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Species in the family or subfamily Latilidae: [ 41 ] records


abbreviatus, Lopholatilus Lahille [F.] 1930:35, Pl. 33 [Algunos peces Argentinos. No. 16; ref. 18870] South Atlantic. •Synonym of Lopholatilus villarii Miranda Ribeiro 1915 -- (Dooley 1978:52 [ref. 5499]). Current status: Synonym of Lopholatilus villarii Miranda Ribeiro 1915. Latilidae. Habitat: marine.

affinis, Caulolatilus Hildebrand [S. F.] 1946:201, Fig. 44 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 189; ref. 2161] Lobos de Tierra Bay, Peru. Holotype (unique): USNM 128051. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Caulolatilus affinis Gill 1865. •Synonym of Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns 1840) -- (Dooley 1978:27 [ref. 5499], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1270 [ref. 22830]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns 1840). Latilidae. Habitat: marine.

affinis, Caulolatilus Gill [T. N.] 1865:68 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 17; ref. 1708] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 5789 (poor condition). •Valid as Caulolatilus affinis Gill 1865 -- (Dooley 1978:25 [ref. 5499], Allen & Robertson 1994:124 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:98 [ref. 23101], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1268 [ref. 22830], Franke & Acero P. 1996:766 [ref. 22923], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:221 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:350 [ref. 24023], Elorduy-Garay & Ruiz-Cordova 1998:259 [ref. 23494], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:335 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:114 [ref. 25640], Walker et al. 2002:139 [ref. 26937], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:114 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Lea & Feeney 2013: [1] [ref. 32940], Fourriére et al. 2016:445 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:609 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:230 [ref. 35888], Robertson et al. 2017:86 [ref. 35676], Walker et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37499], Love et al. 2021:151 [ref. 39279], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:341 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Caulolatilus affinis Gill 1865. Latilidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Peru, including Guadalupe Island (Mexico), Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: brackish, marine.

albus, Branchiostegus Dooley [J. K.] 1978:38, Fig. 23 [NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Technical Report NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Circular No. 411; ref. 5499] Kagoshima, Japan. Holotype: USNM 71063. Paratypes: BMNH 1939.1.17.39 (1), MNHN 0000-4910 (1), NTUM uncat. (1), USNM 191187 (4) Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:22 [ref. 15502], Ho & Shao 2011:44 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Branchiostegus albus Dooley 1978 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:151 [ref. 6441], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299], Kim & Ryu 1998:42 [ref. 25736], Dooley 1999:2641 [ref. 24837], Nakabo 2000:782 [ref. 25086], Dooley in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:782 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:323, 600 [ref. 26218], Ho & Shao 2011:44 [ref. 31432], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Nakae in Kimura et al. 2018:121 [ref. 36460], Hiramatsu et al. 2019:141 [ref. 36928], Kim et al. 2020:121 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:60 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus albus Dooley 1978. Latilidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam and southern China north to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

anomala, Dekaya Cooper [J. G.] 1863:70, Fig. 17 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 3 (sig. 5); ref. 905] Catalina Island, southern California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): [ex Calif. State Coll. 618]. •Synonym of Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns 1840) -- (Dooley 1978:27 [ref. 5499]). Current status: Synonym of Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns 1840). Latilidae. Habitat: marine.

argentatus, Latilus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:369 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Indian Ocean (erroneous, should be China). Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8153. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:23 [ref. 15502]. Unnecessary replacement name for Coryphaena sinensis Lacepède 1801; reversal of precedence due to prevailing usage of Latilus argentatus Cuvier 1830. •Valid as Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dooley 1978:43 [ref. 5499], Kyushin et al. 1982:233 [ref. 19754], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:152 [ref. 6441], Dooley & Kailola 1988:250 [ref. 7299], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:266 [ref. 27969] as argenteus, Chen et al. 1997:59 [ref. 26476], Kim & Ryu 1998:43 [ref. 25736], Dooley 1999:2641 [ref. 24837], Nakabo 2000:783 [ref. 25086], Dooley in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:783 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:323, 599 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:432 [ref. 28370], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Nakae in Kimura et al. 2018:122 [ref. 36460], Hiramatsu et al. 2019:142 [ref. 36928]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier 1830). Latilidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam and southern China to Japan. Habitat: marine.

