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Species in the family or subfamily Samaridae: [ 35 ] records

asanoi, Samariscus Ochiai [A.] & Amaoka [K.] 1962:87, Fig. 3 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 5 (no. 50); ref. 6357] Tonking Bay, Taiwan, depth 71 meters. Holotype (unique): FAKU S.297. •Valid as Samariscus asanoi Ochiai & Amaoka 1962 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:113 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:373 [ref. 22369], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:579 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33164]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus asanoi Ochiai & Amaoka 1962. Samaridae. Distribution: Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

biocellata, Plagiopsetta Fricke [R.], Golani [D.] & Appelbaum-Golani [B.] 2018:226, Fig. 1 [Ichthyological Research v. 66 (no. 2); ref. 36268] Ras Mukebla [Marsa el Muqebila], Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Egypt, 29°18'25"N, 34°44'34"E, depth 0.2‒1 meter. Holotype (unique): HUJ 11127. •Valid as Plagiopsetta biocellata Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani 2018. Current status: Valid as Plagiopsetta biocellata Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani 2018. Samaridae. Distribution: Egyptian coast of the northern Gulf of Aqaba. Habitat: marine.

cacatuae, Arnoglossus Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:130 [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] 21 miles south, 62°W from Cape Gloucester, Queensland, Australia, depth 26 fathoms. Holotype (unique): AMS E.2969. For remarks on types see Imamura & Hoese 2020:[9] [ref. 37793]. •Synonym of Samaris cristatus Gray 1831 -- (Hensley 2001:3870 [ref. 26313], Randall 2005:615 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1839 [ref. 29000], Mihara & Amaoka 2004:620 [ref. 28027]). Current status: Synonym of Samaris cristatus Gray 1831. Samaridae. Habitat: marine.

chesterfieldensis, Samaris Mihara [E.] & Amaoka [K.] 2004:628, Figs. 14-18 [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 191; ref. 28027] Chesterfield Plateau, 19°25.49'S, 158°37.96'E, depth 215-217 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2000-0736. Paratypes: 15 at HUMZ and MNHN; ZIN 55367 (1, ex MNHN 2000-0737). Type catalog: Voronina & Volkova 2019:274 [ref. 37075]. •Valid as Samaris chesterfieldensis Mihara & Amaoka 2004 -- (Amaoka et al. 2004:4 [ref. 28026], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:6 [ref. 35132]). Current status: Valid as Samaris chesterfieldensis Mihara & Amaoka 2004. Samaridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Chesterfield Plateau (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

corallinus, Samariscus Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:682, Pl. 96 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Off southern coast of Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3849, depth 43-73 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51596. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8648 (1), USNM 51676 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:142 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Samariscus corallinus Gilbert 1905 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:112 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:372 [ref. 22369], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Mundy 2005:520 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:465 [ref. 30952], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:579 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33164], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:7 [ref. 35132]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus corallinus Gilbert 1905. Samaridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

costae, Samaris Quéro [J.-C.], Hensley [D. A.] & Maugé [A. L.] 1989:105, Fig. 1 [Cybium v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 12826] Near Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, 21°04.5'S, 55°11'E, depth 210-227 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1986-0654. Paratypes: MNHN 1986-0655 (1), 1986-0656 (1). Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:314 [ref. 25922]. •Valid as Samaris costae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé 1989 -- (Evseenko 1996:727 [ref. 24666], Fricke 1999:572 [ref. 24106], Amaoka et al. 2004:4 [ref. 28026], Fricke et al. 2009:114 [ref. 30213], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:7 [ref. 35132], Fricke et al. 2018:371 [ref. 35805], Hensley & Amaoka 2022:363 [ref. 40233]). Current status: Valid as Samaris costae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé 1989. Samaridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Madagascar and Saya de Malha Bank to western Mascarenes (La Réunion). Habitat: marine.

