936). Moridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam. Habitat: marine.

trunovi, Notophycis marginata Sazonov [Yu. I.] 2001:302, Fig. 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 41 (no. 3); ref. 25374] 42°03'S, 0°11'E, depth 550-580 meters. Holotype: ZIN 48185. Paratypes: MNHN 1988-21 to 22 (1, 1); ZIN 48183-84 (1, 2); ZMMU P-15589 (1), P-19308 (1). •Synonym of Notophycis marginata (Günther 1878), but a valid subspecies trunovi Sazonov 2001 as described. Current status: Synonym of Notophycis marginata (Günther 1878). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

uraleptus, Merluccius Costa [O. G.] 1849:Gadoides p. 171, Pls. 1-3 [Atti dell'accademia Pontaniana, Napoli v. 5 (fasc. 3); ref. 18043] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Gadella maraldi (Risso 1810) -- (Cohen 1973:323 [ref. 6589], Cohen 1990:521 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:359 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:1998 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Gadella maraldi (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

venustus, Brosmius Richardson [J.] 1843:27 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science v. 12 (12th meeting [1842]); ref. 12502] Not available, no distinguishing features given; reference made to unpublished Parkinson figure. •In the synonymy of Pseudophycis bachus (Forster 1801) -- (Gomon et al. 2021:117 [ref. 38435]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Pseudophycis bachus (Forster 1801). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

verecundum, Lepidion Jordan [D. S.] & Cramer [F.] in Gilbert 1897:456 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1115); ref. 1629] Near Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico, 18°17'15"N, 114°44'30"W, Albatross station 2993, depth 364 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 47748. •Valid as Laemonema verecunda (Jordan & Cramer 1897) -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936] atributed to Gilbert 1899). •Valid as Microlepidium verecundum (Jordan & Cramer 1897) -- (Paulin in Fischer et al. 1995:1285 [ref. 22830]). •Valid as Laemonema verecundum (Jordan & Cramer 1897) -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:650 [ref. 23369], Love et al. 2005:55 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:196 [ref. 28944], Okamoto et al. 2008:235 [ref. 35246], Fourriére et al. 2016:455 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Morales-Azpeitia et al. 2017:123 [ref. 36166], Love et al. 2021:78 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:243 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema verecundum (Jordan & Cramer 1897). Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) and Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico), including southern Gulf of California (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: marine.

viola, Haloporphyrus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1879:257 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 1 (no. 40); ref. 18131] Outer edge of Le Have Bank, northwestern Atlantic, depth 400-500 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 21837. Paratypes: USNM 21838 (1). •Synonym of Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878) -- (Cohen 1973:322 [ref. 6589], Small 1981:347 [ref. 5546], Paulin 1983:110 [ref. 5459], Scott & Scott 1988:256 [ref. 25518], Chiu et al. 1990:183 [ref. 21687], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:354 [ref. 18936], Gomon et al. 1994:326 [ref. 22532]). Current status: Synonym of Antimora rostrata (Günther 1878). Moridae. Habitat: marine.

vitellius, Gargilius Koefoed [E.] 1953:11 [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 3); ref. 6486] North Atlantic, 40°17'N, 50°39'W, station 67, 2200 meters wire out. Holotype (unique): ZMUB 4471. Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:148 [ref. 21547]. •Synonym of Laemonema barbatulum Goode & Bean 1883 -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:625 [ref. 23369]). Current status: Synonym of Laemonema barbatulum Goode & Bean 1883. Moridae. Habitat: marine.

yarrellii, Phycis Lowe [R. T.] 1838:190 [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 2 (pt 3, art. 14); ref. 2831] Off Madeira. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.12.26.482. •Valid as Laemonema yarrellii (Lowe 1838) -- (Cohen 1973:324 [ref. 6589] as yarrelli, Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:718 [ref. 13676], Cohen 1990:522 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:636 [ref. 23369] as yarrelli, Uiblein et al. 1999:62 [ref. 24045], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:157 [ref. 25013], González et al. 2008:174 [ref. 29991], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2001 [ref. 34586], Carneiro et al. 2019:140 [ref. 37250]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema yarrellii (Lowe 1838). Moridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda; eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

yoshidae, Physiculus Okamura [O.] in Okamura et al. 1982:123, Pl. 79 [Fishes of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Tosa Bay; ref. 8256] Kyushu-Palau Ridge, 26°45.8'N, 135°22.5'E, depth 326-340 meters. Holotype: BSKU 29305. Paratypes: BSKU 26175-78 (4), 26219 (1), 30615-17 (3), 31366 (1), 31873-74 (2). •Valid as Physiculus yoshidae Okamura 1982 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:91 [ref. 6441], Paulin 1989:127 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:371 [ref. 18936], Nakabo 2000:411 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:411 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:415 [ref. 28370], Koeda et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38857]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus yoshidae Okamura 1982. Moridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

yuvto, Laemonema Parin [N. V.] & Sazonov [Yu. I.] 1990:6, Fig. 1 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 37 (no. 1); ref. 20171] Sala y Gomez Ridge, 25°10'S, 90°10'W, southeastern Pacific, depth 545-600 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 49186. Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:153 [ref. 33662]. •Valid as Laemonema yuvto Parin & Sazonov 1990 -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:361 [ref. 18936], Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:650 [ref. 23369], Pequeño 1997:82 [ref. 23536]). Current status: Valid as Laemonema yuvto Parin & Sazonov 1990. Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Sala y Gomez Ridge. Habitat: marine.