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Species in the family or subfamily Dalatiidae: [ 33 ] records


alii, Squaliolus Teng [H.-T.] 1959:1, Pl. 1 [Report - Laboratory of Fishery Biology, Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute No. 8; ref. 9074] Off Tungkang [Tongkang], Kao-Hsiung Prefecture, Taiwan, depth about 180 fathoms. Holotype (unique): TFRI 3837. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:19 [ref. 31432]. Species was named after a woman (Teng's wife), and the name would have been formed as aliae or alae; however, original name was not given, aliae apparently correct. Also, the change is not mandatory (Art. 32), but it appears that aliae is an incorrect subsequent spelling in prevailing usage and should be maintained. •Questionably a synonym of Squaliolus laticaudus Smith & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:48 [ref. 7165]). •Synonym of Squaliolus laticaudus Smith & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Seigel et al. 1977:788 [ref. 22774], McEachran & Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:145 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:108 [ref. 6474]). •Valid as Squaliolus aliae Teng 1959 -- (Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:11 [ref. 6441] as alii, Sasaki & Uyeno 1987:373 [ref. 6700], Last & Stevens 1994:90 [ref. 23873], Compagno & Niem 1998:1229 [ref. 23787], Suda et al. 1999:142 [ref. 23991], Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:151 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:580 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:15 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:151 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:395 [ref. 28370], Compagno et al. 2005:55 [ref. 29145], Hoese & Gates 2006:148 [ref. 28997], White 2008:95 [ref. 30617], Ho & Shao 2011:19 [ref. 31432], Castro 2011:156 [ref. 31457] as alii, Ebert et al. 2013:298 [ref. 33045], Weigmann 2016:56 [ref. 34211]). Current status: Valid as Squaliolus aliae Teng 1959. Dalatiidae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

americanus, Squalus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1503 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Capbreton, north of Bayonne, France, northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Holotype (unique): lost. Based on same specimen as Squalus licha Bonaterre 1788. Gmelin 1789:1503 [ref. 18139] confused the type locality with the Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada; the actual locality is near Bayonne, France (see Kullander 2016:113 [ref. 34147]). •Synonym of Scymnorhinus licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:46 [ref. 7165]). •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474], Compagno 2001:58 [ref. 26323], Castro 2011:142 [ref. 31457]). Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

aquitanensis, Scymnus De la Pylaie [A. J. M.] 1835:527 [Congrès Scientifique de France v. 2 (Sept. 1834) (art. 5); ref. 1086] No distinguishing features, not available. Ilede Dieu, France. •Questionably in the synonymy of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

bispinatus, Scymnus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:197, Pl. 44 (figs. 1-2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1216. Non-types: (1) provisionally included. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:76 [ref. 20739]. •Valid as Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:22 [ref. 9277], Compagno 1984:90 [ref. 6474], Bass et al. 1986:58 [ref. 5636], Castro-Aguirre & Garcia-Dominguez 1988:105 [ref. 19199], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:225 [ref. 36138] as Euprotomieras bispinatus, Paulin et al. 1989:15 [ref. 24556], Paxton et al. 1989:35 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:12 [ref. 14125], Springer 1990:18 [ref. 19315], Last & Stevens 1994:85 [ref. 23873], Compagno & Niem 1998:1228 [ref. 23787], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:61 [ref. 24555], Suda et al. 1999:140 [ref. 23991], Fricke 1999:25 [ref. 24106], Compagno 1999:474 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:15 [ref. 25847], Soto 2001:98 [ref. 26637], Espinosa Pérez et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27705] dated to 1830, Nelson et al. 2004:50 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:3 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:101 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:146 [ref. 28997], White 2008:95 [ref. 30617], Fricke et al. 2009:10 [ref. 30213], Castro 2011:153 [ref. 31457], Page et al. 2013:53 [ref. 32708], Wirtz et al. 2014:2 [ref. 33516], Stewart & Last 2015:164 [ref. 34225], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34398], Weigmann 2016:56 [ref. 34211], Compagno 2016:1211 [ref. 34544], Ebert et al. 2017:51 [ref. 35618], Ehemann et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36194], Fricke et al. 2018:20 [ref. 35805], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:113 [ref. 37302], Sutton et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37832], Ebert et al. 2021:35 [ref. 38234], Love et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:97 [ref. 39448], James & Ebert 2022:444 [ref. 39663], Page et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Distribution: Circumglobal, mostly in temperate seas, rarely in tropical seas. Habitat: marine.