cristatus, Samaris Gray [J. E.] 1831:5 [Zoological Miscellany [No. 1] (art. 6); ref. 1880] China, western North Pacific. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1977.4.22.8. •Valid as Samaris cristatus Gray 1831 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:265 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:269 [ref. 29757], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:864 [ref. 5660], Allen & Swainston 1988:146 [ref. 25477], Quéro et al. 1989:108 [ref. 12826], Feng in Pan et al. 1991:528 [ref. 23876], Goren & Dor 1994:71 [ref. 25356], Li & Wang 1995:270 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 1996:730 [ref. 24666], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:595 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:234 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:176 [ref. 26476], Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1381 [ref. 25182], Hensley 2001:3870 [ref. 26313], Hutchins 2001:46 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:336 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1381 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S122 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:47 [ref. 27712], Amaoka et al. 2004:4 [ref. 28026], Randall 2005:615 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1839 [ref. 29000], Mihara & Amaoka 2004:620 [ref. 28027], Ho et al. 2009:11 [ref. 31461], Kimura 2009:319 [ref. 30426], Ohashi & Motomura 2011:101 [ref. 32413], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1048 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:225 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:216 [ref. 34464], Psomadakis et al. 2015:325 [ref. 34104], Voronina et al. 2016:394 [ref. 35064], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:7 [ref. 35132], Motomura et al. 2017:221 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:371 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:174 [ref. 36273], Psomadakis et al. 2020:593 [ref. 37272], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:287 [ref. 41223], Hensley & Amaoka 2022:363 [ref. 40233], Vilasri et al. 2023:98 [ref. 40764], Ummath et al. 2024:[9] [ref. 41632]). Current status: Valid as Samaris cristatus Gray 1831. Samaridae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa and Madagascar east to Philippines, north to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

delagoensis, Samaris von Bonde [C.] 1925:289 [Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 15530] Delagoa Bay, southeastern Mozambique. Syntypes: (3). •Valid as Samaris delagoensis von Bonde 1925 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273]). •Synonym of Samaris cristatus Gray 1831 -- (Heemstra 1986:864 [ref. 5660], Hensley 2001:3870 [ref. 26313], Randall 2005:615 [ref. 28239], Mihara & Amaoka 2004:620 [ref. 28027]). Current status: Synonym of Samaris cristatus Gray 1831. Samaridae. Habitat: marine.

desoutterae, Samariscus Quéro [J.-C.], Hensley [D. A.] & Maugé [A. L.] 1989:110, Fig. 4 [Cybium v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 12826] Off Madagascar, 15°20.5'S, 46°09.5'E, depth 310-350 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1984-0368. Paratypes: MNHN 1984-0369 (1). Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:315 [ref. 25922], Fricke et al. 2018:371 [ref. 35805]. •Valid as Samariscus desoutterae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé 1989 -- (Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:580 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33164], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132], Fricke et al. 2018:371 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus desoutterae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé 1989. Samaridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

erythraeus, Samaris cristatus natio Chabanaud [P.] 1969:874, Figs. 1-4 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 40 (no. 5) (for 1968); ref. 25926] Gulf of Suez. Syntypes: MNHN 1966-0548 (1), 1967-0621 to 0626 (6), 1989-0626 (1) Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:315 [ref. 25922]. Unfortunately, Chabanaud referred to this taxon as a new natio, which can be regarded as infrasubspecific and unavailable; he referred to this taxon as Samaris erythraeus on. p. 56; in footnote 1 on p. 874 it is stated that Chabanaud treated erythraeus as "une espèce indépendante de cristatus... So, we regard erythraeus as a subspecies following Desoutter et al. 2001. Chabanaud referred to the Le type, but Desoutter et al. treated only syntypes. Name appeared first in 1949 as a nomen nudum (see Type catalog: Desoutter 2001:315 [ref. 25922]). •Synonym of Samaris ornatus von Bonde 1922 -- (Desoutter et al. 2001:315 [ref. 25922]). •Synonym of Samaris cristatus Gray 1831 -- (authors). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Samaris cristatus Gray 1831. Samaridae. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Samariscus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:344, Fig. 98 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] China Sea, vicinity of Hong Kong, Albatross station D.5310, depth 100 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 93090. •Valid as Samariscus fasciatus Fowler 1934 -- (Sakamoto 1984:212 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:112 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:372 [ref. 22369]). •Valid as Plagiopsetta fasciatus (Fowler 1934) -- (Li & Wang 1995:283 [ref. 16193]). •Synonym of Plagiopsetta glossa Franz 1910 -- (Mihara & Amaoka 1995:210 [ref. 21741], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:6 [ref. 35132]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiopsetta glossa Franz 1910. Samaridae. Habitat: marine.

