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Species in the genus Acanthonus: [ 4 ] records

armatus, Acanthonus Günther [A.] 1878:23 [7] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] North of New Guinea, Challenger station 218, depth 1075 fathoms. Holotype: BMNH 1884.12.7.56. BMNH 1887.12.7.56 from Challenger station 205, Philippines, depth 1050 fathoms [may be part of type series, but not mentioned in 1878 paper]. On p. 7 of separate. See also Günther 1887:117, Pl. 24 (fig. A) [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Acanthonus armatus Günther 1878 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:18 [ref. 881], Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:99 [ref. 6441], Nielsen 1990:564 [ref. 16246], Nielsen & Quéro 1991:193 [ref. 20072], Nielsen 1997:54 [ref. 23255], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:704 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:100 [ref. 24106], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:51 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1980 [ref. 24753], Nakabo 2000:436 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:436 [ref. 26001], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Moore et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27076], Mundy 2005:242 [ref. 28379], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:197 [ref. 28944], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:293 [ref. 28946], Mincarone et al. 2008:48 [ref. 29626], Fricke et al. 2009:27 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2011:366 [ref. 31242], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:107 [ref. 37485], Nielsen 2016:1950 [ref. 34583], Vieira et al. 2016:[6] [ref. 34869], Carneiro et al. 2019:156 [ref. 37250], Gerringer et al. 2021:2 [ref. 38756], Koeda et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38857], Love et al. 2021:81 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:206 [ref. 39448] possible, Page et al. 2023:108 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:257 [ref. 41622], Girard et al. 2024:31 [ref. 41338], Wong & Chen 2024:10 [ref. 41401]). Current status: Valid as Acanthonus armatus Günther 1878. Acanthonidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas (including Gulf of Mexico). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

hextii, Tauredophidium Alcock [A. W.] 1890:213, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 33) (art. 26); ref. 82] Off Madras coast, India, 18°26'N, 85°24'E, Investigator station 97, depth 1310 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1890.11.28.28 [ex ZSI F12831] (1); ZSI F12829-30 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:100 [ref. 20743], Menon and Rama-Rao 1970:377 [ref. 27516], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:41 [ref. 22148]. Figured in Alcock 1898: Pl. 21 (fig. 3) [ref. 20534]. •Valid as Tauredophidium hextii Alcock 1890 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:20 [ref. 881], Nielsen 1997:77 [ref. 23255], Machida et al. 1997:175 [ref. 25734], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:92 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Fricke et al. 2011:367 [ref. 31242], Fricke et al. 2018:85 [ref. 35805], Wong & Chen 2024:10 [ref. 41401]). •Valid as Acanthonus hextii (Alcock 1890) -- (Girard et al. 2024:32 [ref. 41338]). Current status: Valid as Acanthonus hextii (Alcock 1890). Acanthonidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar; India; New Caledonia; probably more widespread. Habitat: marine.

myersi, Xyelacyba Cohen [D. M.] 1961:289, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1961 (no. 3); ref. 879] Gulf of Mexico, 27°48'N, 88°45'W, Oregon station 2577, depth 850-1100 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 187058. Paratypes: USNM 187059 (1). Additional material: USNM 187060 (1). •Valid as Xyelacyba myersi Cohen 1961 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:21 [ref. 881], Machida 1989 [ref. 12579], Nielsen 1990:573 [ref. 16246], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:737 [ref. 23897], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:93 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Nakabo 2000:436 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:436 [ref. 26001], Nielsen & Robins 2003:969 [ref. 27008], Moore et al. 2003:208 [ref. 27076], Shinohara et al. 2005:414 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:246 [ref. 28379], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:295 [ref. 28946], Hoese et al. 2006:566 [ref. 29051], Mincarone et al. 2008:55 [ref. 29626], Costa & Mincarone 2010:338 [ref. 37483], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:117 [ref. 37485], Page et al. 2023:110 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:264 [ref. 41622], Wong & Chen 2024:10 [ref. 41401]). •Valid as Acanthonus myersi (Cohen 1961) -- (Girard et al. 2024:31 [ref. 41338]). Current status: Valid as Acanthonus myersi (Cohen 1961). Acanthonidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas, but not in the eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

spinifer, Acanthonus Garman [S.] 1899:170, Pl. F (figs. 3-3a) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Panama Bay, 4°56'N, 80°52'30"W, Albatross station 3381, depth 1772 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28629. •Synonym of Acanthonus armatus Günther 1878 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:18 [ref. 881], Nielsen 1990:564 [ref. 16246], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:50 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthonus armatus Günther 1878. Acanthonidae. Habitat: marine.