boshuensis, Pseudoscymnus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:124, Fig. 2 [Copeia 1935 (no. 3); ref. 2111] Boshu, Sagami Bay, Japan. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 29535. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:10 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474], Castro 2011:142 [ref. 31457]). Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

brasiliensis, Scymnus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] (ex Cuvier) 1824:198 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Brazil. Holotype: MNHN A-7787. Non-types: MNHN 0000-1179 (1) Cape Verde Is. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:76 [ref. 20739] with holotype and paratopotype, Figueiredo Petean & Carvalho 2018:18 [ref. 36078]. Cuvier apparently was responsible only for the name, so authorship is as above. •Valid as Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Compagno 1984:93 [ref. 6474], Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:11 [ref. 6441], Bass et al. 1986:59 [ref. 5636], Robins & Ray 1986:32 [ref. 23100], Castro-Aguirre & García-Dominguez 1988 [ref. 19199], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:225 [ref. 36138], Paulin et al. 1989:14 [ref. 24556], Paxton et al. 1989:36 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:12 [ref. 14125], Retzer 1990:137 [ref. 39996], Springer 1990:19 [ref. 19315], Shirai & Nakaya 1992 [ref. 19781], Nakano & Tabuchi 1990 [ref. 20453], Gomon et al. 1994:104 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:86 [ref. 23873], Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995:726 [ref. 22829], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:104 [ref. 24023], Compagno & Niem 1998:1228 [ref. 23787], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:120 [ref. 23897], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:61 [ref. 24555], Fricke 1999:26 [ref. 24106], Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:150 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:580 [ref. 25122], McGrouther 2001:442 [ref. 25580], Hutchins 2001:15 [ref. 25847], Soto 2001:66, 93 [ref. 26637], Nakabo 2002:150 [ref. 26001], Compagno 2003:413 [ref. 26984], Gadig & Gomes in Menezes et al. 2003:26 [ref. 27192], Kiraly et al. 2003:8 [ref. 28226], Espinosa Pérez et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27705], Nelson et al. 2004:50 [ref. 27807], Compagno et al. 2005:55 [ref. 29145] with author as Cuvier, Love et al. 2005:3 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:101 [ref. 28379], Shinohara et al. 2005:395 [ref. 28370], Hoese & Gates 2006:146 [ref. 28997], White 2008:96 [ref. 30617], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:187 [ref. 30957], Fricke et al. 2011:347 [ref. 31242], Castro 2011:145 [ref. 31457], Page et al. 2013:53 [ref. 32708], Ebert et al. 2013:298 [ref. 33045], Parin et al. 2014:28 [ref. 33547], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:105 [ref. 36167], Dyldin 2015:54 [ref. 34524], Stehmann & Kukuev 2015:73 [ref. 33817], Stewart & Last 2015:165 [ref. 34225], Compagno 2016:1211 [ref. 34544], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34398], Kells et al. 2016:76 [ref. 35888], Weigmann 2016:56 [ref. 34211], Ebert et al. 2017:51 [ref. 35618], Ehemann et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36194], Figueiredo Petean & Carvalho 2018:13 [ref. 36078], Fricke et al. 2018:21 [ref. 35805], White et al. 2018:58 [ref. 35860], White & Ko'ou 2018:15 [ref. 35922], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:112 [ref. 37302], Carneiro et al. 2019:30 [ref. 37250], Ehemann et al. 2019:[4] [ref. 36861], Reiner 2019:22 [ref. 38139], Calle-Morán et al. 2020:243 [ref. 37881], Sutton et al. 2020:16 [ref. 37832], Ebert et al. 2021:35 [ref. 38234], Love et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39279], Eduardo et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:98 [ref. 39448], James & Ebert 2022:446 [ref. 39663], Carvalho-Filho 2023:293 [ref. 40480], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40505], Gadig et al. 2024:14 [ref. 40775], Leeney 2024:36 [ref. 40985]). Current status: Valid as Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea). Habitat: marine.