filipectoralis, Samariscus Shen [S.-C.] 1982:210, Figs. 9a-b [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 35 (nos 3-4); ref. 8419] Tungkong, Taiwan. Holotype: NTUM 05337 (largest specimen). Paratypes: NTUM 05335-38 (1, 1, 2, 3). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:62 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Samariscus latus Matsubara & Takamuki 1951 -- (Hensley 1993:373 footnote [ref. 22369], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730]). •Valid as Samariscus filipectoralis Shen 1982 -- (Quéro et al. 1989:113 [ref. 12826], Li & Wang 1995:278 [ref. 16193], Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Ho et al. 2009:12 [ref. 31461], Voronina 2009:580 [ref. 33679], Ho & Shao 2011:62 [ref. 31432], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33164], Voronina et al. 2016:395 [ref. 35064], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus filipectoralis Shen 1982. Samaridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan and Vietnam. Habitat: marine.

glossa, Plagiopsetta Franz [V.] 1910:64, Pl. 8 (fig. 58) [Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 4 (Suppl.) (no. 1); ref. 1481] Yagoshima, Japan, depth 150 meters. Holotype (unique): ZSM [old collection] destroyed in WW II. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:279-280 [ref. 28925]. •Valid as Plagiopsetta glossa Franz 1910 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:353 [ref. 6441], Quéro et al. 1989:112 [ref. 12826], Cooper et al. 1994:215 [ref. 22164], Hensley 1993:372 [ref. 22369], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:180 [ref. 21500], Mihara & Amaoka 1995:209 [ref. 21741], Li & Wang 1995:280 [ref. 16193], Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1381 [ref. 25182], Hensley 2001:3872 [ref. 26313], Shinohara et al. 2001:335 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1381 [ref. 26193], Sasaki & Uyeda 2002:389 [ref. 26502], Shinohara et al. 2005:443 [ref. 28370], Hoese & Bray 2006:1839 [ref. 29000], Park et al. 2007:76 [ref. 29188], Ho et al. 2009:11 [ref. 31461], Shinohara et al. 2011:58 [ref. 31715], Ohashi & Motomura 2011:101 [ref. 32413], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:6 [ref. 35132], Jeong in Motomura et al. 2017:221 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:[2] [ref. 36268], Kim et al. 2020:195 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:122 [ref. 37637], Tashiro 2022:85 [ref. 39012]). Current status: Valid as Plagiopsetta glossa Franz 1910. Samaridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern China east to Philippines, north to East China Sea, Korea and central Japan. Habitat: marine.

gracilis, Plagiopsetta Mihara [E.] & Amaoka [K.] 2004:617, Figs. 4-6 [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 191; ref. 28027] New Caledonia, 18°15.3'S, 162°58.89'E, depth 300-350 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 2000-0706. •Valid as Plagiopsetta gracilis Mihara & Amaoka 2004 -- (Fricke et al. 2018:[2] [ref. 36268]). Current status: Valid as Plagiopsetta gracilis Mihara & Amaoka 2004. Samaridae. Distribution: New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

hexaradiatus, Samariscus Díaz de Astarloa [J. M.], Causse [R.] & Pruvost [P.] 2014:243, Fig. 1 [Cybium v. 37 (no. 4) (for 2013); ref. 33164] Solomon Islands, 10°12'00"S, 161°19'01"E,, southwestern Pacific, depth 135-325 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2002-3655. Paratypes: MNHN 2002-3761 (1). Type changed to MNHN 2002-3761 on Romain Causse email Mar. 22, 2016. •Valid as Samariscus hexaradiatus Díaz de Astarloa, Causse & Pruvost 2014 -- (Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus hexaradiatus Díaz de Astarloa, Causse & Pruvost 2014. Samaridae. Distribution: Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

