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Species in the genus Rypticus: [ 21 ] records

arenatus, Rypticus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:65, Pl. 46 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Brazil. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:44 [ref. 19232]. •Synonym of Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill 1818) -- (Courtenay 1967:263 [ref. 7882], Parenti & Randall 2020:100 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill 1818). Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.

bicolor, Rypticus Valenciennes [A.] 1846:no p., Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "la Vénus"; ref. 6165] Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7846 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:22 [ref. 19232]. Dates to publication in plate; corresponding text published as Valenciennes 1855:307 [ref. 4504] with genus as Smecticus. •Valid as Rypticus bicolor Valenciennes 1846 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:118 [ref. 22193], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1577 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:329 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:273 [ref. 24555], Guimarães 1999:357 [ref. 24429], Thomson et al. 2000:99 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:129 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:112 [ref. 37547], Béarez & Séret 2009:147 [ref. 36646], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:133 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:461 [ref. 34668] with question, Parenti & Randall 2020:100 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:147 [ref. 39279], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Rypticus bicolor Valenciennes 1846. Grammistidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of alifornia (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

bistrispineus, Rhypticus Boulenger [G. A.] 1895:350 (also 347) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum 2nd edition v. 1; ref. 537] Unjustified emendation of Bodianus bistrispinus Mitchill 1818. •Synonym of Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill 1818) -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:100 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill 1818). Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.

bistrispinus, Bodianus Mitchill [S. L.] 1818:247 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 4) (art. 1); ref. 17774] Straits of Bahamas, Atlantic. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Originally as bis-trispinus, correction mandatory. •Valid as Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill 1818) -- (Courtenay 1967:263 [ref. 7882], Robins & Ray 1986:146 [ref. 23100], Bullock & Smith 1991:156 [ref. 36591], Cervigón 1991:377 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:110 [ref. 23239], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221] as bitrispinus, Guimarães 1999:344 [ref. 24429], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:218 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:157 [ref. 27754], Heemstra et al. 2003:1327 [ref. 27060], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:77 [ref. 27192] as bistrispinnus, Smith et al. 2003:24 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:129 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:176 [ref. 28815], Baldwin & Weigt 2012:34 [ref. 31864], Page et al. 2013:133 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:172 [ref. 32953], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:42 [ref. 33341], Parenti & Randall 2020:100 [ref. 37354], Robertson et al. 2020:162 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:532 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:123 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill 1818). Grammistidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas and southern Florida (U.S.A.) south to São Paulo (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea and Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (Brazil). Habitat: marine.

bornoi, Rypticus Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1928:132, Fig. [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 15836] Lamentin Reef, Port-au-Prince Bay, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 170572 [ex NYZS 7206]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:134 [ref. 20648]. •Valid as Rypticus bornoi Beebe & Tee-Van 1928 -- (Courtenay 1967:268 [ref. 7882], Guimarães 1999:348 [ref. 24429], Heemstra et al. 2003:1327 [ref. 27060], Smith et al. 2003:24 [ref. 27621], Baldwin & Weigt 2012:34 [ref. 31864], Parenti & Randall 2020:100 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Rypticus bornoi Beebe & Tee-Van 1928. Grammistidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Haiti. Habitat: marine.

brachyrhinus, Rypticus Courtenay [W. R., Jr.] 1967:278, Figs. 3B, 15, [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 119 (no. 6); ref. 7882] Mindi Cut, Canal Zone, Panama. Holotype: USNM 80234. Paratypes: ?MCZ 36030 [ex USNM 120167] (1); UF 212571 [ex UMML 12571] (4); USNM 43278 (1), 44468 (1), 44716 (1), 106625 (6). Based on Rypticus saponaceus of Meek & Hildebrand 1925:480 [ref. 13609] and on specimens. Heemstra et al. 2003:1327 [ref. 27060] serve as first revisers selecting randalli over bracchyrhinus. •Synonym of Rypticus randalli Courtenay 1967 -- (Heemstra et al. 2003:1327 [ref. 27060], Parenti & Randall 2020:101 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Rypticus randalli Courtenay 1967. Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.