auratus, Latilus Kishinouye [K.] 1907:59 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 19 (no. 220); ref. 15150] Tokyo, Japan. No types known. •Synonym of Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dooley 1978:43 [ref. 5499]). •Valid as Branchiostegus auratus (Kishinouye 1907) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:152 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura et al. 1985:487, 677 [ref. 8056], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299], Chen et al. 1997:59 [ref. 26476], Kim & Ryu 1998:43 [ref. 25736], Dooley 1999:2639 [ref. 24837], Nakabo 2000:783 [ref. 25086], Dooley in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:324 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:783 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:323, 600 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:432 [ref. 28370], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Shinohara et al. 2014:260 [ref. 33330], Hiramatsu et al. 2019:142 [ref. 36928], Kim et al. 2020:121 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:60 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus auratus (Kishinouye 1907). Latilidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

australiensis, Branchiostegus Dooley [J. K.] & Kailola [P. J.] 1988:253, Figs. 2H, 3 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 35 (no. 3); ref. 7299] Southeast of Shark Bay, Western Australia, 26°21'S, 112°35'E, depth 164-170 meters. Holotype (unique): WAM P.27217-004. Specimen represented by photo from Sumatra doubtfully included. •Valid as Branchiostegus australiensis Dooley & Kailola 1988 -- (Dooley 1999:2639 [ref. 24837], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:1127 [ref. 28995], Hiramatsu & Yoshino 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Hoschke et al. 2019:156 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus australiensis Dooley & Kailola 1988. Latilidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sumatra (Indonesia); Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

bermudensis, Caulolatilus Dooley [J. K.] 1981:39, Fig. 1 [Northeast Gulf Science v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 5496] South shore, Bermuda, depth 200 fathoms. Holotype: ANSP 137600. Paratypes: ANSP 139343 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:31 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Caulolatilus bermudensis Dooley 1981 -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:228 [ref. 25013], Dooley 2003:1402 [ref. 27086], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:173 [ref. 32953]). Current status: Valid as Caulolatilus bermudensis Dooley 1981. Latilidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda. Habitat: marine.

biendong, Branchiostegus Hiramatsu [W.], Vinh [C. T.] & Endo [H.] 2019:134, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4661 (no. 1); ref. 36928] Off Quy Nhon (local fish market), southern coast of central Vietnam. Holotype: VNMN-F 2017.001 [ex BSKU 54028]. Paratypes: BSKU 54029 (1), NSMT-P 130013 (1). •Valid as Branchiostegus biendong Hiramatsu, Vinh & Endo 2019. Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus biendong Hiramatsu, Vinh & Endo 2019. Latilidae. Distribution: Southern coast of central Vietnam, western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

branchiostega, Coryphaena Linnaeus [C.] 1766:448 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] In oceano Asiatico [is probably East Asian seas]. No types known. •Questionably a synonym of Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782). Current status: Uncertain as Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782). Latilidae. Habitat: marine.

cabezon, Caulolatilus Evermann [B. W.] & Radcliffe [L.] 1917:111, Pl. 10 (fig. 3) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 95; ref. 1284] Chimbote, Peru. Holotype: USNM 77654. Paratypes: (1). •Synonym of Caulolatilus affinis Gill 1865 -- (Dooley 1978:25 [ref. 5499], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1268 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:335 [ref. 24555]). Current status: Synonym of Caulolatilus affinis Gill 1865. Latilidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

chamaeleonticeps, Lopholatilus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1879:205 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 77); ref. 1837] Nantucket Shoals, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (40°N, 70°W), depth 84 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 22899. •Valid as Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Goode & Bean 1879 -- (Dooley 1978:49 [ref. 5499], Robins & Ray 1986:154 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:368 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:145 [ref. 14674], Boschung 1992:128 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:282 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:40 [ref. 24474], Able in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:397 [ref. 26158], Moore et al. 2003:226 [ref. 27076], Dooley 2003:1410 [ref. 27086], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:249 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Goode & Bean 1879. Latilidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

chrysops, Latilus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:496 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8157. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:23 [ref. 15502]. •Valid as Caulolatilus chrysops (Valenciennes 1833) -- (Dooley 1978:16 [ref. 5499], Robins & Ray 1986:155 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:281 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:37 [ref. 24474], Dooley 2003:1403 [ref. 27086], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:79 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:245 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Nión et al. 2016:47 [ref. 35565], Carvalho-Filho 2023:132 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Caulolatilus chrysops (Valenciennes 1833). Latilidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