brevipinnis, Scymnorhinus Smith [J. L. B.] 1936:1, Figs. 1-2 [Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa v. 24 (pt 1); ref. 13747] Algoa Bay, 35 miles south of Cape Recife, about 34°32'S, 25°42'E, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 110-150 fathoms. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] [ex AMG] 27. Paratypes: (2) SAIAB [formerly RUSI] or AMG (not researched). •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474]). •Synonym of Scymnorhinus licha (Bonaterre 1788) -- (Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:v [ref. 21953], Castro 2011:142 [ref. 31457], Ebert et al. 2021:34 [ref. 38234], James & Ebert 2022:444 [ref. 39663]). Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

broussonetii, Centrina Billberg [G. J.] 1833:52 [Linnéska Samfundets Handlingar v. 1 (for 1832); ref. 34146] Capbreton, north of Bayonne, France, northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Holotype (unique): lost. Unnecessary replacement name for Squalus americanus Gmelin 1789; see Kullander 2016:113 [ref. 34147]. •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Kullander 2016:113 [ref. 34147]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

ferox, Leius Kner [R.] 1864:186, Pl. 4 (figs. 2-2a) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 1 (no. 24); ref. 2637] Australia. Holotype (unique): NMW 76230. •Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Compagno 1984:93 [ref. 6474], Paxton et al. 1989:36 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:105 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:87 [ref. 23873], Hoese & Gates 2006:146 [ref. 28997], Dyldin 2015:54 [ref. 34524], Figueiredo Petean & Carvalho 2018:8 [ref. 36078]). Current status: Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

fulgens, Squalus Bennett [F. D.] 1840:255 [Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe v. 2; ref. 260] 2 1/2°S, 163°W, and 55°N, 110°W. Syntypes: (2). •Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Compagno 1984:93 [ref. 6474], Dyldin 2015:54 [ref. 34524], Figueiredo Petean & Carvalho 2018:8 [ref. 36078]). Current status: Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

hyalinus, Euprotomicrus Eigenmann [R. S.] 1890:35 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 3; ref. 12323] Between Honolulu and San Francisco. Holotype (unique): CAS 12715. •Synonym of Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Castro 2011:153 [ref. 31457]). Current status: Synonym of Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

labialis, Isistius Meng [Q.-W.], Zhu [Y.-D.] & Li [S.] 1985:442 [English p. 444], Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 10 (no. 4); ref. 8135] South China Sea, 18°40'-19°32'N, 112°31'-113°57'E, depth 520 meters. Holotype (unique): SCSFRI S07257. •Valid as Isistius labialis Meng, Zhu & Li 1985 -- (Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:580 [ref. 25122]). •Questionably valid as Isistius labialis Meng, Zhu & Li 1985 -- (Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589]). •Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (White & Last 2013:237 [ref. 33042], Dyldin 2015:54 [ref. 34524], Weigmann 2016:56 [ref. 34211], Figueiredo Petean & Carvalho 2018:18 [ref. 36078]). Current status: Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

labordii, Scymnus (Laemargus) Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] (ex Quoy & Gaimard) 1839:94 [Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen; ref. 3069] Mauritius; Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1939:76 [ref. 20739]. •Synonym of Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Compagno 1984:90 [ref. 6474], Suda et al. 1999:140 [ref. 23991], Fricke 1999:25 [ref. 24106], Hoese & Gates 2006:146 [ref. 28997], Fricke et al. 2009:10 [ref. 30213], Castro 2011:153 [ref. 31457]). Current status: Synonym of Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

