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Species in the genus Holtbyrnia: [ 14 ] records

anomala, Holtbyrnia Krefft [G.] 1980:55, Fig. 1 [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 31 (no. 2); ref. 8703] Greenland Norwegian Zone, 61°21'N, 32°20'W, Walther Herwig station 682/73, depth 700-1000 meters. Holotype: ISH 379-1973a. Paratypes: ISH 379-1973b,c (2), 572-1973 (4), 612-1973 (3), 691-1973 (2), 1005-1973 (1), 297-1975 (4), 1983-1979 (1). •Valid as Holtbyrnia anomala Krefft 1980 -- (Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1984:259 [ref. 13675], Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:62 [ref. 10670], Quéro et al. 1990:266 [ref. 14648], Nakamura & Okamura in Okamura et al. 1995:81 [ref. 22531] with genus as Holtobyrnia, Swinney 1996:1 [ref. 25514], Carter & Hartel 2003:880 [ref. 27000], Møller et al. 2010:25 [ref. 31169], Afonso et al. 2016:16, 170 [ref. 36199], Orrell & Hartel 2016:1776 [ref. 34567], Carneiro et al. 2019:80 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:83 [ref. 38139], Sutton et al. 2020:48 [ref. 37832], Page et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40505], Garcia et al. 2024:[2] [ref. 41633]). Current status: Valid as Holtbyrnia anomala Krefft 1980. Platytroctidae. Distribution: Atlantic: Greenland south to Tristan da Cunha. Habitat: marine.

bauchoti, Holtbyrnia Mayer [R. F.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1972:160, Fig. 2 [Revue Roumaine de Biologie, Série de Zoologie v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 719] Pacific, Peru Trench. Holotype (unique): MGAB 170. •Mentioned under Holtbyrnia latifrons Sazonov 1976 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:163 [ref. 25968]). Current status: Uncertain. Platytroctidae. Habitat: marine.

conocephala, Holtbyrnia Sazonov [Yu. I.] 1976:18 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P. P. Shirshova v. 104; ref. 8553] Western Pacific, 7°49'S, 120°10"E, depth 0-1500 meters over 4700 meters. Holotype: ZIN 42627. Paratypes: (1). Also in Sazonov 1976:68 [ref. 19553]. •Synonym of Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler 1934) -- (Sazonov et al. 1993:46 [ref. 21498], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:18 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:164 [ref. 25968]). •Valid as Holtbyrnia conocephala Sazonov 1976 -- (Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:61 [ref. 10670], Sazonov 1999:1895 [ref. 24740], Carter & Hartel 2003:880 [ref. 27000]). Current status: Valid as Holtbyrnia conocephala Sazonov 1976. Platytroctidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

cyanocephala, Paraholtbyrnia Krefft [G.] 1967:2, Fig. 1 [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 18 (no. 1); ref. 2687] South of Canary Islands, central Atlantic, 23°50'N, 20°08'W, depth 500-220 meters. Holotype: ISH 194-1966. Paratypes: ISH 294-1966 a-d (4), 332-1966 a-c (3), 441-1966 (1), 494-1966 a-b (2). Type catalog: Krefft 1978:8 [ref. 9884]. •Valid as Paraholtbyrnia cyanocephala Krefft 1867 -- (Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:52 [ref. 10670], Quéro et al. 1990:271 [ref. 14648]). •Valid as Holtbyrnia cyanocephala (Krefft 1967) -- (Sazonov 1999:1895 [ref. 24740], Orrell & Hartel 2016:1777 [ref. 34567], Sutton et al. 2020:49 [ref. 37832]). Current status: Valid as Holtbyrnia cyanocephala (Krefft 1967). Platytroctidae. Distribution: North Atlantic; eastern Atlantic; Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