cyanops, Caulolatilus Poey [F.] 1866:312 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 14057] Cuba. Lectotype: MCZ 12826. Paralectotypes: ?USNM 4750 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:204 [ref. 22926]. Lectotype selected by Dooley 1978:21 [ref. 5499]. •Valid as Caulolatilus cyanops Poey 1866 -- (Dooley 1978:19 [ref. 5499], Robins & Ray 1986:154 [ref. 23100], Dennis & Bright 1988:8 [ref. 39782], Boschung 1992:127 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:281 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:36 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221], Dooley 2003:1404 [ref. 27086], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:246 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Caulolatilus cyanops Poey 1866. Latilidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

doliatus, Latilus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:371, Pl. 130 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Surviving syntypes: MNHN 0000-8154 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:23 [ref. 15502] with MNHN 0000-8154 as holotype. Based on a specimen collected by Quoy & Gaimard (which is the surviving syntype rather than a holotype), and a drawing by Delisse with an underlaying specimen. •Valid as Branchiostegus doliatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dooley 1978:42 [ref. 5499], Heemstra 1986:613 [ref. 5660], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299], Fricke 1999:237 [ref. 24106], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:264 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2009:53 [ref. 30213], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Fricke et al. 2018:177 [ref. 35805], Dooley 2022:377 [ref. 39861]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus doliatus (Cuvier 1830). Latilidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa to Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

dooleyi, Caulolatilus Berry [F. H.] 1978:56, Fig. 1 [Northeast Gulf Science v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 8956] South southeast of Ambergris Cays off Caicos Bank, Bahama Islands, 21°03.5'N, 71°32.7'W, depth 140 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 218354. Paratypes: ANSP 136528 (1), CAS 40761 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:31 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Caulolatilus dooleyi Berry 1978 -- (Dooley 2003:1405 [ref. 27086], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:173 [ref. 32953] doubtfully Bermuda). Current status: Valid as Caulolatilus dooleyi Berry 1978. Latilidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahama Islands. Habitat: marine.

gloerfelti, Branchiostegus Dooley [J. K.] & Kailola [P. J.] 1988:255, Fig. 2K [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 35 (no. 3); ref. 7299] Off central Sumatra, Kepulaun Butu, Indonesia, about 0°22'S, 98°44'E, depth 50-70 meters. Holotype (unique): WAM P.28304-001. Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:28 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Branchiostegus gloerfelti Dooley & Kailola 1988 -- (Dooley 1999:2639 [ref. 24837], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus gloerfelti Dooley & Kailola 1988. Latilidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

guppyi, Caulolatilus Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1937:93, Fig. 1 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 22 (pt 1, no. 6); ref. 15269] Port of Spain market, Trinidad Island, West Indies. Holotype (unique): USNM 170565 [ex NYZS 24737]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648]. •Valid as Caulolatilus guppyi Beebe & Tee-Van 1937 -- (Dooley 1978:23 [ref. 5499], Cervigón 1992:282 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221], Cervigón 1993:38 [ref. 24474], Dooley 2003:1406 [ref. 27086], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:557 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:132 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Caulolatilus guppyi Beebe & Tee-Van 1937. Latilidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago south to Pará (Brazil), including southern Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

hedlandensis, Branchiostegus Dooley [J. K.] & Kailola [P. J.] 1988:256, Fig. 2L [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 35 (no. 3); ref. 7299] 175 kilometers north of Port Hedland, Western Australia, 18°32'S, 118°17'E, depth 200-204 meters. Holotype: AMS I.22807-050. Paratypes: AMS I.22807-058 (1). •Valid as Branchiostegus hedlandensis Dooley & Kailola 1988 -- (Dooley 1999:2639 [ref. 24837], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:1127 [ref. 28995], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Larson et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus hedlandensis Dooley & Kailola 1988. Latilidae. Distribution: Australia: Western and Northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

hottuynii, Coryphaenoides Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:219, 220 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Nagasaki, Japan; other Asian seas. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:35 [ref. 15502]. Original species spelling as above. Unnecessary replacement name for Coryphaena branchiostega Linnaeus 1766. Also based on Coryphaena japonicus Houttuyn 1782. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:262, 263 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Questionably a synonym of Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Dooley 1978:33 [ref. 5499], Dooley & Kailola 1988:250 [ref. 7299]). Replacement Name. Current status: Uncertain as Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782). Latilidae. Habitat: marine.