laticaudus, Squaliolus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Smith 1912:684, Pls. 50, 54; Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 41 (no. 1877); ref. 4042] Batangas Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines, South China Sea, western Pacific, 13°42'N, 120°57'15"E, Albatross station 5268, depth 170 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 70259. Paratypes: USNM 76679 (1). Type catalog: Howe & Springer 1993:8 [ref. 21812]. •Valid as Squaliolus laticaudus Smith & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:48 [ref. 7165], Seigel et al. 1977:788 [ref. 22774], Nakaya in Okamura et al. 1982:53, 314 [ref. 8256], Uyeno & Sasaki in Uyeno et al. 1983:67 [ref. 14275], McEachran & Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:145 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:108 [ref. 6474], Nakaya in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:59, 304 [ref. 8057], Sasaki & Uyeno 1987 [ref. 6700], Paxton et al. 1989:36 [ref. 12442], Springer 1990:19 [ref. 19315], Santos et al. 1997:13 [ref. 23531], Compagno & Niem 1998:1229 [ref. 23787], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:123 [ref. 23897], Da Silva et al. 1998:57 [ref. 27835], Suda et al. 1999:142 [ref. 23991], Cervigón & Alcalá 1999:128 [ref. 24490], Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:151 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:580 [ref. 25122], Soto 2001:66, 94 [ref. 26637], Nakabo 2002:151 [ref. 26001], Compagno 2003:414 [ref. 26984], Gadig & Gomes in Menezes et al. 2003:26 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:170 [ref. 27076], Kiraly et al. 2003:9 [ref. 28226], Shinohara et al. 2005:395 [ref. 28370], Compagno et al. 2005:55 [ref. 29145], Castro 2011:156 [ref. 31457], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34398], Weigmann 2016:57 [ref. 34211], Compagno 2016:1212 [ref. 34544], Nión et al. 2016:21 [ref. 35565], Biscoito et al. 2018:472 [ref. 37562], Ehemann et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36194], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:111 [ref. 37302], Carneiro et al. 2019:30 [ref. 37250], Ehemann et al. 2019:[4] [ref. 36861], Sutton et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37832], James & Ebert 2022:447 [ref. 39663], Carvalho-Filho 2023:293 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Squaliolus laticaudus Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Dalatiidae. Distribution: Circumglobal (including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea). Habitat: marine.

licha, Squalus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Broussonet) 1788:12 [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Capbreton, north of Bayonne, France, northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN (lost). Based on 'La Liche' of Broussonet 1780:677 [ref. 20282]. Gmelin 1789:1503 [ref. 18139] confused the type locality with the Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada; the actual locality is near Bayonne, France (see Kullander 2016:113 [ref. 34147]). •Valid as Scymnorhinus licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:46 [ref. 7165], Bass et al. 1986:60 [ref. 5636], Capapé 1987:22 [ref. 39326], Paulin et al. 1989:15 [ref. 24556]). •Valid as Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (McEachran & Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:136 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474], Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:11 [ref. 6441], Robins & Ray 1986:32 [ref. 23100], Castro-Aguirre & Garcia-Dominguez 1988:104 [ref. 19199], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:225 [ref. 36138], Paxton et al. 1989:33 [ref. 12442], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:164 [ref. 36134], Springer 1990:17 [ref. 19315], Yano in Amaoka et al. 1990:70 [ref. 16024], Gomon et al. 1994:99 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:69 [ref. 23873], Santos et al. 1997:12 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:20 [ref. 24952], Adam et al. 1998:6 [ref. 23610], Compagno & Niem 1998:1225 [ref. 23787], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:112 [ref. 23897], Compagno 1999:474 [ref. 25589], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:580 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:150 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:14 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:289 [ref. 25995], Soto & Mincarone 2001:23 [ref. 26634], Soto 2001:66, 93 [ref. 26637], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:16 [ref. 26753], Burgess in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:51 [ref. 26158], Nakabo 2002:150 [ref. 26001], McEachran in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:25 [ref. 26158], Compagno 2003:413 [ref. 26984], Gadig & Gomes in Menezes et al. 2003:26 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:169 [ref. 27076], Kiraly et al. 2003:7 [ref. 28226], Espinosa Pérez et al. 2004:96 [ref. 27705], Nelson et al. 2004:50 [ref. 27807], Golani 2005:11 [ref. 37112], Mundy 2005:100 [ref. 28379], Shinohara et al. 2005:395 [ref. 28370], Hoese & Gates 2006:142 [ref. 28997], Fricke et al. 2007:16 [ref. 29533], White 2008:95 [ref. 30617], George 2009:55 [ref. 30539], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:10 [ref. 36649], Castro 2011:142 [ref. 31457], Fricke et al. 2011:347 [ref. 31242], Ho & Shao 2011:19 [ref. 31432], Page et al. 2013:53 [ref. 32708], Larson et al. 2013:15 [ref. 32988], Ebert et al. 2013:297 [ref. 33045], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:105 [ref. 36167], Goren & Galil 2015:511 [ref. 33910], Stewart & Last 2015:163 [ref. 34225], Bañón et al. 2016:299 [ref. 34397], Compagno 2016:1210 [ref. 34544], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34398], Weigmann 2016:56 [ref. 34211], Biscoito et al. 2018:472 [ref. 37562], Ehemann et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36194], Fricke et al. 2018:20 [ref. 35805], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:114 [ref. 37302], Carneiro et al. 2019:29 [ref. 37250], Ehemann et al. 2019:[4] [ref. 36861], Miyazaki et al. 2019:122 [ref. 37957], Bariche & Fricke 2020:19 [ref. 37515], Kabasakal 2020:53 [ref. 37952], Kovačić et al. 2020:6 [ref. 37519], Serena et al. 2020:502 [ref. 37963], Sutton et al. 2020:14 [ref. 37832], Arroyo Martínez 2021:36 [ref. 38962], Ebert et al. 2021:34 [ref. 38234], Giovos et al. 2021:6 [ref. 38895], Golani 2021:9 [ref. 38303], Kousteni 2021:[1] [ref. 38215], Kousteni in Santín et al. 2021:210 [ref. 38223], Kovačić et al. 2021:12 [ref. 39014], Bañón & Mano 2022:7 [ref. 40121], Barone et al. 2022:33 [ref. 39527], James & Ebert 2022:444 [ref. 39663], Fermon et al. 2022:97 [ref. 39448], Balàka et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40410], Carvalho-Filho 2023:293 [ref. 40480], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40505], Shakman et al. 2023:463 [ref. 40810], Deval in Digenis et al. 2024:102 [ref. 40958]). Current status: Valid as Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea). Habitat: marine.

