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Species in the genus Monomitopus: [ 14 ] records

agassizii, Dicromita Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:319, Pl. 82 (fig. 285) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Off Granada, depth 291 fathoms. Lectotype: MCZ. Paralectotypes: USNM 44669 (1). Lectotype established in Jordan & Evermann 1898 [ref. 2445] and established (as figured specimen) in caption to Pl. 355, p. 3306 in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446]. •Valid as Monomitopus agassizii (Goode & Bean 1896) -- (Arai in Uyeno et al. 1983:233 [ref. 14275], Carter & Cohen 1985:86 [ref. 5145], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:722 [ref. 23897], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448] as agassizi, Nielsen & Robins 2003:969 [ref. 27008], Moore et al. 2003:207 [ref. 27076], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:294 [ref. 28946], Mincarone et al. 2008:53 [ref. 29626], Klautau et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37903], Robertson et al. 2022:86 [ref. 39353], Girard et al. 2023:273 [ref. 40379], Page et al. 2023:109 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:261 [ref. 41622], Girard & Johnson 2024:3 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus agassizii (Goode & Bean 1896). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Pará (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2017): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

ainonaka, Monomitopus Girard [M. G.], Carter [H. J.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2023:268, Figs. 1, 4A [Zootaxa 5330 (no. 2); ref. 40380] North of Maui, Hawai'i, 21°09'N, 156°11'W, depth 768 - 796 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 267749. •Valid as Monomitopus ainonaka Girard, Carter & Johnson 2023 -- (Girard & Johnson 2024:3 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus ainonaka Girard, Carter & Johnson 2023. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.

conjugator, Neobythites (Monomitopus) Alcock [A. W.] 1896:304 [4] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 65 (pt 2, No. 3); ref. 91] Off Sri Lanka, Investigator station 201, depth 296-320 fathoms; off Travancore, depth 406 fathoms. Syntypes: USNM 231713 (1); ZSI F56/1 (1), F57/1 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:41 [ref. 22148]. On p. 4 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1897: Pl. 17 (fig. 4) [ref. 20533]. •Valid as Monomitopus conjugator (Alcock 1896) -- (Carter & Cohen 1985:86 [ref. 5145], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Fricke et al. 2018:84 [ref. 35805], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 10 [ref. 38321], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus conjugator (Alcock 1896). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Madagascar; India. Habitat: marine.

garmani, Monomeropus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1913:151, Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 44 (no. 1948); ref. 3579] Gulf of Tomini, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 0°36'00"S, 122°01'00"E, Indonesia, Albatross station 5610, depth 678 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 74135. Paratypes: BMNH 1939.4.1.8 [ex USNM] (1); USNM 99102-04 (2, 2, 2), 99108 (1), 99112 (1), 99260 (6). •Valid as Monomitopus garmani (Smith & Radcliffe 1913) -- (Carter & Cohen 1985:86 [ref. 5145], Nielsen 1997:60 [ref. 23255], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Nielsen & Møller 2008:32 [ref. 29803], Fricke et al. 2011:366 [ref. 31242], Girard et al. 2023:272 [ref. 40379], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus garmani (Smith & Radcliffe 1913). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sulawesi (Indonesia) south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

kumae, Monomitopus Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:324, Pl. 12 (fig. 3) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 2486] Misaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): FMNH 58844 [ex CM 7954]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:98 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:58 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Monomitopus kumae Jordan & Hubbs 1925 -- (Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:185, 355 [ref. 8256], Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:100 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:259, 374 [ref. 8057], Carter & Cohen 1985:87 [ref. 5145], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Nakabo 2000:444 [ref. 25086], Nielsen in Randall & Lim 2000:596 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:308 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:444 [ref. 26001], Fricke et al. 2019:71 [ref. 36673], Girard et al. 2023:272 [ref. 40379], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus kumae Jordan & Hubbs 1925. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea north to southern Japan, south to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

longiceps, Monomitopus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1913:149, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 44 (no. 1948); ref. 3579] China Sea south of Hong Kong, 20°05'00"N, 116°05'00"E, Albatross station 5299, depth 524 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 74134. •Valid as Monomitopus longiceps Smith & Radcliffe 1913 -- (Carter & Cohen 1985:87 [ref. 5145], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Nielsen in Randall & Lim 2000:596 [ref. 25122], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus longiceps Smith & Radcliffe 1913. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Java (Indonesia); Hong Kong (China). IUCN (2020): Data Deficient. Habitat: marine.