carpenteri, Rypticus Baldwin [C. C.] & Weigt [L. A.] 2012:24, Figs. 2-5 [Copeia 2012 (no. 2); ref. 31864] Netherland Antilles, Saba Bank, 17°34'54"N, 63°24'24"W, depth 27-30 meters. Holotype: USNM 387946. Paratypes: many at UF, USNM. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Rypticus carpenteri Baldwin & Weigt 2012 -- (Page et al. 2013:133 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:172 [ref. 32953], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:42 [ref. 33341], Parenti & Randall 2020:100 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Rypticus carpenteri Baldwin & Weigt 2012. Grammistidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

coriaceus, Eleutheractis Cope [E. D.] 1871:467, Fig. 3 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5); ref. 920] St. Martin Island, West Indies. Holotype (unique): ANSP 13445. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:154 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Courtenay 1967:249 [ref. 7882], Parenti & Randall 2020:101 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.

courtenayi, Rypticus McCarthy [L. V.] 1979:396, Figs. 1b, 4, 5 [Copeia 1979 (no. 3); ref. 8806] Socorro Island, Revilla Gigedo [Revillagigedo] Islands, off western Mexico. Holotype: SIO 72-67. Paratypes: ANSP 136546 [ex SIO 58-143] (3); CAS 2002 (1); LACM 31778-13 (12), 31780-18 (12), 31781-8 (4), 31782-13 (1), 31783-16 (2), 32097-19 (11); SIO 58-142 (1), 72-66 (7), 72-67 (26); USNM 218386 [ex SIO 72-66] (7). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:112 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Rypticus courtenayi McCarthy 1979 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:118 [ref. 22193], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1577 [ref. 22830], Guimarães 1999:358 [ref. 24429], Thomson et al. 2000:99 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:129 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:133 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:444 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:608 [ref. 34923], Parenti & Randall 2020:101 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Rypticus courtenayi McCarthy 1979. Grammistidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: marine.

decoratus, Promicropterus Gill [T. N.] 1863:164 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1681] Panama (Pacific). Holotype (unique): USNM 30961. Type catalog: Smith 2018:74 [ref. 36061]. •Synonym of Rypticus nigripinnis Gill 1861 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:101 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Rypticus nigripinnis Gill 1861. Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.

macrostigmus, Rypticus Courtenay [W. R., Jr.] 1967:261, Figs. 1C, 9 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 119 (no. 6); ref. 7882] Near Wood Cay, off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, depth 70 feet. Holotype: ANSP 100968. Paratypes: MCZ 43620 (1); UF 13420 (1), 13441 (1), 13457 (1), 13473 (4), 222737 [ex UMML 22737] (1); USNM 201408 (1). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:113 [ref. 21035], Böhlke 1984:112 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Rypticus bornoi Beebe & Tee-Van 1928 -- (Guimarães 1999:348 [ref. 24429], Heemstra et al. 2003:1327 [ref. 27060], Parenti & Randall 2020:100 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Rypticus bornoi Beebe & Tee-Van 1928. Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Rhypticus Gill [T. N.] 1862:251 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 4909] Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): ?USNM 3689. Original genus should have been Rypticus. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Rypticus maculatus Holbrook 1855. •Synonym of Rypticus nigripinnis Gill 1861 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:101 [ref. 37354]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Rypticus nigripinnis Gill 1861. Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Rypticus Holbrook [J. E.] 1855:39, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [Ichthyology of South Carolina; ref. 2184] Off Cape Romain, South Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 13232. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:112 [ref. 13621]. Also appeared in second edition, 1860:42, Pl. 6 (fig. 2). •Valid as Rypticus maculatus Holbrook 1855 -- (Courtenay 1967:271 [ref. 7882], Robins & Ray 1986:146 [ref. 23100], Retzer 1990:139 [ref. 39996], Bullock & Smith 1991:158 [ref. 36591], Boschung 1992:110 [ref. 23239], Guimarães 1999:350 [ref. 24429], Heemstra et al. 2003:1327 [ref. 27060], Nelson et al. 2004:129 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:177 [ref. 28815], Baldwin & Weigt 2012:34 [ref. 31864], Page et al. 2013:133 [ref. 32708], Parenti & Randall 2020:101 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Rypticus maculatus Holbrook 1855. Grammistidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina to southern Florida and eastern Gulf of Mexico (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