huysmani, Samariscus Weber [M.] 1913:420, Pl. 6 (fig. 6) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Java Sea, 6°36.5'S, 114°55.5'E, Siboga station 318, depth 88 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMA 109324. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:107 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Samariscus huysmani Weber 1913 -- (Sakamoto 1984:212 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:113 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:373 [ref. 22369], Li & Wang 1995:274 [ref. 16193], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Hensley 2001:3874 [ref. 26313], Hoese & Bray 2006:1840 [ref. 29000], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:580 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:245 [ref. 33164], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132] as huismani, Psomadakis et al. 2020:594 [ref. 37272], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:287 [ref. 41223], Ummath et al. 2024:[9] [ref. 41632]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus huysmani Weber 1913. Samaridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar and Indonesia east to Vanuatu, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

inornata, Samaris Lloyd [R. E.] 1909:160 [Memoirs of the Indian Museum v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 2814] Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, western Indian Ocean, 13°36'N, 47°32'E, Investigator station 360, depth 130 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1927.1.6.67 [ex ZSI] (1); ZSI F2401/1 and 2402/1 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:158 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:45 [ref. 22148]. Figured in Lloyd 1909: Pl. 47 (figs. 7, 7a) [ref. 20539]. •Valid as Samariscus inornatus (Lloyd 1909) -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:113 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:373 [ref. 22369], Li & Wang 1995:272 [ref. 16193], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S122 [ref. 27377], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:580 [ref. 33679], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132], Golani & Fricke 2018:174 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus inornatus (Lloyd 1909). Samaridae. Distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Samariscus Kamohara [T.] 1936:1006, Fig. 1 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 48 (no. 12); ref. 13709] Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Kamohara "neotype": BSKU 7773. Type catalog: Kamohara 1961:7 [ref. 19282], but neotype designation was not made in a revisory work and is invalid. "Neotype" designation: Kamohara 1961:7 [ref. 19282], but neotype designation was not made in a revisory work and is invalid. •Valid as Samariscus japonicus Kamohara 1936 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Matsuura in Okamura et al. 1985:623, 741 [ref. 8056], Quéro et al. 1989:113 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:373 [ref. 22369], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Nakabo 2000:1382 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:336 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1382 [ref. 26193], Park et al. 2007:74 [ref. 29188], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:580 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33164], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132], Kim et al. 2020:195 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:122 [ref. 37637], Tashiro 2022:85 [ref. 39012]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus japonicus Kamohara 1936. Samaridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: East China Sea to Korea and central Japan. Habitat: marine.

latus, Samariscus Matsubara [K.] & Takamuki [H.] 1951:361, Fig. 1 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 12787] Off Owase, Kumano-Nada, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 2386 (apparently lost). Paratypes: (apparently lost) FAKU 15785 (1), 16050-54 (5). •Valid as Samariscus latus Matsubara & Takamuki 1951 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Quéro et al. 1989:113 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:373 [ref. 22369], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:182 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:275 [ref. 16193], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1382 [ref. 25182], Hensley 2001:3875 [ref. 26313], Shinohara et al. 2001:336 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1382 [ref. 26193], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Ho et al. 2009:12 [ref. 31461], Voronina 2009:581 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:245 [ref. 33164], Shinohara et al. 2014:278 [ref. 33330], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132], Tashiro 2022:85 [ref. 39012]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus latus Matsubara & Takamuki 1951. Samaridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan, Philippines and Saya de Malha Bank. Habitat: marine.

leopardus, Samariscus Voronina [E. P.] 2009:593 [575], Figs. 1-3, 4a [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 49 (no. 5); ref. 30679] Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean, 11°22'S, 61°42'E, depth 159 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMMU P-15039. •Valid as Samariscus leopardus Voronina 2009 -- (Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33164], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132], Hensley & Amaoka 2022:364 [ref. 40233]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus leopardus Voronina 2009. Samaridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank endemic. IUCN (2020): Data deficient. Habitat: marine.

