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Species in the genus Bellator: [ 11 ] records

brachychir, Prionotus Regan [C. T.] 1914:16 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 13 (no. 73); ref. 3661] Cape Frio, Brazil, depth 40 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1913.12.4.246. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1913.12.4.237-242 (6), 1913.12.4.243-245 (3); USNM 111735 (3). Lectotype selected by Miller & Richards 1991:638 [ref. 15980]. •Valid as Bellator brachychir (Regan 1914) -- (Ross 1983:52 [ref. 36592], Robins & Ray 1986:278 [ref. 23100], Miller & Richards 1991:637 [ref. 15980], Cervigón 1991:297 [ref. 24472], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981], Cervigón 1992:452 [ref. 23827], Andreata & Séret 1996:585 [ref. 16204], Richards & Miller 2003:1271 [ref. 27049], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:116 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:55 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32708], Costa et al. 2015:1061 [ref. 37495], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:136 [ref. 37485], Klautau et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37903], Carvalho-Filho 2023:105 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:181 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bellator brachychir (Regan 1914). Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: brackish, marine.

egretta, Prionotus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:465, Pl. 111 (fig. 381) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Off Barbados, West Indies, Blake dredge no. 297, depth 123 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28086. •Valid as Bellator egretta (Goode & Bean 1896) -- (Ross 1983:52 [ref. 36592], Robins & Ray 1986:279 [ref. 23100], Miller & Richards 1991:639 [ref. 15980], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981], Cervigón 1991:297 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:99 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:452 [ref. 23827], Richards & Miller 2003:1271 [ref. 27049], Nelson et al. 2004:116 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:56 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32708], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:137 [ref. 37485], Robertson et al. 2020:164 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho 2023:105 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:181 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bellator egretta (Goode & Bean 1896). Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Barbados, including Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea; Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil). Habitat: brackish, marine.

farrago, Bellator Richards [W. J.] & McCosker [J. E.] 1998:936, Figs. 1-3 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 111 (no. 4); ref. 23599] Academy Bay, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: CAS 54562. Paratypes: CAS 86564 (1), NMC 69-78 (2). •Valid as Bellator farrago Richards & McCosker 1998 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Grove et al. 2022:21 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Bellator farrago Richards & McCosker 1998. Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

frontalis, Prionotus Garman [S.] 1899:108 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Gulf of Panama, 7°26'10"N, 79°53'50"W, Albatross station 3390, depth 56 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 30778. •Synonym of Bellator loxias (Jordan 1897) -- (Miller & Richards 1991:645 [ref. 15980], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981]). Current status: Synonym of Bellator loxias (Jordan 1897). Triglidae: Prionotinae. Habitat: marine.

gymnostethus, Prionotus Gilbert [C. H.] 1892:559 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 880); ref. 1626] Pacific coast of Baja California, 23°33'N, 110°37'W, Albatross station 2830, depth 66 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 46674. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 2458 (4), USNM 204924 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:124 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Miller & Richards 1991 [ref. 15980]. •Valid as Bellator gymnostethus (Gilbert 1892) -- (Miller & Richards 1991:642 [ref. 15980], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1993:88 [ref. 21807], Allen & Robertson 1994:102 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:86 [ref. 23101], Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995:1646 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:300 [ref. 24545], Richards & McCosker 1998:940 [ref. 23599], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:263 [ref. 24555], Nelson et al. 2004:116 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:81 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32708], Robertson et al. 2020:142 [ref. 37769], Love et al. 2021:113 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:181 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:375 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Bellator gymnostethus (Gilbert 1892). Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

loxias, Prionotus Jordan [D. S.] in Gilbert 1897:452 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1115); ref. 1629] Bay of Panama (Pacific), Albatross station 2805, depth 51.5 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 47580. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 165 (4); USNM 41399 (1), 41490 (1), 204922 [ex USNM 47580] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:124 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Miller & Richards 1991:645 [ref. 15980]; original "holotype" lot contained more than one specimen. •Valid as Bellator loxias (Jordan 1897) -- (Miller & Richards 1991:645 [ref. 15980], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1993:89 [ref. 21807], Bussing & López S. 1994:86 [ref. 23101], Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995:1646 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:299 [ref. 24023] [but see McCosker 1998:810 [ref. 24025]], Richards & McCosker 1998:940 [ref. 23599], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:264 [ref. 24555], Love et al. 2005:81 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:457 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:608 [ref. 34923], Robertson et al. 2017:79 [ref. 35676], Robertson et al. 2020:142 [ref. 37769], Love et al. 2021:113 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:181 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bellator loxias (Jordan 1897). Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

