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Species in the genus Chirodactylus: [ 10 ] records

allporti, Chilodactylus Günther [A.] 1872:184 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 57) (art. 26); ref. 2001] Tasmania, Australia. Syntypes: BMNH 1872.7.1.55-56 (2). Correct spelling of original genus is Cheilodactylus. •Synonym of Cheilodactylus spectabilis Hutton 1872 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:312 [ref. 7330], Allen et al. 2006:1357 [ref. 29094]). •Synonym of Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton 1872). Current status: Synonym of Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton 1872). Latridae. Habitat: marine.

antonii, Cheilodactylus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:494 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Cap Saint Antoine, Chile. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-9809 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:9 [ref. 15502]. Also appeared in Griffith & Smith 1834:Pl. 19 (opp. p. 158) [ref. 1908]. •Synonym of Chirodactylus variegatus (Valenciennes 1833). Current status: Synonym of Chirodactylus variegatus (Valenciennes 1833). Latridae. Habitat: marine.

asper, Chilodactylus Klunzinger [C. B.] 1872:24 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 38 (pt. 1); ref. 2623] Queen's Cliff, Hobson's Bay, Victoria, Australia. Holotype: SMNS 1655. Type catalog: Fricke 1992:8 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:27 [ref. 29864]. •Synonym of Cheilodactylus spectabilis Hutton 1872 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:312 [ref. 7330], Allen et al. 2006:1357 [ref. 29094]). •Synonym of Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton 1872). Current status: Synonym of Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton 1872). Latridae. Habitat: marine.

brachydactylus, Cheilodactylus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:361 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8513 (1), RMNH (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:9 [ref. 15502] as paratype at MNHN and holotype at RMNH. •Valid as Goniistius brachydactylus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Kimura et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36401]). •Valid as Chirodactylus brachydactylus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Smith 1980:2 [ref. 6907], Smith 1986:667 [ref. 5712], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:166 [ref. 25472], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:323 [ref. 28072], Ludt et al. 2019:128 [ref. 36635], Heemstra 2022:84 [ref. 39885]). Current status: Valid as Chirodactylus brachydactylus (Cuvier 1830). Latridae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic to southwestern Indian Ocean: Namibia south to Cape of Goof Hope (South Africa), then north to southern Mozambique. Habitat: marine.

brevispinis, Chilodactylus Regan [C. T.] 1921:416 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 7 (no. 41); ref. 3672] 15-20 miles off Umvoti River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 120-130 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1921.3.1.8. •Synonym of Chirodactylus brachydactylus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Smith 1980:8 [ref. 6907], Smith 1986:667 [ref. 5712], Heemstra 2022:84 [ref. 39885]). Current status: Synonym of Chirodactylus brachydactylus (Cuvier 1830). Latridae. Habitat: marine.

grandis, Chilodactylus Günther [A.] 1860:79 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] Cape Seas, South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1851.10.26.4 (stuffed). •Valid as Goniistius grandis (Günther 1860) -- (Kimura et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36401]). •Valid as Chirodactylus grandis (Günther 1860) -- (Smith 1980:6 [ref. 6907], Smith 1986:668 [ref. 5712], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:166 [ref. 25472], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:324 [ref. 28072], Ludt et al. 2019:128 [ref. 36635], Heemstra 2022:85 [ref. 39885]). Current status: Valid as Chirodactylus grandis (Günther 1860). Latridae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic to southwestern Indian Ocean: Namibia; Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (SouthAfrica). Habitat: marine.

jessicalenorum, Chirodactylus Smith [M. M.] 1980:7, Pl. 2 (figs. B-B') [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 42; ref. 6907] Off Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth about 10 meters. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 698. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 699-701 (1, 1, 1), BMNH 1980.3.26.2 (1), BPBM 22578 (1), MNHN 1980-1096 (1), SAM 28621 (1), USNM 221145 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:11 [ref. 15502]. •Valid as Goniistius jessicalenorum (Smith 1980) -- (Kimura et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36401]). •Valid as Chirodactylus jessicalenorum Smith 1980 -- (Smith 1986:668 [ref. 5712], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:324 [ref. 28072], Ludt et al. 2019:128 [ref. 36635], Heemstra 2022:85 [ref. 39885]). Current status: Valid as Chirodactylus jessicalenorum Smith 1980. Latridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: astern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: marine.

rubrofasciatus, Cheilodactylus Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:140 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 763] Melbourne market, Victoria, Australia. Syntypes: not found at MNHN. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:29 [ref. 15502]. •Synonym of Cheilodactylus spectabilis Hutton 1872 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:312 [ref. 7330], Allen et al. 2006:1357 [ref. 29094]). •Synonym of Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton 1872). Current status: Synonym of Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton 1872). Latridae. Habitat: marine.

spectabilis, Cheilodactylus Hutton [F. W.] 1872:8 [Fishes of New Zealand (Hutton); ref. 2287] Cook Straits, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Chilodactylus Agassiz is a misspellig. •Valid as Cheilodactylus spectabilis Hutton 1872 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:312 [ref. 7330], Paulin et al. 1989:203 [ref. 24556], Paulin & Roberts 1992:121 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:258 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:649 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:242 [ref. 25488], Burridge & White 2000:438 [ref. 24553], Allen et al. 2006:1357 [ref. 29094], Roberts & Gomon 2008:627 [ref. 30641], Roberts 2015:1354 [ref. 34193]). •Valid as Goniistius spectabilis (Hutton 1872) -- (Kimura et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36401]). •Valid as Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton 1872) -- (Ludt et al. 2019:128 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Valid as Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton 1872). Latridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southeastern Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia) and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

variegatus, Cheilodactylus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:493 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Valparaíso, Chile. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8514. •Valid as Goniistius variegatus (Valenciennes 1833) -- (Kimura et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36401]). •Valid as Cheilodactylus variegatus Valenciennes 1833 -- (Pequeño 1989:63 [ref. 14125], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:172 [ref. 24555], Pequeño 2001:23 [ref. 28125], Ludt et al. 2019:128 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Valid as Chirodactylus variegatus (Valenciennes 1833). Latridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.