microps, Rypticus Castelnau [F. L.] (ex Broussonet) 1855:6 [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Bahia, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7844 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:22 [ref. 19232]. •Synonym of Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Courtenay 1967:248 [ref. 7882], Parenti & Randall 2020:101 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.

nigripinnis, Rhypticus Gill [T. N.] 1861:53 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13; ref. 1769] Panama (Pacific). Holotype (unique): USNM 3700. Original genus should have been spelled Rypticus. •Valid as Rypticus nigripinnis Gill 1861 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:119 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:96 [ref. 23101], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1577 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:331 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:273 [ref. 24555], Guimarães 1999:353 [ref. 24429], Thomson et al. 2000:101 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:129 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:112 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:133 [ref. 32708], Palacios-Salgado et al. 2014:237 [ref. 36362], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:444 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:608 [ref. 34923], González-Murcia et al. 2019:306 [ref. 36544], Parenti & Randall 2020:101 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:147 [ref. 39279], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:327 [ref. 40816], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Rypticus nigripinnis Gill 1861. Grammistidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

nigromaculatus, Rhypticus Steindachner [F.] 1867:348 [42] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56 (1. Abth.); ref. 14188] Barbados, West Indies. Holotype (unique): NMW 57867. Original genus should have been Rypticus. •Synonym of Rypticus subbifrenatus Gill 1961 -- (Courtenay 1967:255 [ref. 7882], Baldwin & Weigt 2012:30 [ref. 31864], Parenti & Randall 2020:102 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Rypticus subbifrenatus Gill 1861. Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.

pituitosus, Rhypticus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1880:341 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 98); ref. 18135] Key West, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 23555. •Synonym of Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill 1818) -- (Courtenay 1967:264 [ref. 7882], Parenti & Randall 2020:100 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill 1818). Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.

randalli, Rypticus Courtenay [W. R., Jr.] 1967:275, Figs. 3A, 14 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 119 (no. 6); ref. 7882] Off mouth of Añasco River, north of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, depth 30 feet. Holotype: USNM 197917. Paratypes: ANSP 31707-08 (2), 44980 (1), 87100 (1), 100970 (2), 101603 (1); BMNH 1964.4.3.3 (1); LACM 5293 (2); MNHN 1901-0473 (1); UF 213765 [ex UMML 13765] (1), 213801 [ex UMML 13801] (1, c&s); UPRM 1167 (2), 1208 (1); USNM 30130 (1), 50188 (1), 126136 (1), 132544 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:22 [ref. 19232], Böhlke 1984:112 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Rypticus randalli Courtenay 1967 -- (Cervigón 1991:378 [ref. 24472], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221], Guimarães 1999:353 [ref. 24429], Camargo & Isaac 2001:142 [ref. 27639], Heemstra et al. 2003:1327 [ref. 27060], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:77 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:25 [ref. 27621], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:178 [ref. 28815], Baldwin & Weigt 2012:34 [ref. 31864], Spier et al. 2018:10 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:7 [ref. 36717], Parenti & Randall 2020:101 [ref. 37354], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:533 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:122 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Rypticus randalli Courtenay 1967. Grammistidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cuba south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