lichia, Scymnorhinus Bonaparte [C. L.] 1846:16 [Atti della Settima Adunanza degli Scienziati Italiani Sesta Riunione, Milano 7a Adunanza, Napoli, Part 2; ref. 519] Alternate spelling for Squalus licha Bonnaterre 1788. •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:16 [ref. 26753], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:10 [ref. 36649]). Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

marleyi, Heteroscymnoides Fowler [H. W.] 1934:240, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Durban coast at Point Ocean Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: ANSP 53046. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:157 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Heteroscymnoides marleyi Fowler 1934 -- (Compagno 1984:92 [ref. 6474], Bass et al. 1986:58 [ref. 5636], Gubanov & Timokhin 1989:225 [ref. 36138], Springer 1990:18 [ref. 19315], Stehmann et al. 1999:631 [ref. 24578], Compagno 1999:474 [ref. 25589], Weigmann 2016:56 [ref. 34211], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:114 [ref. 37302], Sutton et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37832], Ebert et al. 2021:35 [ref. 38234], James & Ebert 2022:445 [ref. 39663]). Current status: Valid as Heteroscymnoides marleyi Fowler 1934. Dalatiidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic: Walvis Ridge; southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); southeastern Pacific (Chile). Habitat: marine.

marmoratus, Isistius Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1885:98 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 9; ref. 3791] Lândana, Angola; Gambia. Syntypes: Museo Bouvieri. •Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Figueiredo Petean & Carvalho 2018:18 [ref. 36078]). Current status: Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

mauritianus, Scymnus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1831:no p., Pl. 114 (fig. 2) [Dictionnaire Classique de Histoire Naturelle, Atlas; ref. 23137] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1216. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:76 [ref. 20739]. Also appeared in Quoy & Gaimard 1836:240 [ref. 33731]. •Objective synonym of Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Compagno 1984:90 [ref. 6474], Fricke 1999:25 [ref. 24106]). Current status: Synonym of Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

mississippiensis, Mollisquama Grace [M. A.], Doosey [M. H.], Denton [J. S. S.], Naylor [G. J. P.], Bart [H. L., Jr.] & Maisey [J. G.] 2019:110, Figs. 1-6 [Zootaxa 4619 (no. 1); ref. 36802] Central Gulf of Mexico, 25.55°N, 85.75°W, midwater trawl. Holotype (unique): TU 203676. •Valid as Mollisquama mississippiensis Grace, Doosey, Denton, Naylor, Bart & Maisey 2019 -- (Page et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Mollisquama mississippiensis Grace, Doosey, Denton, Naylor, Bart & Maisey 2019. Dalatiidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico endemic. Habitat: marine.

