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Species in the genus Uranoscopus: [ 46 ] records


affinis, Uranoscopus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:304 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5263. •Valid as Uranoscopus affinis Cuvier 1829 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Kishimoto 2001:3527 [ref. 26287], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Bray & Hoese 2006:1513 [ref. 29049], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Larson et al. 2013:176 [ref. 32988], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Motomura et al. 2017:192 [ref. 35490], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Golani & Fricke 2018:135 [ref. 36273], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:241 [ref. 36460], Psomadakis et al. 2020:535 [ref. 37272], Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:322 [ref. 39949]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus affinis Cuvier 1829. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, India and Myanmar east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

albesca, Uranoscopus Regan [C. T.] 1915:127 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 15 (no. 85); ref. 15006] Lagos, Nigeria. Syntypes: BMNH 1914.11.2.33-34 (2). •Valid as Uranoscopus albesca Regan 1915 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Roux 1990:897 [ref. 18781], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Smith in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2789 [ref. 34618], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659], Fermon et al. 2022:292 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus albesca Regan 1915. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola. Habitat: marine.

alius, Uranoscopus Prokofiev [A. M.] 2021:510 [666], Fig. 6 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 61 (no. 5); ref. 38659] Saya de Malha Bank, FRV Professor Mesyatsev cruise 12, trawl 10. Holotype (unique): IOM 3632. •Valid as Uranoscopus alius Prokofiev 2021. Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus alius Prokofiev 2021. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Saya de Malha Bank. Habitat: marine.

anostomus, Cottus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:128 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Littorilus Chersinesi tauricae, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. No types known. •Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758 -- (Wheeler 1973:451 [ref. 7190]). •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). •Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subspecies anostomus Pallus 1814 -- (Parin et al. 2014:466 [ref. 33547], Vasil'eva 2012:487 [483] [ref. 37036]) Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Black Sea [if valid]. Habitat: brackish, marine.

arafurensis, Uranoscopus Prokofiev [A. M.] 2020:673, Figs. 1-4 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 60 (no. 5); ref. 37858] Arafura Sea, 09°05'S, 131°22'E, depth 316 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 2019-0258. •Valid as Uranoscopus arafurensis Prokofiev 2020 -- (Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus arafurensis Prokofiev 2020. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Arafura Sea. Habitat: marine.

araneus, Callionymus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:44 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.10 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:230 [ref. 13434] but as holotype. •Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758 -- (Wheeler 1958:230 [ref. 13434]). •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

archionema, Uranoscopus Regan [C. T.] 1921:416 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 7 (no. 41); ref. 3672] 15-20 miles off Umvoti River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 120 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1921.3.1.32-33 (2). This species qualifies as a nomen protectum over Uranoscopus duvalii Bottard 1889. •Valid as Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921 -- (Heemstra 1986:735 [ref. 5660], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Fricke 1999:463 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2009:92 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke et al. 2018:303 [ref. 35805], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:323 [ref. 39949]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya) east to Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues); India. Habitat: marine.

asper, Uranoscopus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843:26, Pl. 9 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 2-4; ref. 4371] Southwest coasts of Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D713 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1844.2.21.21 (1, stuffed), 1846.2.16.94 (1, stuffed); RMNH 472 (2), D711 and D712 (2, stuffed), D2873 (1, stuffed); ZMB 532 (1). Type catalog: Paepke 2001:331 [ref. 25566]. Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:39 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn 1782 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn 1782. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

batrachops, Uranoscopus Prokofiev [A. M.] 2021:508 [663], Fig. 5 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 61 (no. 5); ref. 38659] Mouth of the Hooghly River, India, depth 36.6 meters. Holotype (unique): IOM 3631. •Valid as Uranoscopus batrachops Prokofiev 2021. Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus batrachops Prokofiev 2021. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: India. Habitat: marine.

bauchotae, Uranoscopus Brüss [R.] 1987:960, Fig. 3 [Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Série 4: Section A: Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales v. 8 (no. 4) [for 1986]; ref. 9168] Red Sea. Holotype: MNHN 1966-0678. Paratypes: MNHN B-3021 (1). •Valid as Uranoscopus bauchotae Brüss 1987 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Golani & Fricke 2018:135 [ref. 36273], Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:323 [ref. 39949]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus bauchotae Brüss 1987. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea: Gulf of Suez endemic. Habitat: marine.

