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Species in the genus Dalophis: [ 11 ] records

bimaculata, Dalophis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:69, Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:43 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809) -- (Blache et al. 1973:249 [ref. 7185], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

boulengeri, Caecula Blache [J.], Cadenat [J.] & Stauch [A.] 1970:216, Fig. 587 [Clés de détermination des poissons de mer signalés dans l'Atlantique oriental v. 18; ref. 17964] Vicinity of Dakar, Senegal. Lectotype: MNHN 1971-0135. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1913-0139 (1), 1971-0139 (2), 1971-0141 (3), 1971-0142 (16, now 14), 1971-0143 (63), 1971-0144 (40), 1971-0145 (29); USNM 214143 [ex MNHN 1971-0142] (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:104-105 [ref. 20810], Smith 1994:29-30 [ref. 21917]. Dates to 1970 as above; also as a new species Dalophis boulengeri in Blache & Bauchot 1972:751 [ref. 304] where types are given; often wrongly dated to 1972. Blache & Bauchot 1972:751 [ref. 304] and Bauchot et al. 1993:104-105 [ref. 20810] treat a holotype, but a holotype was not established originally; that specimen technically established as lectotype in Eschmeyer 1998:258 [ref. 23416]. •Valid as Dalophis boulengeri (Blache, Cadenat & Stauch 1970) -- (Castle 1984:38 [ref. 6171], Leiby 1990:181 [ref. 13652], Bauchot in Lévêque et al. 1990:93 [ref. 21589], Vreven & De Vos 2007:181 [ref. 30015], Wirtz et al. 2007:6 [ref. 30263], Wirtz et al. 2007:25 [ref. 30263], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Reiner 2019:67 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:117 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Dalophis boulengeri (Blache, Cadenat & Stauch 1970). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: brackish, marine.

buettikoferi, Ophichthys (Sphagebranchus) Steindachner [F.] 1894:88, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos 1-2, art. 1); ref. 4237] Du Queah River, Hill Town, Liberia. Syntypes: NMW 60975 (3); RMNH 5331 (3). Species originally spelled as büttikoferi. •Synonym of Dalophis cephalopeltis (Bleeker 1863) -- (Castle 1984:38 [ref. 6171], Leiby 1990:181 [ref. 13652], Bauchot in Lévêque et al. 1990:93 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Dalophis cephalopeltis (Bleeker 1863). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cephalopeltis, Sphagebranchus Bleeker [P.] 1863:128 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ghana. Syntypes: RMNH 3826 (3). Original as Sphagebranchus? cephalopeltis. •Valid as Dalophis cephalopeltis (Bleeker 1863) -- (McCosker 1977:72 [ref. 6836], Castle 1984:38 [ref. 6171], Leiby 1990:181 [ref. 13652], Bauchot in Lévêque et al. 1990:93 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:83 [ref. 24781], Vreven & De Vos 2007:183 [ref. 30015], Félix et al. 2016:D [4] [ref. 34346], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Reiner 2019:66 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:117 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Dalophis cephalopeltis (Bleeker 1863). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Liberia south to Congo, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: brackish, marine.

flexuosus, Pterurus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:43, 59 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809) -- (Parenti 2019:115 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

imberbis, Sphagebranchus Delaroche [F. E.] 1809:360 [74], Pl. 25 (fig. 18) [Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 13; ref. 17380] [Iviça] Ibiza, Baleares Islands, Spain, western Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2127. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:112 [ref. 20810]. On p. 74 and Pl. 6 of separate. •Valid as Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809) -- (McCosker 1977:72 [ref. 6836], Blache et al. 1973:249 [ref. 7185], Bauchot in Whitehead et al. 1986:580 [ref. 13676], Bauchot et al. 1993:112 [ref. 20810], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:32 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:17 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:24 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:18 [ref. 36649] as Dalophys imberbis, Carneiro et al. 2019:64 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:35 [ref. 37515], Iglésias et al. 2020:289 [ref. 37987], Kovačić et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37519], Capapé et al. 2021:103 [ref. 38524], Golani 2021:15 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal south to Mauritania, including Madeira. Habitat: marine.

kefersteini, Leptocephalus Kaup [J. J.] 1860:270, Pl. 3 (fig. A) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 6 (no. 34) (art. 36); ref. 2582] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1860.9.31.3. •Synonym of Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:245 [ref. 7185] in part). •Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809) -- (Blache et al. 1973:249 [ref. 7185] in part). Current status: Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

multidentatus, Dalophis Blache [J.] & Bauchot [M.-L.] 1972:764, Figs. 32-33 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 34 (no. 3); ref. 304] Off Saloum River mouth, Senegal, depth 50 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1964-0524. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:106 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Dalophis multidentatus Blache & Bauchot 1972 -- (McCosker 1977:72 [ref. 6836], Leiby 1990:181 [ref. 13652], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558]). Current status: Valid as Dalophis multidentatus Blache & Bauchot 1972. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

obtusirostris, Dalophis Blache [J.] & Bauchot [M.-L.] 1972:767, Figs. 34-35 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 34 (no. 3); ref. 304] Beach at Gorée, Senegal. Holotype: MNHN 1964-0525. Paratypes: MNHN 1971-0138 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:106-107 [ref. 20810]. Spelled obtusirostris in caption to figures and in text; obstusirostris in main heading is regarded as a misspelling. •Valid as Dalophis obtusirostris Blache & Bauchot 1972 -- (McCosker 1977:72 [ref. 6836], Leiby 1990:182 [ref. 13652], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558]). Current status: Valid as Dalophis obtusirostris Blache & Bauchot 1972. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: brackish, marine.

oculatus, Sphagebranchus Risso [A.] 1827:197 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0848 (dry). Type catalog: Bertin 1945:375 [ref. 21554], Bauchot et al. 1993:112 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809) -- (Blache et al. 1973:249 [ref. 7185], Bauchot et al. 1993:112 [ref. 20810]). Current status: Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

serpa, Dalophis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:69, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) [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 1810:43 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809) -- (Parenti 2019:109 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.