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         Comments: Richard van der Laan, Ron Fricke

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Species in the genus Asquamiceps: [ 6 ] records


caeruleus, Asquamiceps Markle [D. F.] 1980:47, Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 30 (no. 1); ref. 6077] Northeastern Atlantic, 14°11'N, 18°28'W, depth 0-2000 meters. Holotype: ISH 513-1975. Paratypes: ISH 1652-1971 (3), 2059-1971 (1), 2659-1971 (1), 2864-1971 (1); USNM 214938 (1). Additional material: ISH 2481-1971 (1). Type catalog: Krefft 1987:76 [ref. 20751]. •Valid as Asquamiceps caeruleus Markle 1980 -- (Markle & Sazonov 1990:248 [ref. 14215], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:386 [ref. 23897], Sazonov & Markle 1999:1892 [ref. 24739], Carter & Hartel 2003:878 [ref. 27000], Hartel & Orrell 2016:1769 [ref. 34565], Carneiro et al. 2019:75 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:130 [ref. 39448], Love et al. 2021:49 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:153 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Asquamiceps caeruleus Markle 1980. Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Tropical Atlantic, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; western Indian Ocean; northeastern Pacific. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

hjorti, Alepocephalus Koefoed [E.] 1927:43, Pl. 3 (fig. 7) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 1); ref. 2650] North Atlantic, 34°59'N, 33°01'W, station 53, depth 2615-2865 meters. Holotype: ZMUB 3335. Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:145 [ref. 21547]. •Valid as Asquamiceps hjorti (Koefoed 1927) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:85 [ref. 24556], Markle & Sazonov 1990:249 [ref. 14215], Sazonov & Markle 1999:1892 [ref. 24739], Hoese et al. 2006:386 [ref. 29035], Williams & Stewart 2015:362 [ref. 34243], Hartel & Orrell 2016:1769 [ref. 34565], Carneiro et al. 2019:75 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:130 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Asquamiceps hjorti (Koefoed 1927). Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. Habitat: marine.

indagatio, Asquamiceps (Asquamiceps) Parr [A. E.] 1954:(4) 5 [American Museum Novitates No. 1655; ref. 3383] South Atlantic, 33°50'-34°13'S, 16°04'-15°49'E, depth 2580 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1930.1.12.1. •Synonym of Asquamiceps velaris Zugmayer 1911 -- (Markle & Sazonov 1990:249 [ref. 14215]). Current status: Synonym of Asquamiceps velaris Zugmayer 1911. Alepocephalidae. Habitat: marine.

longmani, Asquamiceps Fowler [H. W.] 1934:248, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Gulf of Boni, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Albatross station 5655, depth 608 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 92325. •Valid as Asquamiceps longmani Fowler 1934 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:210 [ref. 12442]). Current status: Valid as Asquamiceps longmani Fowler 1934. Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

pacificus, Asquamiceps (Perioceps) Parr [A. E.] 1954:(4) 6 [American Museum Novitates No. 1655; ref. 3383] Off the Gulf of Panama, (Pacific) Panama, eastern Pacific, 6°48'N, 80°33'W, depth 1750 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMUC P1777. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:10 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Asquamiceps pacificus Parr 1954 -- (Markle 1980:47 [ref. 6077], Love et al. 2005:30 [ref. 37547], Love et al. 2021:49 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:154 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Asquamiceps pacificus Parr 1954. Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Panama, including Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

velaris, Asquamiceps Zugmayer [E.] 1911:2 [Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco) No. 193; ref. 6161] Off Portugal, 36°06'N, 9°00'W, station 3039, depth 0-3660 meters. Holotype (unique): MOM 0091-1198. Type catalog: Belloc 1949:5 [ref. 21544]. Species illustrated and described in more detail in Zugmayer 1911:10, Pl. 1 (fig. 4) [ref. 4846]. •Valid as Asquamiceps velaris Zugmayer 1911 -- (Krefft 1973:88 [ref. 7166], Markle & Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:233 [ref. 13675], Markle 1986:219 [ref. 5687], Markle & Sazonov 1990:249 [ref. 14215], Sazonov & Markle 1999:1893 [ref. 24739], Love et al. 2005:30 [ref. 37547], Hartel & Orrell 2016:1769 [ref. 34565], Carneiro et al. 2019:75 [ref. 37250], Love et al. 2021:49 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:154 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Asquamiceps velaris Zugmayer 1911. Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Circumglobal. IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.


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