hubbsi, Caulolatilus Dooley [J. K.] 1978:29, Fig. 17 [NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Technical Report NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Circular No. 411; ref. 5499] Santa María Island [Charles Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype: USNM 41421. Paratypes: LACM 8836-3 (8); USNM 50091 (1), 53476 (1); plus non-type material. •Valid as Caulolatilus hubbsi Dooley 1978 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:124 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1269 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:336 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:114 [ref. 25640], Walker et al. 2002:139 [ref. 26937], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:114 [ref. 37547]). •Synonym of Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns 1840) -- (Grove & Lavenberg 1997:351 [ref. 24023], Lea & Feeney 2013: [1] [ref. 32940]). Current status: Synonym of Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns 1840). Latilidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ilocanus, Branchiostegus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1928:32, Pl. 3 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 10964] Market at Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP (presumed destroyed). •Status uncertain -- (Dooley 1978:46 [ref. 5499], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299]). •Valid as Branchiostegus ilocanus Herre 1928 -- (Dooley 1999:2640 [ref. 24837], Dooley in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853] with doubtful status, Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Hiramatsu et al. 2019:141 [ref. 36928]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus ilocanus Herre 1928. Latilidae. Distribution: Philippines, western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

intermedius, Caulolatilus Howell Rivero [L.] 1936:61 [Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 41 (no. 4); ref. 12257] Havana, Cuba. Holotype (unique): MCZ 34146. •Valid as Caulolatilus intermedius Howell Rivero 1936 -- (Dooley 1978:21 [ref. 5499], Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:324 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:155 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:127 [ref. 23239], Dooley 2003:1407 [ref. 27086], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:247 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:558 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:132 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Caulolatilus intermedius Howell Rivero 1936. Latilidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico south to Pará (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

japonica, Coryphaena Houttuyn [M.] 1782:315 [Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem v. 20 (pt 2); ref. 2220] Nanao, Japan. Neotype: USNM 150133. See Boeseman 1995:6 [ref. 21811]. Neotype designated by Dooley 1978:35 [ref. 5499]; original type locality off Nagasaki, Japan. •Valid as Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Dooley 1978:33 [ref. 5499], Kyushin et al. 1982:233 [ref. 19754], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:152 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura et al. 1985:487, 677 [ref. 8056], Dooley & Kailola 1988:250 [ref. 7299], Chen et al. 1997:59 [ref. 26476], Kim & Ryu 1998:41 [ref. 25736], Cheng & Zhou 1997:259 [ref. 26385], Dooley 1999:2643 [ref. 24837], Nakabo 2000:783 [ref. 25086], Dooley in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:324 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:783 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:323, 600 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:432 [ref. 28370], Shinohara et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31715], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Shinohara et al. 2014:261 [ref. 33330], Hiramatsu et al. 2019:141 [ref. 36928], Kim et al. 2020:121 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:60 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782). Latilidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

microps, Caulolatilus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1878:43 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 1 (no. 16); ref. 18133] Off Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A., depth 35 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 20971. •Valid as Caulolatilus microps Goode & Bean 1878 -- (Dooley 1978:18 [ref. 5499], Robins & Ray 1986:155 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:128 [ref. 23239], Dooley 2003:1408 [ref. 27086], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:248 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Caulolatilus microps Goode & Bean 1878. Latilidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

okinawaensis, Branchiostegus Hiramatsu [W.] & Yoshino [T.] 2012:41, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 6; ref. 32026] Naha Fish Market, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: URM- P 593. Paratypes: BPBM 22261 (1); URM-P 594 (1), 595 (1), 17424 (1), 17425 (1), 17426 (1), 17427 (1), NSMT P 68350 (1). •Valid as Branchiostegus okinawaensis Hiramatsu & Yoshino 2012 -- (Hiramatsu et al. 2019:142 [ref. 36928]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus okinawaensis Hiramatsu & Yoshino 2012. Latilidae. Distribution: Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Habitat: marine.

