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Species in the genus Dagetichthys: [ 10 ] records

albomaculata, Synaptura Kaup [J. J.] 1858:96 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 24 (pt. 1); ref. 2578] Coromandel coast, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3436. Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25922]. Kottelat (2013) cites as inland record from Myanmar. •Valid as Synaptura albomaculata Kaup 1858 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1048 [ref. 20764], Munroe 2001:3881 [ref. 26314] with question, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S122 [ref. 27377], Ummath et al. 2024:[9] [ref. 41632] as albamaculata). •Valid as Dagetichthys albomaculatus (Kaup 1858) -- (Vachon et al. 2008:406 [ref. 32765] as albomaculata, Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989], Zajonz et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36871], Psomadakis et al. 2020:596 [ref. 37272], Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau 2022:395 [ref. 40245], Moazzam & Osmany 2025:577 [ref. 42495]). Current status: Valid as Dagetichthys albomaculatus (Kaup 1858). Soleidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: ?Gulf of Oman, Pakistan and India east to Malaysia and Indonesia. IUCN (2021): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

barnardi, Synaptura Smith [J. L. B.] 1931:148, Pl. 16 [Records of the Albany Museum Grahamstown v. 4 (pt 1); ref. 4062] Great Fish Point, South Africa, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] [ex AMG] 138. •Synonym of Synaptura marginata Boulenger 1900 -- (Heemstra & Gon 1986:873 [ref. 5665]). •Synonym of Dagetichthys marginata (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vachon et al. 2008:407 [ref. 32765], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989] as marginatus, Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau 2022:396 [ref. 40245]). Current status: Synonym of Dagetichthys marginatus (Boulenger 1900). Soleidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cadenati, Synaptura Chabanaud [P.] 1948:512 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 20 (no. 6); ref. 19524] Lomé, Togo, depth 4-5 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1949-0001. Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25922]. •Valid as Synaptura cadenati Chabanaud 1948 -- (Desoutter 1990:1047 [ref. 18967]). •Synonym of Synaptura lusitanica de Brito Capello 1868 -- (Desoutter et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25922]). •Valid as Dagetichthys cadenati (Chabanaud 1948) -- (Vachon et al. 2008:410 [ref. 32765], Desoutter-Meniger & Munroe in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:3011 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:295 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:232 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Dagetichthys cadenati (Chabanaud 1948). Soleidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Congo, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ciliata, Synaptura Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1904:14, Pl. 34 [Marine Investigations in South Africa v. 3; ref. 1646] Inner harbor, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAM 15428. •Synonym of Synaptura marginata Boulenger 1900 -- (Heemstra & Gon 1986:873 [ref. 5665]). •Synonymy of Dagetichthys marginata (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vachon et al. 2008:407 [ref. 32765], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989] as marginatus, Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau 2022:396 [ref. 40245]). Current status: Synonym of Dagetichthys marginatus (Boulenger 1900). Soleidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

commersonnii, Pleuronectes Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:599, 654 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:344 [ref. 25922]. Figured on Pl. 12 (fig. 2) of Lacepède 1801 [ref. 2710], but with vernacular name commersonnien; see discussion in Munroe & DeSoutter 2001:273-277 [ref. 25706]. The correct spelling is commersonnii. Based on description and illustration in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). •Valid as Synaptura commersoniana (Lacepède 1802) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:171 [ref. 23448], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:235 [ref. 24016], Goren & Dor 1994:72 [ref. 25356]). •Valid as Synaptura commersoni (Lacepède 1802) -- (Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122]). •Synonym of Bothus mancus (Broussonet 1782) in Bothidae but text only -- (Fricke 1999:570 [ref. 24106]). •Valid as Synaptura commersonnii (Lacepède 1802) -- (Desoutter et al. 2001:344 [ref. 25922], Munroe 2001:3888 [ref. 26314] as commersonii, Munroe & Desoutter 2001:273 [ref. 25706], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S122 [ref. 27377], Ho et al. 2009:12 [ref. 31461] as commersonii, Yoshida et al. 2013:220 [ref. 34464], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 12 [ref. 38321], Ummath et al. 2024:[9] [ref. 41632]). •Valid as Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacèpede 1802) -- (Vachon et al. 2008:405 [ref. 32765], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989], Imamura in Kimura et al. 2015:93 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:327 [ref. 34104], Voronina et al. 2016:396 [ref. 35064], Eagderi et al. 2019:124 [ref. 37020], Psomadakis et al. 2020:596 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:491 [ref. 39830], Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau 2022:395 [ref. 40245], Hasan et al. 2023:2213 [ref. 40412], Dutta et al. 2025:443 [ref. 42455], Moazzam & Osmany 2025:578 [ref. 42495]). Current status: Valid as Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède 1802). Soleidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, Seychelles and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Indonesia and Vietnam, north to Taiwan. IUCN (2021): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lakdoensis, Dagetichthys Stauch [A.] & Blanc [M.] 1964:173, Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 36 (no. 2); ref. 4200] Upper Bénoué basin, northern Cameroon, western Africa. Holotype: MNHN 1962-0309. Paratypes: MNHN 1962-0310 through 0317 (8). Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:320-321 [ref. 25922]. •Valid as Dagetichthys lakdoensis Stauch & Blanc 1964 -- (Desoutter 1986:430 [ref. 6212], Desoutter in Lévêque et al. 1992:863 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:79 [ref. 24781], Chapleau & Desoutter 1996:103 [ref. 22306], Vachon et al. 2008:404 [ref. 32765], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Dagetichthys lakdoensis Stauch & Blanc 1964. Soleidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Bénoué River basin, Lower Niger-Benue ecoregion endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