nicaeensis, Squalus Risso [A.] 1810:43, Pl. 4 (fig. 6) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN B-0842 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1945:375 [ref. 21554]. •Synonym of Scymnorhinus licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:46 [ref. 7165]). •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474] as nicaensis, Castro 2011:142 [ref. 31457] as nicaensis, Biscoito et al. 2018:472 [ref. 37562]). Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

parini, Mollisquama Dolganov [V. N.] 1984:1589, Fig. [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 63 (no. 10); ref. 5823] Nazca Ridge, eastern Pacific, 21°32'S, 81°38'W, depth 330 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 45988. •Valid as Mollisquama parini Dolganov 1984 -- (Pequeño 1989:12 [ref. 14125], Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589], Grace et al. 2015:587 [ref. 33766], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34398] as aff. parini, Weigmann 2016:56 [ref. 34211], Grace et al. 2019:114 [ref. 36802]). Current status: Valid as Mollisquama parini Dolganov 1984. Dalatiidae. Distribution: Nazca Ridge, eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

phillippsi, Scymnorhinus Whitley [G. P.] 1931:310 [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] Great Australian Bight, South Australia. Holotype: AMS E.3702. Paratypes: AMS E.5532 (1), I.12875-76 (2). Based on specimens of Scymnorhinus licha described by McCulloch 1914:81, Pl. 14 (fig. 1) and Fig. 1 [ref. 2940]. •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474], Paxton et al. 1989:33 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:99 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:70 [ref. 23873], Hoese & Gates 2006:143 [ref. 28997], Castro 2011:142 [ref. 31457]). Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

plutodus, Isistius Garrick [J. A. F.] & Springer [S.] 1964:679, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 1964 (no. 4); ref. 1883] Off coast of Alabama, U.S.A., 28°58'N, 88°18'W, Oregon station 3102, midwater over bottom depth of 445-545 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 188386. Type catalog: Howe & Springer 1993:11 [ref. 21812]. •Valid as Isistius plutodus Garrick & Springer 1964 -- (Compagno 1984:95 [ref. 6474], Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:11 [ref. 6441], Castro-Aguirre & García-Domínguez 1988:105 [ref. 19199], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:121 [ref. 23897], Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:150 [ref. 25086], McGrouther 2001:442 [ref. 25580], Soto 2001:66 [ref. 26637], Nakabo 2002:150 [ref. 26001], Compagno 2003:414 [ref. 26984], Gadig & Gomes in Menezes et al. 2003:26 [ref. 27192], Kiraly et al. 2003:9 [ref. 28226], Espinosa Pérez et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27705], Shinohara et al. 2005:395 [ref. 28370], Hoese & Gates 2006:146 [ref. 28997], Castro 2011:151 [ref. 31457], Stehmann & Kukuev 2015:77 [ref. 33817], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34398], Weigmann 2016:56 [ref. 34211], Compagno 2016:1212 [ref. 34544], Ehemann et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36194], Figueiredo Petean & Carvalho 2018:27 [ref. 36078], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:113 [ref. 37302], Carneiro et al. 2019:30 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:16 [ref. 37832], Ebert et al. 2021:36 [ref. 38234], Carvalho-Filho 2023:293 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Isistius plutodus Garrick & Springer 1964. Dalatiidae. Distribution: Atlantic, western Pacific: antiequatorial. Habitat: marine.