bicinctus, Uranoscopus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843:26, Pl. 10B [Fauna Japonica Parts 2-4; ref. 4371] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D716 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: RMNH 418 (2), D708 (1, stuffed), D714 (1, stuffed), D715 (1, stuffed). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:40 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Uranoscopus bicinctus Temminck & Schlegel 1843 -- (Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:293 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:126 [ref. 25477], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:538 [ref. 27969] with author as Schlegel, Allen 1997:204 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:147 [ref. 26476], Myers 1999:214 [ref. 23965], Kishimoto in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1076 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:40 [ref. 25847], Kishimoto 2001:3527 [ref. 26287], Nakabo 2002:1076 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:385, 648 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:52 [ref. 26830], Bray & Hoese 2006:1513 [ref. 29049], Motomura et al. 2010:182 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:763 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Larson et al. 2013:176 [ref. 32988], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Motomura et al. 2017:192 [ref. 35490], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:241 [ref. 36460], Kim et al. 2020:163 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:98 [ref. 37637], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus bicinctus Temminck & Schlegel 1843. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Korea and Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

brunneus, Uranoscopus Fricke [R.] 2018:159, Figs. 1, 2A-B, 3 [Zootaxa 4476 (no. 1); ref. 36122] Off southwestern New Britain, Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea, West New Britain Province, 6°06.08'S, 149°12.209'E − 6°07.639'S, 149°12.107'E, depth 315−625 meters. Holotype (unique): NTUM 12716. •Valid as Uranoscopus brunneus Fricke 2018 -- (Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus brunneus Fricke 2018. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea (New Britain), Philippines and Indonesia, western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

bufo, Uranoscopus Valenciennes [A.] 1843:16 [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands. Holotype: A-5751 (dry). •Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758 -- (Roux 1990:898 [ref. 18781], Fricke 2018:159 [ref. 36122]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cadenati, Uranoscopus Poll [M.] 1959:49, Fig. 16 [Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 3B); ref. 12014] Eastern Atlantic, 48 miles southwest of Margate Head, French Equatorial Africa, 6°39'S, 11°45'E, depth 200 meters. Holotype: IRSNB 365. Paratypes: IRSNB 366-373 (2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1), 403 (1); MRAC 126630 (1), 126631-32 (2), 126633-39 (1 ea). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:42 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:72 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Uranoscopus cadenati Poll 1959 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Roux 1990:897 [ref. 18781], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Wirtz et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32972], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Smith in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2790 [ref. 34618], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Reiner 2019:249 [ref. 38139], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659], Fermon et al. 2022:292 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus cadenati Poll 1959. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

capensis, Uranoscopus Bleeker [P.] 1878:58 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 13; ref. 17120] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

chinensis, Uranoscopus Guichenot [A.] in Sauvage 1882:169 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 6; ref. 3894] China. Lectotype: MNHN A-3101. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-5427 (1) Macao. Guichenot's contribution to the description is unclear, perhaps authorship should be Sauvage (ex Guichenot). Lectotype selected by Pietsch & Kishimoto 1989:748 [ref. 22437]. •Valid as Uranoscopus chinensis Guichenot 1882 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Pietsch & Kishimoto 1989:748 [ref. 22437], Chen et al. 1997:147 [ref. 26476], Kishimoto in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1075 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1075 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:385, 648 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:438 [ref. 28370], Ho & Shao 2011: 51 [ref. 31432], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Kim et al. 2020:163 [ref. 39118], Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Sonoyama et al. 2020:98 [ref. 37637]). •Synonym of Uranoscopus oligolepis Bleeker 1878 -- (Prokofiev 2021:657 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus oligolepis Bleeker 1878. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

cocius, Uranoscopus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:24 [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 1810:13 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2019:119 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

cognatus, Uranoscopus Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1003 [21] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Sea of Penang, Malaysia. Holotype: ?BMNH 1860.3.19.397a (left half skin). On p. 21 of separate. •Valid as Uranoscopus cognatus Cantor 1849 -- (Kailola 1971:129 [ref. 39475], Allen & Swainston 1988:126 [ref. 25477], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:231 [ref. 24016], Allen 1997:204 [ref. 23977], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Kishimoto 2001:3528 [ref. 26287], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:42 [ref. 27712], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Bray & Hoese 2006:1513 [ref. 29049], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Larson et al. 2013:176 [ref. 32988], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Yoshida et al. 2013:181 [ref. 34464], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 19 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:535 [ref. 37272], Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Yusoff et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38596], Prokofiev 2021:657 [ref. 38659], Vilasri et al. 2023:92 [ref. 40764]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus cognatus Cantor 1849. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: east coast of India east to Taiwan and Papua New Guinea, south to Shark Bay (Western Australia) and Gulf of Carpentaria (Queensland, Australia). Habitat: marine.

crassiceps, Uranoscopus Alcock [A. W.] 1890:205 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 33) (art. 26); ref. 82] Off Madras coast, India, 18°30'N, 84°46'E, Investigator station 96, depth 98-102 fathoms. Syntypes: (about 25) BMNH 1890.11.28-5-8 [ex ZSI F12794-96 and 99] (4), MNHN 1890-0324 to 0326 (3), ZSI F12788 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:146 [ref. 20743], Menon and Rama-Rao 1970:377 [ref. 27516], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:39 [ref. 22148]. Figured in Alcock 1894: Pl. 10 (fig. 4) [ref. 17304]. •Valid as Uranoscopus crassiceps Alcock 1890 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Mullasseri Sidharthan et al. 2017:28 [ref. 35142], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Pradhan et al. 2019:91 [ref. 36638], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus crassiceps Alcock 1890. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Somalia, Yemen and Oman east to Bay of Bengal (northeastern India). Habitat: marine.