paxtoni, Branchiostegus Dooley [J. K.] & Kailola [P. J.] 1988:257, Fig. 2(O) [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 35 (no. 3); ref. 7299] 190 kilometers northwest of Port Hedland, Western Australia, 19°01'S, 117°12'E, depth 200-202 meters. Holotype: AMS I.22828-017. Paratypes: AMS I.22828-028 (1). •Valid as Branchiostegus paxtoni Dooley & Kailola 1988 -- (Dooley 1999:2640 [ref. 24837], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:1127 [ref. 28995], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus paxtoni Dooley & Kailola 1988. Latilidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

princeps, Latilus Jenyns [L.] 1840:52, Pl. 11 [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] San Cristóbal Island [Chatham Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1917.7.25.8 (left half skin on wood). •Valid as Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns 1840) -- (Dooley 1978:27 [ref. 5499], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:202 [ref. 9277], Pequeño 1989:60 [ref. 14125], McAllister 1990:145 [ref. 14674], Allen & Robertson 1994:124 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1270 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:222 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:351 [ref. 24023], Elorduy-Garay & Ruiz-Cordova 1998:259 [ref. 23494], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:336 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:114 [ref. 25640], Walker et al. 2002:139 [ref. 26937], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:114 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Lea & Feeney 2013: [1] [ref. 32940], Fourriére et al. 2016:445 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:609 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:230 [ref. 35888], Sánchez-Jiménez et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36248], Burton & Lea 2019:75 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:151 [ref. 39279], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:342 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns 1840). Latilidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: British Columbia (Canada) south to Chile, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

ruber, Latilus Kishinouye [K.] 1907:59 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 19 (no. 220); ref. 15150] Tokyo, Japan. No types known. •Synonym of Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Dooley 1978:32 [ref. 5499], Dooley & Kailola 1988:250 [ref. 7299], Kim & Ryu 1998:42 [ref. 25736]). Current status: Synonym of Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782). Latilidae. Habitat: marine.

saitoi, Branchiostegus Dooley [J. K.] & Iwatsuki [Y.] 2012:32, Figs. 1-5 [Zootaxa No. 3249; ref. 31853] Batangas, Laiya, Philippines, 13°38.4'N, 121°25.6' E, depth 210 meters. Holotype: MUFS 36081. Paratypes: NSMT-P 106562 (1). •Valid as Branchiostegus saitoi Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012. Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus saitoi Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012. Latilidae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

sawakinensis, Branchiostegus Amirthalingam [C.] 1969:129, Fig. 1; Pls. 1-3 [Sudan Notes and Records. No. 50; ref. 15894] Suakin, Sudan, Red Sea. Holotype: BMNH 1969.3.12.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1969.3.12.2 (1). •Valid as Branchiostegus sawakinensis Amirthalingam 1969 -- (Dooley 1978:36 [ref. 5499], Kyushin et al. 1982:232 [ref. 19754], Dooley & Rau 1982:450 [ref. 21145], Dor 1984:120 [ref. 29757], Heemstra 1986:614 [ref. 5660], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299], Paxton et al. 1989:565 [ref. 12442], Baranes & Golani 1993:304 [ref. 22372], Goren & Dor 1994:32 [ref. 25356], Dooley 1999:2644 [ref. 24837], Dooley in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:1127 [ref. 28995], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Larson et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32988], Golani & Fricke 2018:80 [ref. 36273], Psomadakis et al. 2020:413 [ref. 37272], Dooley 2022:377 [ref. 39861]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus sawakinensis Amirthalingam 1969. Latilidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa east to Philippines, south to Western Australia and Northern Territory (Australia). Habitat: marine.

semifasciatus, Latilus Norman [J. R.] 1931:356, Fig. 3 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 7 (no. 40); ref. 3220] Near Accra, Ghana. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1930.8.26.44. •Valid as Branchiostegus semifasciatus (Norman 1931) -- (Dooley 1978:40 [ref. 5499], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299], Dooley 1990:719 [ref. 18458], Afonso et al. 1999:73 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:31 [ref. 30263], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Dooley in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2437 [ref. 34618], Freitas et al. 2018:74 [ref. 36259], Reiner 2019:183 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:276 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus semifasciatus (Norman 1931). Latilidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Angola, including Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

sericus, Branchiostegus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:285 [Hong Kong Naturalist v. 6 (nos 3-4); ref. 13700] Market in Hong Kong. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 30982. •Synonym of Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dooley 1978:44 [ref. 5499], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299]). Current status: Synonym of Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier 1830). Latilidae. Habitat: marine.