longimanus, Samariscus Norman [J. R.] 1927:46, Pl. 7 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 29 (pt 1); ref. 3217] West of Sri Lanka, 7°47'36"N, 76°42'54" to 76°41'48"E, Investigator station 609, depth 102-105 fathoms. Holotype: ZSI F10846/1. Paratypes: BMNH 1827.1.6.68 (1). •Valid as Samariscus longimanus Norman 1927 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:112 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:373 [ref. 22369], Li & Wang 1995:276 [ref. 16193], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Ho et al. 2009:12 [ref. 31461], Voronina 2009:580 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33164], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132], Hensley & Amaoka 2022:365 [ref. 40233], Ummath et al. 2024:[9] [ref. 41632]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus longimanus Norman 1927. Samaridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: west of Sri Lanka; Philippines. Habitat: marine.

luzonensis, Samariscus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:343, Fig. 96 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] West coast of Luzon Island, Philippines, Albatross station 5442, 16°30'36"N, 120°11'06"E, depth 45 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 93089. •Valid as Samariscus luzonensis Fowler 1934 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:113 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:373 [ref. 22369], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Hensley 2001:3875 [ref. 26313], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:580 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33164], Voronina et al. 2016:395 [ref. 35064], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus luzonensis Fowler 1934. Samaridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Vietnam. Habitat: marine.

macrognathus, Samariscus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:343, Fig. 97 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] West coast of Luzon Island, Philippines, 16°30'36"N, 120°11'06"E, Albatross station 5442, depth 45 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 93088. •Valid as Samariscus macrognathus Fowler 1934 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:112 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:372 [ref. 22369], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Hensley 2001:3875 [ref. 26313], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:581 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:246 [ref. 33164], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus macrognathus Fowler 1934. Samaridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

macrolepis, Samaris Norman [J. R.] 1927:45, Pl. 6 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 29 (pt 1); ref. 3217] Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1888.12.1.32. •Valid as Samaris macrolepis Norman 1927 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:108 [ref. 12826], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:xiv [ref. 21953], Hoshino & Amaoka 1998:401 [ref. 23636], Hensley 2001:3874 [ref. 26313], Amaoka et al. 2004:4 [ref. 28026], Hoese & Bray 2006:1839 [ref. 29000], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:7 [ref. 35132], Psomadakis et al. 2020:594 [ref. 37272], Hensley & Amaoka 2022:364 [ref. 40233], Ummath et al. 2024:[9] [ref. 41632]). Current status: Valid as Samaris macrolepis Norman 1927. Samaridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and Mozambique; Myanmar; northern Western Australia; Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Samaris Günther [A.] 1880:47, Pl. 21 (fig. D [not A]) [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] Kai Islands, Challenger station 192, Indonesia, Banda Sea, depth 129 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.84. •Valid as Samariscus maculatus (Günther 1880) -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:113 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:373 [ref. 22369], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Hensley 2001:3876 [ref. 26313], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:581 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132], Psomadakis et al. 2020:594 [ref. 37272], Hensley & Amaoka 2022:365 [ref. 40233]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus maculatus (Günther 1880). Samaridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives; Myanmar; Banda Sea (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

multiradiatus, Samariscus Kawai [T.], Amaoka [K.] & Séret [B.] 2008:17, Fig. 1 [Ichthyological Research v. 55; ref. 29524] Off New Caledonia, 22°51.30'S, 167°12.0'E, depth 405-430 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2006-1758. Paratypes: HUMZ 197930 (1); MNHN 1994-817 (1), 1994-826 (1), 2006-1759 (1), 2006-1760 (1). •Valid as Samariscus multiradiatus Kawai, Amaoka & Séret 2008 -- (Voronina 2009:579 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astraloa et al.2014:245 [ref. 33164]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus multiradiatus Kawai, Amaoka & Séret 2008. Samaridae. Distribution: New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