militaris, Prionotus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:464, Pls. 111 (fig. 380), 112 (fig. 384) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Off Cape Catoche, Yucatán, Mexico, Albatross station 2362, 22°08'30"N, 86°53'30"W, depth 25 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 43581. Paralectotypes: MCZ 35965 [ex USNM 43581] (1); CAS-SU 9520 (1); USNM 46022 (2), 204925 (3). Lectotype selected by Miller & Richards 1991:646 [ref. 15980]. •Valid as Bellator militaris (Goode & Bean 1896) -- (Ross 1983:44 [ref. 36592], Robins & Ray 1986:279 [ref. 23100], Miller & Richards 1991:646 [ref. 15980], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981], Boschung 1992:99 [ref. 23239], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:156 [ref. 27754], Richards & Miller 2003:1271 [ref. 27049], Smith et al. 2003:21 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:116 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:57 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32708], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:612 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:105 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:181 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bellator militaris (Goode & Bean 1896). Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Maranhão (Brazil). Habitat: brackish, marine.

opercularis, Prionotus Fowler [H. W.] 1952:9, Figs. 7-8 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 246; ref. 12771] Off Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.A., depth 80 fathoms. Holotype: ANSP 71962. Paratypes: ANSP 71963-66 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:163 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Bellator egretta (Goode & Bean 1896) -- (Miller & Richards 1991:639 [ref. 15980], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981], Richards & Miller 2003:1271 [ref. 27049]). Current status: Synonym of Bellator egretta (Goode & Bean 1896). Triglidae: Prionotinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

paitensis, Prionotus Chirichigno F. [N.] 1962:22, Fig. 20 [Serie de Divulgación Cientifica, Servicio de Pesquería, Ministerio de Agricultura, Lima, No. 17; ref. 5841] Paita Bay, Peru. Holotype: MHNJP [= MUSM] P 1247. Paratypes: ?MHNJP [SP 39] (2). •Synonym of Bellator gymnostethus (Gilbert 1892) -- (Miller & Richards 1991:642 [ref. 15980], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981]). Current status: Synonym of Bellator gymnostethus (Gilbert 1892). Triglidae: Prionotinae. Habitat: marine.

ribeiroi, Bellator Miller [G. C.] 1965:259, Figs. 1A, 2A, 3A [Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences v. 28 (no. 3) (for Sept.); ref. 9234] Off São Luis, Brazil, Oregon station 4238, 2°10'S, 42°24'W, depth 26 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 231731 [ex 261273-F1]. Paratypes: ANSP 103165 (2); BLBG (4), BMNH 1965.8.13.1-3 (3); CUMV 48660 (2); FMNH 66762 (2); MCZ 44136 (2); MNHN 1965-0582 (2); MNRJ 9.820-9.823 (4); TU 37821 (2); UF 19296 [ex TABL] (4), 19297 [ex TABL] (1, 3 missing); UF 217606 [ex UMML 17606] (2); UMMZ 183945 (3); USNM 202538 (3), 231732 [ex UW 18745] (18, now 10) 231733-36 (3, 3, 1, 1). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:31 [ref. 20738], Suttkus 1970:128 [ref. 20861], Gilbert 1974:114 [ref. 21035], Böhlke 1984:164 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:16 [ref. 12367], Bart & Taylor 1993:66 [ref. 20906]. •Valid as Bellator ribeiroi Miller 1965 -- (Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:441 [ref. 14275], Miller & Richards 1991:649 [ref. 15980], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981], Cervigón 1991:296 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:452 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221], Richards & Miller 2003:1271 [ref. 27049], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27192], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:138 [ref. 37485], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:613 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:105 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Bellator ribeiroi Miller 1965. Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Honduras south to Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), including southern Caribbean Sea Habitat: marine.

xenisma, Prionotus Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.] 1890:169 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770); ref. 2433] Off Pacific coast of Colombia [should be south of Isla del Rey, Gulf of Panama, Panama], 7°57'N, 78°55'W, Albatross station 279, depth 33 fathoms [60.4 meters]. Lectotype: USNM 41151. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 202 (6); USNM 41361 (6), 204293 [ex USNM 41151] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:125 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Miller & Richards 1991:650 [ref. 15980]. •Valid as Bellator xenisma (Jordan & Bollman 1890) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:153 [ref. 9277], Miller & Richards 1991:650 [ref. 15980], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1993:89 [ref. 21807], Allen & Robertson 1994:102 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:86 [ref. 23101], Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995:1646 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:300 [ref. 24545], De la Cruz-Agüero & Cota-Gómez 1998:357 [ref. 23520], Richards & McCosker 1998:940 [ref. 23599], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:263 [ref. 24555], Nelson et al. 2004:116 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:81 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:113 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:181 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bellator xenisma (Jordan & Bollman 1890). Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico); straying to southern California (U.S.A.). IUCN (2010): Least concern. Habitat: marine.