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Species in the genus Hemitripterus: [ 16 ] records

acadian, Cottus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:392 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Canada. No types known. See Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294] for a discussion of acadian and acadianus. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

acadianus, Hemitripterus Storer [D. H.] 1853:83, Pl. 7 (fig. 4) [Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (new series) v. 5 (pt 1, art. 4); ref. 18850] Nova Scotia, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, U.S.A. No types known. Based in part on literature records. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

americana, Scorpaena Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1220 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] America. No types known. See also Hemitripterus americanus Cuvier 1829. Scorpaena americana Lacepède 1801 is apparently the same as, and preoccupied by, Scorpaena americana Gmelin 1789. •Valid as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Herrera 1896:63 [ref. 39336] with author as Storer, Robins & Ray 1986:282 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:496 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:198 [ref. 14674], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:359 [ref. 26158], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:505 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27294], Nelson et al. 2004:122 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:125 [ref. 32708], Simian et al. 2022:376 [ref. 40776], Page et al. 2023:188 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic: Labrador (Canada) south to Chesapeake Bay (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

americana, Scorpaena Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:259, 284 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Apparently the same as, and preoccupied by Scorpaena americana Gmelin 1789; objectively invalid. Based on same source but perhaps independent of Gmelin. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27294]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

americanus, Hemitripterus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:268 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Syntypes: MNHN 0000-6542 (1) New York, others not found. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:53 [ref. 20738]. Based on specimens and literature -- Cuvier includes with question in footnote on p. 268, Scorpaena americana Gmelin, p. 1222; H. americanus Cuvier is treated as an available name. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Hemitripterus by Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

bolini, Ulca Myers [G. S.] 1934:44 [Copeia 1934 (no. 1); ref. 21791] Off Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, U.S.A., 57°00'N, 153°18'W, "Albatross" station 2855, depth 69 fathoms. Syntypes: USNM 45371 (2). Replacement name for Hemitripterus marmoratus Bean 1890, preoccupied by Hemitripterus marmoratus Ayres 1854. •Valid as Ulca bolini Myers 1934 -- (Poltev & Mukhametov 1999:708 [ref. 24884], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:29 [ref. 25650], Parin et al. 2002:S91 [ref. 28300], Balanov & Shelekhov 2004:138 [ref. 41386], Vannikov et al. 2004:171 [ref. 27723]). •Valid as Hemitripterus bolini (Myers 1934) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:171 [ref. 9277], Lea & Quirollo 1986:117 [ref. 21790], McAllister 1990:198 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:507 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294], Nelson et al. 2004:122 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:94 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:125 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:281 [ref. 33547], Kells et al. 2016:196 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:130 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:188 [ref. 40505]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Hemitripterus bolini (Myers 1934). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Distribution: North Pacific: northern Kuril Islands and eastern Sea of Okhotsk north to southern Bering Sea, then south to northern California (U.S.A.). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

cavifrons, Hemitripterus Lockington [W. N.] 1880:233 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 32; ref. 17552] St. Paul [now city of Kodiak], Kodiak Island, Alaska, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): CAS (not found, probably destroyed in 1906 fire). See Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294] for remarks on type locality. •Synonym of Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas 1814) -- (Watanabe 1960:107 [ref. 11959], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:256 [ref. 15964], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:508 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S91 [ref. 28300], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:68 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas 1814). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

coccineus, Cottus de la Pylaie [A. J. M.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:272 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Name only, not available; name mentioned in the account of Hemitripterus americanus. •In the synonymy of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:5 [ref. 27294]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae.

flava, Scorpaena Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:382, Pl. 2 (fig. 8) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

hispidus, Cottus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:63, Pl. 13 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New York, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ZMB 773 (stuffed, missing). Type catalog: Paepke & Fricke 1992:282 [ref. 19946], Paepke 1999:67 [ref. 24282]. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Paepke 1999:67 [ref. 24282], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

marmoratus, Hemitripterus Bean [T. H.] 1890:43 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 795); ref. 229] Off Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, U.S.A., 57°N, 153°18'W, *Albatross* station 2855, depth 69 fathoms. Syntypes: USNM 45371 (2). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Hemitripterus marmoratus Ayres 1854, replaced by Ulca bolini Myers 1934. •Synonym of Hemitripterus bolini (Myers 1934) -- (Parin et al. 2002:S91 [ref. 28300], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294], Parin et al. 2014:281 [ref. 33547]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus bolini (Myers 1934). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Distribution: North Pacific: Bering Sea to northern California and to northern Kuril Islands. Habitat: marine.

purpurea, Scorpaena Mitchill [S. L.] 1818:245 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 4) (art. 1); ref. 17774] Off Block Island, New York, U.S.A., Atlantic. No types known. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

rufa, Scorpaena Mitchill [S. L.] 1818:245 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 4) (art. 1); ref. 17774] New York, U.S.A., Atlantic. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

sinensis, Hemitripterus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1873:53 [Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 9 (pt 2, Bulletin); ref. 18661] China seas [perhaps in error]. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6924. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:53 [ref. 20738]. See Mecklenburg et al. 2002:505, 508 [ref. 25968] and Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294] for information on type locality. •Synonym of Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas 1814) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas 1814). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

tripterygius, Cottus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:63, Pl. 13 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Nova Scotia, Canada. No types known. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

villosus, Cottus Pallas [P. S.] (ex Steller) 1814:129 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Cape Kronotski; Kamchatka; mouth of Icha River, western Kamchatka, Russia. No types known. Based on manuscript description by Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709-1746). •Valid as Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas 1814) -- (Watanabe 1960:107 [ref. 11959], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:323 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:256 [ref. 15964], Matarese et al. 1989:452 [ref. 26885], Kim & Youn 1992:69 [ref. 22287] as Hemisitripterus, Cheng & Zhou 1997:434 [ref. 26385] dated 1811, Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:10 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:627 [ref. 25086], Zemnukhov et al. 2001:420 [ref. 25412], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:29 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:508 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:627 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:271, 579 [ref. 26218], Parin et al. 2002:S91 [ref. 28300], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294], Fedorov et al. 2003:84 [ref. 27579], Love et al. 2005:94 [ref. 37547], Shinohara et al. 2011:44 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:251 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:281 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:6 [ref. 35331], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:68 [ref. 35138], Kim et al. 2020:105 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:89 [ref. 37637], Dyldin et al. 2021:69 [ref. 38804], Love et al. 2021:130 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:54 [ref. 38972]). Current status: Valid as Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas 1814). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan, Russia) and Sea of Okhotsk north to western Bering Sea and Karaginskiy Islands and Commander Islands (Russia); one possible record from western Gulf of Alaska. Habitat: brackish, marine.