innesi, Bathytroctes Fowler [H. W.] 1934:252, Fig. 14 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Northwestern Atlantic [Heezen Plateau], 38°29'30"N, 70°54'30"W, Albatross station 2715, depth 1753 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 93174. •Valid as Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler 1934) -- (Sazonov & Trunov 1978:90 [ref. 8882], Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:58 [ref. 10670], Matarese et al. 1989:77 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:73 [ref. 14674], Quéro et al. 1990:266 [ref. 14648], Sazonov et al. 1993:45 [ref. 21498], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:405 [ref. 23897], Sazonov 1999:1895 [ref. 24740], Nakabo 2000:289 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:18 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:164 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:289 [ref. 26001], Moore et al. 2003:180 [ref. 27076], Fedorov et al. 2003:30 [ref. 27579], Love et al. 2005:31 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:161 [ref. 28379], Parin et al. 2014:110 [ref. 33547], Orrell & Hartel 2016:1777 [ref. 34567], Carneiro et al. 2019:80 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:49 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:50 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:132 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:155 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler 1934). Platytroctidae. Distribution: Circumglobal; in eastern Pacific from British Columbia (Canada) south to Peru. Habitat: marine.

intermedius, Sagamichthys Sazonov [Yu. I.] 1976:15, Fig. 2 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P. P. Shirshova v. 104; ref. 8553] Eastern Pacific, 17°46'S, 71°45'W, depth 0-720 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMMU P-13716. Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:37 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Holtbyrnia intermedia (Sazonov 1976) -- (Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:64 [ref. 10670], Pequeño 1989:33 [ref. 14125]). Current status: Valid as Holtbyrnia intermedia (Sazonov 1976). Platytroctidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

kulikovi, Holtbyrnia Sazonov [Yu. I.] 1976:19 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P. P. Shirshova v. 104; ref. 8553] Bering Sea, 58°15'N, 175°20'W, depth 0-570 meters. Holotype: ZIN 37843. Paratypes: (1). Appeared first as name only in Federov 1973:48 [ref. 5567]. Also appeared in Sazonov 1976:68 [ref. 19553]. •Synonym of Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler 1934) -- (Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:58 [ref. 10670], Sazonov et al. 1993:46 [ref. 21498], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:18 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:164 [ref. 25968], Mundy 2005:161 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler 1934). Platytroctidae. Habitat: marine.

laticauda, Holtbyrnia Sazonov [Yu. I.] 1976:17 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P. P. Shirshova v. 104; ref. 8553] Tasman Sea, southern Pacific, 34°58'S, 168°33'E, depth 0-1300 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 42629. Also appeared in Sazonov 1976:68 [ref. 19553]. •Valid as Holtbyrnia laticauda Sazonov 1976 -- (Sazonov & Trunov 1978:88 [ref. 8882], Matsui & Rosenblatt 1986:224 [ref. 5688], Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:61 [ref. 10670], Paxton et al. 1989:212 [ref. 12442], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165 [ref. 36134], Paxton et al. 2006:381 [ref. 28995], Williams & Sazonov 2008:208 [ref. 30623], Williams & Stewart 2015:348 [ref. 34243], Sutton et al. 2020:50 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:50 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:155 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Holtbyrnia laticauda Sazonov 1976. Platytroctidae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal; northeastern Pacific: Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

latifrons, Holtbyrnia Sazonov [Yu. I.] 1976:20, Fig. 3 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P. P. Shirshova v. 104; ref. 8553] Eastern Pacific, 5°59'S, 84°59'W, depth 800-900 meters, over 4000 meters. Holotype: ZIN 42628. Paratypes: (11) not at ZIN. Also appeared in Sazonov 1976:68 [ref. 19553]. •Valid as Holtbyrnia latifrons Sazonov 1976 -- (Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:60 [ref. 10670], Matarese et al. 1989:77 [ref. 26885], Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125], Matsui 1991:210 [ref. 23171], Sazonov et al. 1993:49 [ref. 21498], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:18 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:163 [ref. 25968], Love et al. 2005:31 [ref. 37547], Romero in Nakaya et at. 2009:100 [ref. 42561], Parin et al. 2014:111 [ref. 33547], Burton & Lea 2019:39 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:50 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:155 [ref. 41622], Victor et al. 2024:75 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Holtbyrnia latifrons Sazonov 1976. Platytroctidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: western Bering Sea; Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Chile, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater, marine.

