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Species in the family or subfamily Phycidae: [ 42 ] records

albidus, Gadus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1171 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. New name for Gadus blennoides Brünnich 1768. •Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768) -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:529 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:66 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2025 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Phycidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

americanus, Enchelyopus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:53 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] "Novo Eboraco". •Synonym of Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792) -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:83 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1009 [ref. 27011]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

barbatus, Blennius Suckow [G. A.] 1799:259 [Naturgeschichte der Thiere v. 4, pt. 1; ref. 18858] Unneeded new name for Blennius chuss Walbaum 1792. •Objective synonym of Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792) -- (authors). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792). Phycidae.

bifurcus, Gadus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:137 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768) -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:529 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:66 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2025 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Phycidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

blennoides, Gadus Brünnich [M. T.] 1768:24 [Ichthyologia Massiliensis, sistens piscium descriptiones eorumque apud incolas nomina; ref. 17290] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Valid as Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768) -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:705 [ref. 13676], Cohen 1990:529 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:66 [ref. 18936], Goren & Galil 1997:199 [ref. 23058], Santos et al. 1997:60 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:71 [ref. 24952], Uiblein et al. 1999:62 [ref. 24045], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:52 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:26 [ref. 37112], Fricke 2007:26 [ref. 30577], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:30 [ref. 36649], Goren & Galil 2015:518 [ref. 33910], Bañón et al. 2016:316 [ref. 34397], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2025 [ref. 34586], Mecklenburg et al. 2018:136 [ref. 36370], Martins & Carneiro 2018:38 [ref. 36550], Carneiro et al. 2019:146 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:48 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:61 [ref. 38883], Golani 2021:28 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:31 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Phycidae. Distribution: Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; northeastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland south to Mauritania, including Azores and Madeira. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

borealis, Phycis Saemundsson [B.] 1913:23, Pl. 2 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 65; ref. 21239] Iceland. No types known. Also in Saemundsson 1922:185 [ref. 18652]. •Synonym of Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill 1814) -- (Svetovidov 1973:317 [ref. 7169], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:88 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill 1814). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

brasiliensis, Phycis Kaup [J. J.] 1858:88 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 24 (pt. 1); ref. 2576] Montevideo, Uruguay, 35°48'S, 55°01'W. Lectotype: MNHN 2015-0334. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1996-1375 (1). Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:237 [ref. 24244]. Lectotype selected by Lemes et al. 2016:509 [ref. 34265]. •Valid as Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup 1858) -- (Inada in Nakamura et al. 1986:118 [ref. 14235], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:82 [ref. 18936], Bailly et al. 1999:237 [ref. 24244], Cousseau & Perrotta 2000:70 [ref. 25942], López et al. 2002:63 [ref. 26808], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27192], Bovcon et al. 2010:[5] 836 [ref. 41480], Melo et al. 2010:29 [ref. 30775], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Fabiano et al. 2014:8 [ref. 33530], Lemes et al. 2016:509 [ref. 34265], Nión et al. 2016:40 [ref. 35565], Spier et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:6 [ref. 36717], Carvalho-Filho 2023:77 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup 1858). Phycidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) south to northern Argentina. Habitat: marine.

brotola, Blennius Larrañaga [D. A.] 1923:375, 382 [Escritos de Don Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga v. 2; ref. 22561] Uruguay. No types known. Also appeared in Devincenzi 1925:300, 321 [ref. 20322]; Devincenzi treated as a synonym of Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup 1858). •Synonym of Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup 1858) -- (Lemes et al. 2016:509 [ref. 34265]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup 1858). Phycidae.

chesteri, Phycis Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1878:256 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 1 (no. 40); ref. 18131] 42 miles east by south of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, depth 140 fathoms; 33 miles east by south of Cape Ann, depth 110 fathoms. Syntypes: USNM 21840-42 (1, 1, 1). •Valid as Urophycis chesteri (Goode & Bean 1878) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:94 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:288 [ref. 25518], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807]). •Valid as Phycis chesteri Goode & Bean 1878 -- (Methven & McKelvie 1986:886 [ref. 22456], McAllister 1990:119 [ref. 14674], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:67 [ref. 18936], Endo in Okamura et al. 1995:122 [ref. 22531], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:245 [ref. 26158], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1008 [ref. 27011], Moore et al. 2003:213 [ref. 27076], Møller et al. 2010:39 [ref. 31169], Page et al. 2013:93 [ref. 32708], Afonso et al. 2016:32, 250 [ref. 36199], Simian et al. 2022:375 [ref. 40776], Page et al. 2023:103 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Phycis chesteri Goode & Bean 1878. Phycidae. Distribution: North Atlantic: Arctic Canada, Greenland; western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