lusitanica, Synaptura de Brito Capello [F.] 1868:62 [Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 17968] Lisbon and Setubal, Portugal [eastern Atlantic]. Syntypes: (8) BMNH 1867.7.23.9 (1), MNHN 0000-4804 (1), lost in fire (probably 6). Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25922]. •Valid as Synaptura lusitanica (de Brito Capello 1868) -- (Torchio 1973:634 [ref. 6892], Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1986:1323 [ref. 13677], Desoutter 1986:431 [ref. 6212], Desoutter 1990:1047 [ref. 18967], Desoutter in Lévêque et al. 1992:864 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:79 [ref. 24781], Falcón et al. 2003:146 [ref. 39343], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36864] as lusitanica lusitanica). •Valid as Dagetichthys lusitanicus (de Brito Capello 1868) -- (Vachon et al. 2008:408 [ref. 32765], Desoutter-Meniger & Munroe in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:3012 [ref. 34618], Martins & Carneiro 2018:94 [ref. 36550], Carneiro et al. 2019:192 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:295 [ref. 38139], Kovačić et al. 2021:49 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:232 [ref. 39448], Alkhalili et al. 2025:7971 [ref. 42636], Knorrn et al. 2025:152 [ref. 42334], Oladipo et al. 2025:45 [ref. 42344] as lusitanica). Current status: Valid as Dagetichthys lusitanicus (de Brito Capello 1868). Soleidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Angola, including Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. IUCN (2015): Data Deficient, as Dagetichthys lusitanica. Habitat: brackish, marine.

marginata, Synaptura Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:11, Pls. 2, 3 (fig. 1) [Marine Investigations in South Africa No. 8; ref. 14723] Algoa Bay, South Africa, 33°52'30"S, 25°47'30"E, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 22 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1898.12.17.36. •Valid as Synaptura marginata Boulenger 1900 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Heemstra & Gon 1986:873 [ref. 5665], Nakabo 2000:1387 [ref. 25182], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:105 [ref. 26368], Sakai et al. 2001:123 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1387 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:64 [ref. 26830], Matsuura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:216 [ref. 27510], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:437 [ref. 28072], Shao et al. 2008:265 [ref. 29952], Motomura et al. 2010:232 [ref. 31256], Ohashi & Motomura 2011:109 [ref. 32413], Ummath et al. 2024:[9] [ref. 41632]). •Valid as Dagetichthys marginata (Boulender 1900) -- (Vachon et al. 2008:407 [ref. 32765], Okamoto & Motomura 2021:365 [ref. 38068]). •Valid as Dagetichthys marginata (Boulender 1900) -- (Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989], Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau 2022:396 [ref. 40245]). Current status: Valid as Dagetichthys marginatus (Boulenger 1900). Soleidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: brackish, marine.

nigromaculata, Synaptura punctatissima var. Pellegrin [J.] 1905:141 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 30 (no. 7); ref. 15374] Nouakchott, Mauritania, West coast of Africa. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1905-0296. •Synonym of Synaptura lusitanica de Brito Capello 1868, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Desoutter 1990:1048 [ref. 18967]). •Synonym of Synaptura lusitanica de Brito Capello 1868 -- (Desoutter et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25922]). •Synonym of Dagetichthys lusitanicus (de Brito Capello 1868) -- (Vachon et al. 2008:408 [ref. 32765]). Current status: Synonym of Dagetichthys lusitanicus (de Brito Capello 1868). Soleidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

punctatissima, Synaptura Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1876:249, Pl. (fig. 2) [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876 (for 27 Apr. 1876); ref. 10019] Victoria, West Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMB 9330. •Synonym of Synaptura lusitanica de Brito Capello 1868 -- (Torchio 1973:634 [ref. 6892], Desoutter 1986:431 [ref. 6212], Desoutter 1990:1047 [ref. 18967]). •Synonym of Dagetichthys lusitanicus (de Brito Capello 1868). Current status: Synonym of Dagetichthys lusitanicus (de Brito Capello 1868). Soleidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.