neocaledonia, Samariscus Kawai [T.], Amaoka [K.] & Séret [B.] 2011:64, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa No. 3135; ref. 31689] New Caledonia, 23°41.40'S, 168°00.42'E, depth 244-278 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2011-0231. Paratypes: HUMZ 212428 (1). •Valid as Samariscus neocaledonia Kawai, Amaoka & Séret 2011 -- (Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33164], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus neocaledonia Kawai, Amaoka & Séret 2011. Samaridae. Distribution: New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

nielseni, Samariscus Quéro [J.-C.], Hensley [D. A.] & Maugé [A. L.] 1989:108, Figs. 2-3 [Cybium v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 12826] Off Madagascar, 15°21'S, 46°12.5' [or 46°12']E, depth 150 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1984-0367. Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:315 [ref. 25922], Fricke et al. 2018:371 [ref. 35805]. •Valid as Samariscus nielseni Quéro, Hensley & Maugé 1989 -- (Hensley 1993:372 [ref. 22369], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:xiv [ref. 21953], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Hensley 2001:3876 [ref. 26313], Kawai et al. 2008:20 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:579 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:245 [ref. 33164], Fricke et al. 2014:190 [ref. 33932], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132], Fricke et al. 2018:371 [ref. 35805], Hensley & Amaoka 2022:365 [ref. 40233]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus nielseni Quéro, Hensley & Maugé 1989. Samaridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to Madagascar; Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

ornatus, Samaris von Bonde [C.] 1922:13, Pl. 6 [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 1); ref. 520] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 192, depth 30 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1922.3.27.8. •Synonym of Samaris cristatus Gray 1831 -- (Heemstra 1986:864 [ref. 5660], Hensley 2001:3870 [ref. 26313], Randall 2005:615 [ref. 28239], Mihara & Amaoka 2004:620 [ref. 28027]). Current status: Synonym of Samaris cristatus Gray 1831. Samaridae. Habitat: marine.

perexilis, Samaretta Voronina [E. P.] & Suzumoto [A. Y.] 2017:4, Fig. 2 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 57 (no. 1); ref. 35132] Tuamotu Archipelago Atoll, Mururoa, 21°51'S, 139°1'W, depth 512 meters. Holotype: BPBM 37153. Paratypes: ZMMU 39939 (1). •Valid as Samaretta perexilis Voronina & Suzumoto 2017. Current status: Valid as Samaretta perexilis Voronina & Suzumoto 2017. Samaridae. Distribution: South Pacific: Tuamotu Archipelago Atoll and Sala y Gomez Submarine Ridge. Habitat: marine.

spinea, Samaris Mihara [E.] & Amaoka [K.] 2004:624, Figs. 8-11 [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 191; ref. 28027] Fairway Ridge, 20°227.35'S, 161°04.70''E, 75-74 meters, New Caledonia area. Holotype: MNHN 2000-0724. Paratypes: many at HUMZ and MNHN; ZIN 55368 (2, ex MNHN 2000-0716 and -0717). Type catalog: Voronina & Volkova 2019:274 [ref. 37075]. •Valid as Samaris spinea Mihara & Amaoka 2004 -- (Amaoka et al. 2004:4 [ref. 28026], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:7 [ref. 35132]). Current status: Valid as Samaris spinea Mihara & Amaoka 2004. Samaridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia area and Chesterfield Islands. Habitat: marine.

stigmosa, Plagiopsetta Mihara [E.] & Amaoka [K.] 2004:613, Figs. 1-3 [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 191; ref. 28027] Off New Caledonia, 22°34.41'S, 159°17.39'E, depth 330 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2000-0693. Paratypes: HUMZ 172349-52 (4), 172353 (1), 175485 (5); MNHN 2000-694-700 (7), 2000-0701-0702 (2), 2000-0703 (1), 2000-0704 (1), 2000-5482-5491 (10 now 9) 2000-5492 (1), ZIN 55366 (2, ex MNHN 2000-5483). Type catalog: Voronina & Volkova 2019:271 [ref. 37075]. •Valid as Plagiopsetta stigmosa Mihara & Amaoka 2004 -- (Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:6 [ref. 35132], Fricke et al. 2018:[2] [ref. 36268]). Current status: Valid as Plagiopsetta stigmosa Mihara & Amaoka 2004. Samaridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Nova Bank, Chesterfield Plateau, Capel Bank and Argo Bank (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