chuss, Blennius Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Schöpf) 1792:186 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [New York, U.S.A.]. No types known. Based on 'Blennius, Chuss in Neu York' in Schöpf 1788:143 [ref. 18700]. •Valid as Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792) -- (Svetovidov 1973:316 [ref. 7169], Smith 1986:405 [ref. 22186], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:709 [ref. 13676], Robins & Ray 1986:95 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:290 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:120 [ref. 14674], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:83 [ref. 18936], Murdy et al. 1997:113 [ref. 23144], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:252 [ref. 26158], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1009 [ref. 27011], Moore et al. 2003:213 [ref. 27076], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:93 [ref. 32708], Lemes et al. 2016:507 [ref. 34265], Page et al. 2023:103 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792). Phycidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

cirratus, Phycis Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:358, Pl. 88 (fig. 310) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Gulf of Mexico, 29°03'15"N, 88°16'00"W, Albatross station 2376, depth 324 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 39059. Paratypes: USNM 39294-95 (1, 1). •Valid as Urophycis cirrata (Goode & Bean 1896) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:95 [ref. 23100], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:85 [ref. 18936], Boschung 1992:73 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:321 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:757 [ref. 23897], López et al. 2002:63 [ref. 26808], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1010 [ref. 27011], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Page et al. 2013:93 [ref. 32708], Lemes et al. 2016:507 [ref. 34265], Nión et al. 2016:40 [ref. 35565], Carvalho-Filho 2023:77 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:103 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Urophycis cirrata (Goode & Bean 1896). Phycidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to southern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and southern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

dekayi, Phycis Kaup [J. J.] 1858:89 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 24 (pt. 1); ref. 2576] North America. No types known. Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:237 [ref. 24244]. •Synonym of Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill 1814) -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:87 [ref. 18936], Bailly et al. 1999:237 [ref. 24244]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill 1814). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

didactylus, Gadus Bonnaterre [J. P.] 1788:50 [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Unnecessary replacement name for Gadus blennoides Brünnich 1768. •Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Current status: Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Phycidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

earllii, Phycis Bean [T. H.] 1880:69 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 124); ref. 16045] Market of Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. (from off Charleston, depth 12-15 meters). Lectotype: USNM 25207. Paralectotypes: USNM 25208-09 (1, 1). Lectotype established (as figured specimen) in caption to Pl. 365, p. 3308 in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446] if figured specimen is identifiable. •Valid as Urophycis earllii (Bean 1880) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:95 [ref. 23100], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:85 [ref. 18936], Boschung 1992:73 [ref. 23239] as earlli, McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:758 [ref. 23897], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1011 [ref. 27011], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:93 [ref. 32708], Lemes et al. 2016:507 [ref. 34265], Page et al. 2023:103 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Urophycis earllii (Bean 1880). Phycidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

filamentosus, Phycis Storer [D. H.] 1858:367, Pl. 29 (fig. 4) [Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (new series) v. 6 (pt 2, art. 7); ref. 18849] Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792) -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:83 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1009 [ref. 27011]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

floridanus, Phycis Bean [T. H.] & Dresel [H. G.] 1884:100 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 2; ref. 16051] Pensacola, northwestern Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 32762. •Valid as Urophycis floridana (Bean & Dresel 1884) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:95 [ref. 23100], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:86 [ref. 18936], Cervigón 1991:162 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:73 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:759 [ref. 23897] as floridanus, Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:166 [ref. 24550], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1012 [ref. 27011], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:93 [ref. 32708], Lemes et al. 2016:507 [ref. 34265], Bagley et al. 2023:317 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:103 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Urophycis floridana (Bean & Dresel 1884). Phycidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cape Hatteras (North Carolina) south to Florida (U.S.A.), including northern and western Gulf of Mexico. IUCN (2017): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

furcatus, Phycis Fleming [J.] 1828:193 [A history of British animals; ref. 1339] South coast of England. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Phycis furcatus Bowdich 1825. •Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768) -- (Svetovidov 1973:315 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:530 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:66 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2025 [ref. 34586]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Phycidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

furcatus, Phycis Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:122, Fig. 28 [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Madeira. No types known. •Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:530 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:68 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2026:2025 [ref. 34586], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2026 [ref. 34586], Parenti 2019:7 [ref. 36934]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766). Phycidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gadoides, Blennius Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:458, 484 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Unnecessary replacement name for Gadus albidus Gmelin 1789. Original spelling gadoїdes. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:84, 121 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768) -- (Svetovidov 1973:315 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:529 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:66 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2025 [ref. 34586]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Phycidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gmelini, Batrachoides Risso [A.] 1810:143, Pl. 6 (fig. 16) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. •Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768) -- (Svetovidov 1973:315 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:530 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:66 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2025 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Phycidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

