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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], 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 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], 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, Urophycis 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 species was described from the Miocene. •A synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768) -- (Cohen & Lavenberg 1984:1008 [ref. 17429]). •Wrongly regarded as valid, assuming perhaps that musicki is a replacement for tenuis Mitchill [which it is not] -- (McAllister 1990:120 [ref. 14674]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Phycis blennoides (Brünnich 1768). Phycidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, 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]. •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.