saponaceus, Anthias Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Parra) 1801:310 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Eastern shore north of Cape Florida lighthouse, Key Biscayne, Dade County, Florida, U.S.A. [Original locality Cuba]. Neotype: USNM 198139 [ex UMML 1358]. Based on the 'Jabonsillo' of Parra 1787:51, Pl. 24 (fig. 2) [ref. 6840]. Neotype designated by Courtenay 1967:253 [ref. 7882]. •Valid as Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Courtenay 1967:246 [ref. 7882], Courtenay 1970:276 [ref. 21096], Robins & Ray 1986:146 [ref. 23100], Edwards & Glass 1987:637 [ref. 9166], Maugé 1990:709 [ref. 17126], Cervigón 1991:379 [ref. 24472], Allen & Robertson 1994:118 [ref. 22193], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221], Guimarães 1999:355 [ref. 24429], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:262 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:218 [ref. 25013], Afonso et al. 1999:72 [ref. 25466], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:157 [ref. 27754], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1644 [ref. 25634], Rocha & Rosa 2001:989 [ref. 25909], Collette et al. 2003:107 [ref. 26784], Feitoza et al. 2003:68 [ref. 26943], Heemstra et al. 2003:1327 [ref. 27060], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:77 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:25 [ref. 27621] with author as Schneider, Nelson et al. 2004:129 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:179 [ref. 28815], Vaske et al. 2005:78 [ref. 36155], Wirtz et al. 2007:10, 30 [ref. 30263], aldwin & Weigt 2012:34 [ref. 31864], Wirtz et al. 2013:122 [ref. 32972], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:42 [ref. 33341], Wirtz et al. 2014:6 [ref. 33516] but not eastern Atlantic (needs description of a new species), Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:152 [ref. 37485], Pinheiro et al. 2015:15 [ref. 34324], Heemstra & Anderson in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2404 [ref. 34618], Almeida & Alves 2019:272 [ref. 37509], Brown et al. 2019:177 [ref. 36444], Reiner 2019:175 [ref. 38139], Parenti & Randall 2020:101 [ref. 37354], Robertson et al. 2020:162 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:534 [ref. 38945], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:79 [ref. 38844], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:71 [ref. 39585], Fermon et al. 2022:288 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:122 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Grammistidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida (U.S.A.) south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea; southern-central Atlantic: Saint Helena Island; eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

subbifrenatus, Rhypticus Gill [T. N.] 1861:53 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13; ref. 1769] St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands, West Indies. Neotype: USNM 106516. Original genus should have been spelled Rypticus. Neotype selected by Baldwin & Weigt 2012:30 [ref. 31864]. •Valid as Rypticus subbifrenatus Gill 1861 -- (Courtenay 1967:255 [ref. 7882], Courtenay 1970:278 [ref. 21096], Robins & Ray 1986:146 [ref. 23100], Maugé 1990:709 [ref. 17126], Retzer 1990:139 [ref. 39996], Cervigón 1991:377 [ref. 24472], Guimarães 1999:349 [ref. 24429], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:218 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:157 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:107 [ref. 26784], Heemstra et al. 2003:1327 [ref. 27060], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:77 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:25 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:129 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:180 [ref. 28815], Wirtz et al. 2007:10, 30 [ref. 30263], Baldwin & Weigt 2012:23, 30 [ref. 31864], Page et al. 2013:133 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:43 [ref. 33341], Heemstra & Anderson in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2405 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:175 [ref. 38139], Parenti & Randall 2020:102 [ref. 37354], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:79 [ref. 38844], Fermon et al. 2022:289 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:123 [ref. 40480], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:117 [ref. 40726]). Current status: Valid as Rypticus subbifrenatus Gill 1861. Grammistidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas and Florida (U.S.A.) south to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Caribbean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including Cape Verde Islands, Annobón Island (Equatorial Guinea), and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

xanti, Rhypticus Gill [T. N.] 1862:250 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 4909] Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: (2) USNM 30740 (1). Original genus should have been spelled Rypticus. •Synonym of Rypticus bicolor Valenciennes 1846 -- (Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1577 [ref. 22830]). Current status: Synonym of Rypticus bicolor Valenciennes 1846. Grammistidae. Habitat: marine.