latus, Urophycis Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1903:191 [48] [Boletim Sociedade Nacional Agricultura, Rio de Janeiro [Lavoura] 1903 (nos 4-7); ref. 3709] East-southeast of Ilha Rasa, off coast of Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNRJ 1523. Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:403 [ref. 12732]. On p. 48 of separate. •Synonym of Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup 1858) -- (Lemes et al. 2016:509 [ref. 34265]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup 1858). Phycidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lepus, Phycis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:11 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Unneeded new name for Blennius phycis Linnaeus 1766. Based on Blennius phycis of Lacepede, not Blennius lepus Lacepede. •Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Parenti 2019:115 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766). Phycidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

limbatus, Phycis Valenciennes [A.] 1838:[78], Pl. 14 [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Lanzarote, Grand Canary, and Tenerife, Canary Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8466 (dry). Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:237 [ref. 24244]. Dates to Pl. 14 in Oct. 1838, p. 78 published in 1843; technically the figured specimen is the unique holotype. •Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:530 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:68 [ref. 18936], Bailly et al. 1999:237 [ref. 24244], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2026 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766). Phycidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

longifilis, Laemonema Günther [A.] 1880:13, Pl. 7 (fig. B) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Río de la Plata mouth, Challenger station 321, depth 13 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1890.2.26.135. •Synonym of Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup 1858) -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:82 [ref. 18936], Lemes et al. 2016:509 [ref. 34265]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup 1858). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

longipes, Gadus Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:5 [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Also in Mitchill 1814:625 [ref. 17773] and in Mitchill 1815:372 [ref. 13292]. •Synonym of Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:405 [ref. 22186], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:83 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1009 [ref. 27011]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

longipinnis, Phycis Swainson [W.] 1838:322, Fig. 75 [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Phycidae.

macronemus, Phycis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814:16 [Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz; ref. 3582] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768) -- (Parenti 2019:115 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

marginatus, Phycis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1818:205 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 13337] Long Island Sound, New York, U.S.A. No types known. Also appeared as Rafinesque in Mitchill 1818:243 [ref. 17774] as Phycus maginatus and Gadus marginatus. •Synonym of Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792) -- (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:83 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1009 [ref. 27011]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis chuss (Walbaum 1792). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

marina, Tinca Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Artedi) 1792:575 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1971:328 [ref. 21050], Cohen 1990:530 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:68 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2026 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766). Phycidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

mediterraneus, Phycis Delaroche [F. E.] 1809:332 [46] [Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 13; ref. 17380] [Iviça] Ibiza, Baleares Islands, Spain, western Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9637. Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:237 [ref. 24244]. On p. 46 of separate. •Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:530 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:68 [ref. 18936], Bailly et al. 1999:237 [ref. 24244], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:53 [ref. 26753], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:30 [ref. 36649], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2026 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766). Phycidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

musicki, Phycis Cohen [D. M.] & Lavenberg [R. J.] 1984:1008 [Copeia 1984 (no. 4); ref. 17429] Replacement name for Otolithus (Gadus) tenuis Koken 1891, secondarily preoccupied by Gadus tenuis Mitchill 1814 in Urophycis and in Phycis of authors. Kokin's name was based on a fossil species described from the Miocene. •Wrongly regarded as valid, assuming perhaps that musicki is a replacement for tenuis Mitchill [which it is not] -- (McAllister 1990:120 [ref. 14674]). •In the synonymy of Phycis tenuis (Mitchill 1814) -- (Cohen & Lavenberg 1984:1008 [ref. 17429]). •Synonym of Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill 1814). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill 1814). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

mustea, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:27, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Spelled musteus on plate. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:9 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Cohen 1990:530 [ref. 15766], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766). Phycidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

mystaceus, Urophycis Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1903:189 [46] [Boletim Sociedade Nacional Agricultura, Rio de Janeiro [Lavoura] 1903 (nos 4-7); ref. 3709] Southeast and east-southeast of Ilha Rasa, off coast of Brazil, depth 48-100 meters. Lectotype: MNRJ 1709A. Paralectotypes: MNRJ 1709 (3). Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:403 [ref. 12732]. On p. 46 of separate. Lectotype selected by Miranda Ribeiro 1953:403 [ref. 12732] [but perhaps specimen not isolated]. •Synonym of Urophycis cirrata (Goode & Bean 1896) -- (Carvalho-Filho 2023:77 [ref. 40480]). •Valid as Urophycis mystacea Miranda Ribeiro 1903 -- (Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27192], Melo et al. 2010:31 [ref. 30775], Lemes et al. 2016:507, 515 [ref. 34265], Spier et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36103], Koerber 2023:38 [ref. 40486]). Current status: Valid as Urophycis mystacea Miranda Ribeiro 1903. Phycidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: southern Brazil and Uruguay. Habitat: marine.