dahlakensis, Uranoscopus Brüss [R.] 1987:50, Figs. 1-2 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 68 (nos 1/3); ref. 9110] Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea, Red Sea. Holotype: HUJ 5497/1. Paratypes: HUJ 5497/2 (1). Type catalog: Golani 2006:30 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Uranoscopus dahlakensis Brüss 1987 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:135 [ref. 36273], Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:323 [ref. 39949]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus dahlakensis Brüss 1987. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea: Eritrea endemic. Habitat: marine.

dollfusi, Uranoscopus Brüss [R.] 1987:958, Fig. 2 [Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Série 4: Section A: Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales v. 8 (no. 4) [for 1986]; ref. 9168] Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, 28°04'N, 33°29'E to 28°08'N, 33°34'E, depth 60-73 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1966-0680. Paratypes: MNHN B-3022 (1), B-3023 (1), 1966-0679 (1). •Valid as Uranoscopus dollfusi Brüss 1987 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:307 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:207 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Randall & Arnold 2012:216 [ref. 32259], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Psomadakis et al. 2015:300 [ref. 34104], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Golani & Fricke 2018:135 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:120 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 19 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:323 [ref. 39949]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus dollfusi Brüss 1987. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

duvalii, Uranoscopus Bottard [A.] 1889:132, Fig. 20 [Les Poissons Venimeux; ref. 31526] Réunion, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): Station Maritime du Havre, Le Havre, France. The whereabouts of the type is unknown. The name archionema Regan 1921 is maintained on the presumption that it qualifies as a nomen protectum; duvalii was described first, but is not used in current literature. •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). •Synonym of Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921 -- (Pers. Comm. R. Fricke 11/22/2011). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

filibarbis, Uranoscopus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:307 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Indian seas. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-3098. Appeared first as name only in Cuvier 1829:154 [ref. 995]. •Valid as Uranoscopus filibarbis Cuvier 1829 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Prokofiev 2021:675 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus filibarbis Cuvier 1829. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

flavipinnis, Uranoscopus Kishimoto [H.] 1987:4, Fig. 2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 34 (no. 1); ref. 6062] Outside coast of Miho Peninsula, innermost Suruga Bay, Pacific coast of Japan, depth 7-10 meters. Holotype: HUMZ 107319. Paratypes: BMNH 1986.3.10.1-3 (3); HUMZ 80659 (1), 107320-21 (1, 1), 107322-25 (1, 1, 1, 1); IORD 67-1 (1), 79-35 (1), 79-36 (1), 79-38 (1), 79-122 (1), 79-139 (1), 79-145 (1), 80-66 (1); MNHN 1986-0332 to 0333 (1, 1); MSM 79-490 thru 492 (1, 1, 1); NSMT-P 44172-74 (3); RMNH 29572-73 (1, 1); USNM 276951-53 (1 ea.); YCM-P 8021 (3); ZUMT 55110-02 (3). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:51 [ref. 31432], Shibata et al. 2011:17 [ref. 31469]. •Synonym of Uranoscopus chinensis Guichenot 1882 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Pietsch & Kishimoto 1989:748 [ref. 22437], Kishimoto in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Ho & Shao 2011:51 [ref. 31432]). •Synonym of Uranoscopus oligolepis Bleeker 1878 -- (Prokofiev 2021:657 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus oligolepis Bleeker 1878. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

fuscomaculatus, Uranoscopus Kner [R.] 1868:28 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands. Holotype (unique): NMW 59954. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1868:319 [27 of separate] [ref. 2646]. •Synonym of Uranoscopus sulphureus Valenciennes 1832 -- (Randall et al. 1990:355 [ref. 15987], Randall 2005:470 [ref. 28239]). •Valid as Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus Kner 1868 -- (Dor 1984:221 [ref. 29757], Brüss 1987:965 [ref. 9168], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Randall & Arnold 2012:214 [ref. 32259], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Golani & Fricke 2018:135 [ref. 36273], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 19 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus Kner 1868. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Vanuatu and Fiji Habitat: marine.

guttatus, Uranoscopus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:305 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Puducherry, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-3097. Appeared first as name only in Cuvier 1829:154 [ref. 995]. •Valid as Uranoscopus guttatus Cuvier 1829 -- (Dor 1984:221 [ref. 29757], Brüss 1987:965 [ref. 9168], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:42 [ref. 27712], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Mullasseri Sidharthan et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35142], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Golani & Fricke 2018:135 [ref. 36273], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 19 [ref. 38321], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:324 [ref. 39949]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus guttatus Cuvier 1829. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique) and southern India. Habitat: marine.

