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Species in the genus Ablabys: [ 9 ] records

alboguttata, Tetraroge Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:301 [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Originally as albo-guttata. Based on 'Taenianote à goutelettes blanches' of Liénard 1843:67 [ref. 20927]; description quoted from Liénard. •Synonym of Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Fricke 1999:165 [ref. 24106]). •Not a species of Ablabys -- (Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018:119 [ref. 36252]). Current status: Uncertain as Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier 1829). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Habitat: marine.

binotatus, Apistus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:434 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Ibo, Mozambique, 12°S. Holotype: ZMB 814. Type catalog: Paepke & Fricke 1992:275 [ref. 19946]. Also described as new in Peters 1855:241 [ref. 13448]. •Valid as Ablabys binotatus (Peters 1855) -- (Poss 1986:479 [ref. 6296], Anderson et al. 1998:22 [ref. 23611], Mandrytsa 2001:278 [ref. 25636], Randall & Spreinat 2004:48 [ref. 27610], Prokofiev 2008:304 [ref. 29592], Varghese 2013:1 [ref. 36763], Fricke et al. 2018:136 [ref. 35805], Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018:127 [ref. 36252], Poss 2022:551 [ref. 39726], Selvakumar et al. 2022:50849 [ref. 40889]). Current status: Valid as Ablabys binotatus (Peters 1855). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and East Africa to Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius); Gulf of Mannar (southern India) and southeast coast of India. Habitat: marine.

cristagalli, Tetraroge Günther [A.] 1860:134 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] Philippines. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1843.9.30.21. Originally as crista-galli. •Synonym of Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018:119 [ref. 36252]). Current status: Synonym of Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier 1829). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Habitat: marine.

gymnothorax, Ablabys Chungthanawong [S.] & Motomura [H.] 2018:120, Fig. 4 [Ichthyological Research v. 66 (no. 1); ref. 36252] Off Kasasa, Minami-satsuma, Kagoshima, Japan, 31°25'44"N, 130°11'49"E, depth 27 meters. Holotype: KAUM-I. 77808. Paratypes: NMMB, NSMT. •Valid as Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018. Current status: Valid as Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018. Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam. Habitat: marine.

macracanthus, Apistus Bleeker [P.] 1852:267 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16825] Wahai, northern Ceram, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5882 (largest of 2). •Valid as Ablabys macracanthus (Bleeker 1852) -- (Poss 1999:2308 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Mandrytsa 2001:278 [ref. 25636], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Randall & Spreinat 2004:48 [ref. 27610], Prokofiev 2008:302 [ref. 29592], Allen & Erdmann 2012:246 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:55 [ref. 33932], Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018:127 [ref. 36252], Fricke et al. 2019:104 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:363 [ref. 37272], Poss 2022:551 [ref. 39726], Murugan et al. 2023:[2] [ref. 40205], Allen & Erdmann 2024:264 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Ablabys macracanthus (Bleeker 1852). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, southeastern India, Myanmar and Andaman Islands (India) east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Taiwan. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

marleyi, Amblyapistus Regan [C. T.] 1919:202, Fig. 5 [Annals of the Durban Museum v. 2 (pt 4) (art. 18); ref. 15230] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1919.4.1.32. •Synonym of Ablabys binotatus (Peters 1855) -- (Poss 1986:479 [ref. 6296]). Current status: Synonym of Ablabys binotatus (Peters 1855). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Habitat: marine.

pauciporus, Ablabys Chungthanawong [S.] & Motomura [H.] 2018:115, Fig. 1 [Ichthyological Research v. 66 (no. 1); ref. 36252] North of Riptide Cay, Swain Reefs, Queensland, Australia, 20°58'05"S, 151°51'03"E, depth 44 meters. Holotype: QM I.36106. Paratypes: KAUM, QM. •Valid as Ablabys pauciporus Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018. Current status: Valid as Ablabys pauciporus Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018. Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Distribution: Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Habitat: marine.

slacksmithi, Amblyapistus (Parocosia) Whitley [G. P.] 1958:45 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1956-57; ref. 4728] Heron Island, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.3898. •Synonym of Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018:119 [ref. 36252]). Current status: Synonym of Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier 1829). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Habitat: marine.

taenianotus, Apistus Cuvier [G.] 1829:168 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Mauritius [questioned in ref. 31980], Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN (apparently lost). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:60 [ref. 20738]. Appeared first in footnote in Cuvier 1829:168 [ref. 995] but as Ap. taenianotus, but Ap. tied to a vernacular "Les Apistes" and not to a Latinized generic name. Based on Lacepède 1802, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [ref. 4929] which Cuvier renamed Apistus taeniatus, while the corresponding text represents a malacanthid. •Valid as Amblyapistus taenianotus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Nakabo in Masuda et al. 1984:319 [ref. 6441]). •Valid as Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:48 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:439 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:107 [ref. 23929] as taenionotus, Francis 1993:159 [ref. 25479], Randall et al. 1990:78 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:76 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:78 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:102 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:165 [ref. 24106], Poss 1999:2309 [ref. 24796], Nakabo 2000:599 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:162 [ref. 25191], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:176 [ref. 27511], Mandrytsa 2001:278 [ref. 25636], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:599 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:37 [ref. 27510], Randall & Spreinat 2004:48 [ref. 27610], Randall 2005:129 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:897 [ref. 29078], Prokofiev 2008:304 [ref. 29592], Fricke et al. 2009:41 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:93 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:380 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:246 [ref. 31980], Ogihara & Motomura 2012:142 [ref. 32409], Larson et al. 2013:83 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:55 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:23 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:136 [ref. 35805], Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018:119 [ref. 36252], Motomura in Kimura et al. 2018:79 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:105 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:363 [ref. 37272], Akaike et al. 2021:21 [ref. 38809], Poss 2022:552 [ref. 39726], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:309 [ref. 40698], Allen & Erdmann 2024:264 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier 1829). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Philippines and Fiji, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia), Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island (Australia). IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.