sarmenti, Squaliolus Noronha [A. C. di] 1926:386, Pl. 35 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 16 (nos 3-4) (13); ref. 21743] Off Camara de Lobos, Funchal, Madeira, eastern Atlantic, depth about 500-800 fathoms. Holotype (unique): FMNH 58862 [ex CM 7976a]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:51 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:81 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Squaliolus laticaudus Smith & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:48 [ref. 7165], Seigel et al. 1977:788 [ref. 22774], McEachran & Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:145 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:108 [ref. 6474], Sasaki & Uyeno 1987:375 [ref. 6700], Springer 1990:19 [ref. 19315], Castro 2011:156 [ref. 31457], Weigmann 2016:57 [ref. 34211], Biscoito et al. 2018:472 [ref. 37562]). Current status: Synonym of Squaliolus laticaudus Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

scymnus, Squalus Voigt [L.] 1832:512 [Das Thierreich von Cuvier; ref. 4948] In section Scymnus as Sq. Scymnus. •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474]). Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

sparophagus, Dalatias Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:10, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:45 [ref. 3595]. •Questionably a synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474]). •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Hoese & Gates 2006:143 [ref. 28997], Castro 2011:142 [ref. 31457], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

tachiensis, Dalatias Shen [S.-C.] & Ting [W.-H.] 1972:18, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of the Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica (Taipei) v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 7645] 3000 meters off the coast of Ta-Chi [Tashi, Daxi], 24°56.5'N, 121°53'E, northeast of Taiwan, depth 183-219 meters. Holotype (unique): NTUM 7234001. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:19 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474], Ho & Shao 2011:19 [ref. 31432], Castro 2011:142 [ref. 31457]). Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

torquatus, Scymnus (Scymnus) brasiliensis var. Valenciennes [A.] in Müller & Henle 1839:93 [Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen; ref. 3069] No locality. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-7787. Regarded as available, as variety 1 [one] of Scymnus brasiliensis. •Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Compagno 1984:93 [ref. 6474], Dyldin 2015:54 [ref. 34524] with authorship as Müller & Henle, Figueiredo Petean & Carvalho 2018:8 [ref. 36078]). Current status: Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

unicolor, Scymnus (Scymnus) brasiliensis var. Valenciennes [A.] in Müller & Henle 1839:93 [Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen; ref. 3069] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1178. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:76 [ref. 20739] dated to Valenciennes in Duméril 1865. Regarded as available, as var. 2 of Scymnus brasiliensis. •Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Compagno 1984:93 [ref. 6474], Fricke 1999:26 [ref. 24106], Dyldin 2015:54 [ref. 34524], Figueiredo Petean & Carvalho 2018:8 [ref. 36078]). Current status: Synonym of Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

viridipunctatus, Leiodon Day [F.] 1865:315 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865 (pt 1); ref. 5295] Cochin, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI F7153 (lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:162 [ref. 23762]. Also appeared in Day 1865:258, Pl. 20 (fig. 2) [ref. 1074]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

vulgaris, Scymnus Cloquet [H.] 1821:433 (v. 25) [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles; ref. 852] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:63 [ref. 6474]). Current status: Synonym of Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788). Dalatiidae. Habitat: marine.

zantedeschia, Euprotomicroides Hulley [P. A.] & Penrith [M. J.] 1966:222, Figs. a-g [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 2277] West of Cape Town, South Africa, depth 250-350 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAM 23577. •Valid as Euprotomicroides zantedeschia Hulley & Penrith 1966 -- (Compagno 1984:89 [ref. 6474], Bass et al. 1986:57 [ref. 5636], Stehmann & Krefft 1988:2 [ref. 13264], Springer 1990:18 [ref. 19315], Compagno et al. 1991:64 [ref. 21083], Compagno 1999:474 [ref. 25589], Soto 2001:98 [ref. 26637], Weigmann 2016:56 [ref. 34211], Stehmann et al. 2016:187 [ref. 34809], Nión et al. 2016:21 [ref. 35565], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:112 [ref. 37302], Sutton et al. 2020:14 [ref. 37832], Ebert et al. 2021:34 [ref. 38234], Koerber 2023:44 [ref. 40486]). Current status: Valid as Euprotomicroides zantedeschia Hulley & Penrith 1966. Dalatiidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic; southeastern Atlantic: southern Namibia and western South Africa. Records from Uruguay and Argentina are erroneous (Koerber 2023:44 [ref. 40486]). Habitat: marine.


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