serratus, Branchiostegus Dooley [J. K.] & Paxton [J. R.] 1975:151, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 99 (pt. 3, no. 439); ref. 7419] Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.16207-004. Paratypes: AMS I.15885-006 (1), I.15916-003 to 006 (1, 1, 1, 1), I.16207-003 (1), I.17312-001 to 004 (1, 1, 1, 1), IB.2908 (1), IB.5074 (1); BMNH 1973.7.17.3 (1); CAS 28355 (1); MNHN 1973-0036 (1); QM I.8707 (1), I.8968 (1); USNM 209532-33 (1, 3). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:22 [ref. 15502]. •Valid as Branchiostegus serratus Dooley & Paxton 1975 -- (Dooley 1978:32 [ref. 5499], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299], Paxton et al. 1989:565 [ref. 12442], Dooley 1999:2645 [ref. 24837], Paxton et al. 2006:1128 [ref. 28995], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus serratus Dooley & Paxton 1975. Latilidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

sinensis, Coryphaena Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:176, 209 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] China [is probably Guangzhou, People's Republic of China]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1970:50 [ref. 20740], Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:35 [ref. 15502]. Based on a Chinese painting. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:205, 249 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Status uncertain, questionably the same as Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dooley 1978:43 [ref. 5499], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299]). Current status: Uncertain as Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier 1830). Latilidae. Habitat: marine.

tollardi, Latilus Chabanaud [P.] 1924:357 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 30 (no. 5); ref. 15441] Annam, Vietnam. Holotype: MNHN 1924-0160 (poor condition). Paratypes: (2). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:23 [ref. 15502]. •Synonym of Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dooley 1978:43 [ref. 5499], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299]). Current status: Synonym of Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier 1830). Latilidae. Habitat: marine.

villarii, Lopholatilus Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1915:Malacanthidae p. 8 [Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 17; ref. 3711] Praca do Mercado, Brazil. Lectotype: MNRJ 3049A. Paralectotypes: MNRJ 3049 (1). Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:402 [ref. 12732]. On p. 510 when continuously paginated. Lectotype selected by Miranda Ribeiro 1953:398 [ref. 12732] [but perhaps specimen not isolated]; if not then designation can date to Dooley 1978:54 [ref. 5499]. •Valid as Lopholatilus villarii Miranda Ribeiro 1915 -- (Dooley 1978:52 [ref. 5499], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:79 [ref. 27192], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Pinheiro et al. 2015:17 [ref. 34324], Nión et al. 2016:46 [ref. 35565] as villari, Carvalho-Filho 2023:132 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Lopholatilus villarii Miranda Ribeiro 1915. Latilidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Ceará (Brazil) south to northern Argentina. Habitat: marine.

vittatus, Branchiostegus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1926:535, Pl. 2 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 31 (no. 4); ref. 2122] Manila market, Philippines. Syntypes: (3). •Status uncertain -- (Dooley 1978:47 [ref. 5499], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299]). •Valid as Branchiostegus vittatus Herre 1926 -- (Dooley 1999:2640 [ref. 24837], Dooley in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853] with doubtful status, Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus vittatus Herre 1926. Latilidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

wardi, Branchiostegus Whitley [G. P.] 1932:335, Pl. 39 (fig. 3) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 18 (no. 6); ref. 4674] Off Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, depth 50-60 fathoms. Holotype: AMS IA.5130. •Valid as Branchiostegus wardi Whitley 1932 -- (Dooley 1978:36 [ref. 5499], Kyushin et al. 1982:233 [ref. 19754], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299], Paxton et al. 1989:565 [ref. 12442], Kramer et al. 1994:73 [ref. 21258], Dooley 1999:2646 [ref. 24837], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:493 [ref. 25191], Paxton et al. 2006:1128 [ref. 28995], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus wardi Whitley 1932. Latilidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

williamsi, Caulolatilus Dooley [J. K.] & Berry [F. H.] 1977:10, Fig. 1 [Northeast Gulf Science v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 17410] Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas, depth 120 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 216073. Based on one specimen and photographs of two specimens. •Valid as Caulolatilus williamsi Dooley & Berry 1977 -- (Dooley 1978:24 [ref. 5499], Dooley 2003:1409 [ref. 27086], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:46 [ref. 33341]). Current status: Valid as Caulolatilus williamsi Dooley & Berry 1977. Latilidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.


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