sunieri, Samariscus Weber [M.] & de Beaufort [L. F.] 1929:141 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 5; ref. 16063] Nikolas Bay, Bali, Indonesia, depth 108-162 meters; north of Bali, depth 234-252 meters. Syntypes: (14) BMNH 1933.2.18.17 [ex ZMA] (1), ZMA 109317 (9). •Valid as Samariscus sunieri Weber & de Beaufort 1929 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Quéro et al. 1989:112 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:372 [ref. 22369], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Hensley 2001:3876 [ref. 26313], Hoese & Bray 2006:1840 [ref. 29000], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:579 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:245 [ref. 33164], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus sunieri Weber & de Beaufort 1929. Samaridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Bali, Fiji and Great Barrier Reef. Habitat: marine.

triocellatus, Samariscus Woods [L. P.] in Gosline & Brock 1960:151, 323 [Handbook of Hawaiian fishes; ref. 28182] Coral head in eastern end of lagoon, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific, depth 20-25 feet. Holotype: USNM 141767. Paratypes: USNM 141768 (3), 164421 (1), 167246 (1). Appeared first in Gosline & Brock 1960 on Wood's manuscript. Also appeared as Woods in Schultz et al. 1966, p. 66, Fig. 149 [ref. 5366]. It is possible that the short description on p. 151 was not composed by Woods, but we feel authorship should be Woods as consistently seen; it appears that Gosline and Brock saw a manuscript that appeared later in the citation given by them p. 323. Types are taken from the 1966 publication. •Valid as Samariscus triocellatus Woods 1960 [usually dated to 1966] -- (Sakamoto 1984:212 [ref. 5273], Heemstra 1986:865 [ref. 5660], Quéro et al. 1989:112 [ref. 12826], Randall et al. 1990:450 [ref. 15987], Hensley 1993:372 [ref. 22369], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Randall et al. 1997:450 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:29 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:279 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:29 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:94 [ref. 37268], Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Randall & Earle 2000:21 [ref. 25806], Hensley 2001:3877 [ref. 26313], Hutchins 2001:46 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:63 [ref. 26830], Matsuura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:215 [ref. 27510], Senou et al. 2004:2 [ref. 27541], Randall et al. 2004:31 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3331 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:616 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:521 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Bray 2006:1840 [ref. 29000] dated 1966, Randall 2007:465 [ref. 30952], Kawai et al. 2008:20 [ref. 29524] dated 1966, Voronina 2009:579 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689] dated 1966, Allen & Erdmann 2012:1049 [ref. 31980], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:245 [ref. 33164], Fricke et al. 2014:190 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33988] dated 1966, Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132], Fricke et al. 2018:372 [ref. 35805], Pinault et al. 2019:387 [ref. 36447], Hensley & Amaoka 2022:366 [ref. 40233], Ummath et al. 2024:[9] [ref. 41632]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus triocellatus Woods 1960. Samaridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia, and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

xenicus, Samariscus Ochiai [A.] & Amaoka [K.] 1962:86, Fig. 2 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 5 (no. 50); ref. 6357] Urado, Kochi City, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 28969. Paratypes: FAKU 11784 (1), 28845-57 (23), 33148-162 (15). •Valid as Samariscus xenicus Ochiai & Amaoka 1962 -- (Sakamoto 1984:211 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Quéro et al. 1989:113 [ref. 12826], Hensley 1993:373 [ref. 22369], Shimizu & Hatooka 1997:6 [ref. 24377], Amaoka et al. 1997:94 [ref. 22730], Nakabo 2000:1382 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:336 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1382 [ref. 26193], Kawai et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29524], Voronina 2009:581 [ref. 33679], Kawai et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31689], Diaz de Astaoloa et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33164], Voronina & Suzumoto 2017:8 [ref. 35132], Sonoyama et al. 2020:122 [ref. 37637], Tashiro 2022:85 [ref. 39012]). Current status: Valid as Samariscus xenicus Ochiai & Amaoka 1962. Samaridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.