macrops, Holtbyrnia Maul [G. E.] 1957:11, Figs. 1c, 2-3 [Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal No. 10 (art. 25); ref. 12154] Off Madeira (stomach content). Holotype (unique): MMF 6313. •Valid as Holtbyrnia macrops Maul 1957 -- (Krefft 1973:96 [ref. 7166], Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:59 [ref. 10670], Quéro et al. 1990:266 [ref. 14648], Pequeño 1997:80 [ref. 23536], Arruda 1997:29 [ref. 24952], Meléndez 1999:140 [ref. 24261], Carter & Hartel 2003:880 [ref. 27000], Moore et al. 2003:180 [ref. 27076], Bañon et al. 2010:7 [ref. 31029], Møller et al. 2010:25 [ref. 31169], Orrell & Hartel 2016:1777 [ref. 34567], Carneiro et al. 2019:80 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:50 [ref. 37832], Bañón & Maño 2021:52 [ref. 38883], Fermon et al. 2022:132 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:63 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Holtbyrnia macrops Maul 1957. Platytroctidae. Distribution: North Atlantic: Greenland; eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

melanocephalus, Bathytroctes Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:155, Pl. 11 (figs. 3-3b) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Morocco, Soudan, Banc d'Arguin, depth 1435-2500 meters, eastern Atlantic. Lectotype: MNHN 1885-0167. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1886-0003 (1), plus 2 lost specimens. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:274 [ref. 293]. Figured paralectotype referred to Bellocia vaillanti Parr 1951 -- (Krefft 1973:88 [ref. 7166]). •Valid as Holtbyrnia melanocephala (Vaillant 1888) -- (Sazonov & Trunov 1978:91 [ref. 8882], Carneiro et al. 2019:80 [ref. 37250]). Current status: Valid as Holtbyrnia melanocephala (Vaillant 1888). Platytroctidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: off Morocco. Habitat: marine.

ophiocephala, Holtbyrnia Sazonov [Yu. I.] & Golovan [G. A.] 1976:8, Fig. 1 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P. P. Shirshova v. 104; ref. 8552] Northeastern Atlantic, 9°04'N, 17°36'W, depth 980 meters. Holotype: ZIN 42291. •Valid as Holtbyrnia ophiocephala Sazonov & Golovan 1976 -- (Quéro et al. 1990:267 [ref. 14648]). Current status: Valid as Holtbyrnia ophiocephala Sazonov & Golovan 1976. Platytroctidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

polycoeca, Searsia Parr [A. E.] 1937:19, Fig. 5 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 3 (art. 7); ref. 3376] Near Bermuda, 32°24'15"N, 64°29'00"W, 10000 feet wire out. Holotype (unique): YPM 3719. Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:25 [ref. 16741]. •Synonym of Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler 1934) -- (Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:58 [ref. 10670] but as polycaeca, Quéro et al. 1990:266 [ref. 14648]). Current status: Synonym of Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler 1934). Platytroctidae. Habitat: marine.

problematica, Holtbyrnia (Krefftia) Parr [A. E.] 1960:79, Figs. 52c-d, 54-55 [Dana Report No. 51; ref. 3384] Rosengarten area, southeast of Iceland, depth 460 meters. Holotype: ISH 11c-1950. Type catalog: Krefft 1978:8 [ref. 9884]. •Valid as Holtbyrnia problematica Parr 1960 -- (Krefft 1973:96 [ref. 7166], Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1984:260 [ref. 13675]). •Synonym of Holtbyrnia macrops Maul 1957 -- (Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:59 [ref. 10670], Quéro et al. 1990:267 [ref. 14648]). Current status: Synonym of Holtbyrnia macrops Maul 1957. Platytroctidae. Habitat: marine.