phycis, Blennius Linnaeus [C.] 1766:442 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Based on multiple sources, including the 'Blennius naribus subcristatis ...' in manuscript by A. Goüan, 'Phycis' of Artedi 1738:111 [ref. 30349] and Artedi 1738:84 [ref. 30578]. Original description apparently based on multiple species, so neotype designation would be needed. •Valid as Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:706 [ref. 13676], Cohen 1990:530 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:68 [ref. 18936], Santos et al. 1997:61 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:71 [ref. 24952], Uiblein et al. 1999:62 [ref. 24045], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:53 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:26 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:64 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:30 [ref. 36649], Wirtz et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32972], Gaimari et al. 2015:324 [ref. 32571], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2026 [ref. 34586], Martins & Carneiro 2018:37 [ref. 36550], Artüz & Fricke 2019:554 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:147 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:48 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:61 [ref. 38883], Golani 2021:28 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:31 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Phycis phycis (Linnaeus 1766). Phycidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Cape Verde Islands, including Azores (Portugal) and Madeira (Portugal). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

punctatus, Gadus Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:626 [The Amerian medical and philosophical register of annals of medicine, natural history, agriculture, and the arts v. 4; ref. 17773] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Apparently preoccupied by Gadus punctatus Turton 1807. Also in Mitchill 1815:372 [ref. 13292]. •Synonym of Urophycis regia (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:405 [ref. 22186], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:87 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis regia (Walbaum 1792). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

regalis, Enchelyopus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:53 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Novo Eboraco [New York, U.S.A.]. No types known. Based on "Blennius. Kingfish in Neu-york" of Schöpf 1788:142 [ref. 18700]. Unnecessary replacement name for Blennius regius Walbaum 1792. •Synonym of Urophycis regia (Walbaum 1792). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis regia (Walbaum 1792). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.

regius, Blennius Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Schöpf) 1792:186 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [New York, U.S.A.]. No types known. Based on 'Blennius, Kingfish in Neu-york' in Schöpf 1788:142 [ref. 18700]. •Valid as Urophycis regia (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:405 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:95 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:293 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:120 [ref. 14674], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:87 [ref. 18936], Boschung 1992:73 [ref. 23239], Murdy et al. 1997:113 [ref. 23144], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:760 [ref. 23897], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:256 [ref. 26158], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1013 [ref. 27011], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:93 [ref. 32708], Lemes et al. 2016:507 [ref. 34265], Page et al. 2023:103 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Urophycis regia (Walbaum 1792). Phycidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

richardsoni, Phycis Kaup [J. J.] 1858:89 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 24 (pt. 1); ref. 2576] Phycidae.

rostratus, Phycis Günther [A.] 1862:353 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] No locality. Syntypes: BMNH 2008.6.4.1 (1), BMNH 1845.2.21.19 [ex Royal Coll. Surgeons] (1). Phycidae.

siculus, Physis Swainson [W.] 1839:301, 392, Fig. 94 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Appeared first in Swainson 1838:322 [ref. 4302] without distinguishing features. Phycidae.

tenuis, Gadus Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:4 [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Also in Mitchill 1814:625 [ref. 17773] and in Mitchill 1815:371 [ref. 13292]. Secondarily preoccupied by Otolithus (Gadus) tenuis Koken 1891 when classified in genus Phycis; Koken's name was a fossil species described from the Miocene. •Valid as Phycis tenuis (Mitchill 1814) -- (Herrera 1896:69 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill 1814) -- (Svetovidov 1973:317 [ref. 7169], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:709 [ref. 13676], Robins & Ray 1986:95 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:293 [ref. 25518], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:88 [ref. 18936], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:258 [ref. 26158], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1014 [ref. 27011], Moore et al. 2003:213 [ref. 27076], Nelson et al. 2004:93 [ref. 27807], Møller et al. 2010:39 [ref. 31169], Page et al. 2013:93 [ref. 32708], Lemes et al. 2016:507 [ref. 34265], Simian et al. 2022:375 [ref. 40776], Page et al. 2023:103 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill 1814). Phycidae. Distribution: North Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

tinca, Phycis Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:56, Pl. 11 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Northern Ocean. No types known. •Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768) -- (Svetovidov 1973:315 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:529 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:66 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2025 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Phycidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.