magnus, Monomitopus Carter [H. J.] & Cohen [D. M.] 1985:87, Figs. 1-6 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 36 (no. 1); ref. 5145] Florida, U.S.A., 24°24'N, 80°00'W, depth 857 meters. Holotype: USNM 262507. Paratypes: FMNH 94947 (1); LACM 43581 (1); MCZ 39414 (1); UF 212512 [ex UMML 12512] (1), 213206 [ex UMML 13206] (1); USNM 228226 (4); ZMUC P77754 (1). •Valid as Monomitopus magnus Carter & Cohen 1985 -- (McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:723 [ref. 23897], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Robins 2003:969 [ref. 27008], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:294 [ref. 28946], Girard et al. 2023:274 [ref. 40379], Page et al. 2023:109 [ref. 40505], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus magnus Carter & Cohen 1985. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to northern Cuba, including eastern Gulf of Mexico. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

malispinosus, Monomeropus Garman [S.] 1899:158, Pl. 40 (figs. 2-2b) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off Gulf of Panama, 7°15'N, 79°36'W, Albatross station 3393, depth 1020 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28649. •Valid as Monomitopus malispinosus (Garman 1899) -- (Carter & Cohen 1985:86 [ref. 5145], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28944], Nielsen & Nishioka in Nakaya et at. 2009:195 [ref. 42561], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957], Robertson et al. 2017:61 [ref. 35676], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Girard et al. 2023:268 [ref. 40380], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368], Victor et al. 2024:77 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus malispinosus (Garman 1899). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica south to Peru, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

metriostoma, Sirembo Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:270, Pl. 23 (figs. 3-3b) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Banc d'Arguin, depth 1230 meters; Azores, northeastern Atlantic, depth 1442 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1886-0519. Syntypes: MNHN 1886-0521 (1), MNHN (1, lost). •Valid as Monomitopus metriostoma (Vaillant 1888) -- (Nielsen & Nybelin 1963:195 [ref. 5094], Nielsen 1973:551 [ref. 6885], Cohen 1981:1090 [ref. 8491], Carter & Cohen 1985:86 [ref. 5145], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1163 [ref. 13677], Nielsen 1990:570 [ref. 16246], Santos et al. 1997:53 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:109 [ref. 24952], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 2016:1951 [ref. 34583], Carneiro et al. 2019:158 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:111 [ref. 38139] as metriosma, Fermon et al. 2022:207 [ref. 39448], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus metriostoma (Vaillant 1888). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and southern Spain south to Angola, including Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

microlepis, Monomitopus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1913:150, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 44 (no. 1948); ref. 3579] Between Cebu and Leyte, 10°28'45"N, 124°05'30"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5410, depth 385 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 74156. Paratypes: USNM 99051 (5), 99053 (1). •Valid as Monomitopus microlepis Smith & Radcliffe 1913 -- (Carter & Cohen 1985:87 [ref. 5145], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Fricke et al. 2014:33 [ref. 33932], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus microlepis Smith & Radcliffe 1913. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Madang (Papua New Guinea). IUCN (2020): Data Deficient. Habitat: marine.

nigripinnis, Sirembo Alcock [A. W.] 1889:384 [10] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 23); ref. 81] Andaman Sea, 7.5 miles east of North Cingue Island, Investigator station 10, depth 490 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZSI F11764. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:150 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:41 [ref. 22148]. On p. 10 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1894: Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [ref. 17304] as Monomitopus nigripinnis. •Valid as Monomitopus nigripinnis (Alcock 1889) -- (Carter & Cohen 1985:86 [ref. 5145], Nielsen & Cohen 1986:349 [ref. 5700], Adam et al. 1998:9 [ref. 23610], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Fricke et al. 2018:84 [ref. 35805], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus nigripinnis (Alcock 1889). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: South Africa, East Africa and Madagascar east to India and Andaman Sea. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

pallidus, Monomitopus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1913:148, Pl. 9 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 44 (no. 1948); ref. 3579] Between Mindoro and Panay, 11°57'30"N, 121°42'15"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5259, depth 312 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 74133. Paratypes: BMNH 1939.4.1.7 [ex USNM] (1), USNM 99261-64 (1, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Monomitopus pallidus Smith & Radcliffe 1913 -- (Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:100 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:259, 373 [ref. 8057], Carter & Cohen 1985:87 [ref. 5145], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Nakabo 2000:444 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:444 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:414 [ref. 28370], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus pallidus Smith & Radcliffe 1913. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan north to Kyushu (Japan). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

torvus, Monomitopus Garman [S.] 1899:157, Pl. 40 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] South of Gulf of Panama, 6°30'N-7°31'30"N, 79°14'W-81°44'W, Albatross stations 3358, 338 and 3394, depth 458-555 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28650 (1), 28651-53 (?); USNM 135354 (1). •Valid as Monomitopus torvus Garman 1899 -- (Carter & Cohen 1985:87 [ref. 5145], Pequeño 1989:48 [ref. 14125], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28944], Nielsen & Nishioka in Nakaya et at. 2009:196 [ref. 42561], Robertson et al. 2017:62 [ref. 35676], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368], Victor et al. 2024:77 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus torvus Garman 1899. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Panama to northern Chile, including Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Malpelo Island (Colombia) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

vitiazi, Selachophidium Nielsen [J. G.] 1971:30, Fig. 13 [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 7451] Indian Ocean, 23°57'S, 112°14'E, depth 834 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 39767. Original spelling was vitiazi with "(1 specimen caught by the "Vitiaz")." The name of the ship is usually spelled Vityaz, but technically the spelling vitiazi should be continued. •Valid as Monomitopus vitiazi (Nielsen 1971) -- (Carter & Cohen 1985:86 [ref. 5145], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448] as vityazi, Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Hoese et al. 2006:562 [ref. 29051], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus vitiazi (Nielsen 1971). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Shark Bay (Western Australia) east to Cape York, northern Queensland (Australia). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.