haplostoma, Uranoscopus Regan [C. T.] 1921:417 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 7 (no. 41); ref. 3672] Mossel Bay, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1901.11.22.3. •Synonym of Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921 -- (Heemstra 1986:735 [ref. 5660]). •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

houttuyn, Uranoscopus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:346, 352 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] [Nagasaki, Japan.] Outward Miho Peninsula, innermost Suruga Bay, Japan, depth 36-55 meters. Neotype: HUMZ 109237. Neotype designated (for Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn 1782) by Kishimoto 1987:10 [ref. 6062]. Unneeded replacement name for Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn 1782. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:237, 245 [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn 1782 -- (authors). •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn 1782. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Uranoscopus Houttuyn [M.] 1782:314 [Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem v. 20 (pt 2); ref. 2220] Outward Miho Peninsula, innermost Suruga Bay, Japan, depth 36-55 meters. Neotype: HUMZ 109237. Neotype designated by Kishimoto 1987:10 [ref. 6062]; original type locality Nagasaki, Japan. See also Uranoscopus houttuyn Lacepède 1800. •See Boeseman 1995:6 [ref. 21811]. •Valid as Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn 1782 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:257 [ref. 19754], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:259 [ref. 8256], Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:293 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1985:559, 713 [ref. 8056], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Chen et al. 1997:148 [ref. 26476], Cheng & Zhou 1997:322 [ref. 26385], Kishimoto in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1075 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:40 [ref. 25847] as cf. japonicus, Shinohara et al. 2001:330 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1075 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:385, 648 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:438 [ref. 28370], Bray & Hoese 2006:1513 [ref. 29049], Shinohara et al. 2011:54 [ref. 31715], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Shinohara et al. 2014:271 [ref. 33330], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Kim et al. 2020:163 [ref. 39118], Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Sonoyama et al. 2020:98 [ref. 37637], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn 1782. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Singapore east to Philippines, north to Korea, Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

kaianus, Uranoscopus Günther [A.] 1880:43, Pl. 19 (fig. A) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Kai Islands, 5°49'15"S, 132°14'15"E, Challenger station 192, depth 129 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1879.5.14.188. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.189 (1), 1879.5.14.191 (1), 1879.5.14.192 (1), 1890.2.26.68 (1); NMI block reg. no. 114.1899 (1). Type catalog: Wheeler & O'Riordan 1969:97-98 [ref. 20752]. Lectotype selected by Kishimoto 1984:1009 [ref. 20701]. •Valid as Uranoscopus kaianus Günther 1880 -- (Kishimoto 1984 [ref. 20701], Allen & Swainston 1988:126 [ref. 25477], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Allen 1997:204 [ref. 23977], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Kishimoto 2001:3528 [ref. 26287], Bray & Hoese 2006:1514 [ref. 29049], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Larson et al. 2013:177 [ref. 32988], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Fricke et al. 2019:254 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:535 [ref. 37272], Prokofiev 2020:679 [ref. 37858], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus kaianus Günther 1880. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique, Myanmar and Indonesia east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

kishimotoi, Uranoscopus Fricke [R.] 2018:162, Figs. 2C-D, 5-6 [Zootaxa 4476 (no. 1); ref. 36122] 21.7 km northwest of Tadji, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific, 3°03'S, 149°19'E, depth 300−308 meters. Holotype (unique): NTUM 12420. •Valid as Uranoscopus kishimotoi Fricke 2018 -- (Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus kishimotoi Fricke 2018. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea (West Sepik), Indonesia (Lombok) and Hong Kong, western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

marisrubri, Uranoscopus Brüss [R.] 1987:41, Figs. 2-4, 7 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 68 (nos 1/3); ref. 9111] Mismaris trough, southwest of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, southern Red Sea, 21°22'N, 39°04'E, depth 363-383 meters. Holotype: SMF 16476. Paratypes: HUJ 6319 (1), SMF 16577-78 (2). Type catalog: Golani 2006:30 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Uranoscopus marisrubri Brüss 1987 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Baranes & Golani 1993:306 [ref. 22372], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:136 [ref. 36273], Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:324 [ref. 39949]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus marisrubri Brüss 1987. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

marmoratus, Uranoscopus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:304 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Indian seas. Holotype: MNHN 0000-5254. Appeared first as name only in Cuvier 1829:154 [ref. 995]. •Valid as Uranoscopus marmoratus Cuvier 1829 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:159 [ref. 36122], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 19 [ref. 38321], Prokofiev 2021:669 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:324 [ref. 39949]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus marmoratus Cuvier 1829. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: India. Habitat: marine.

mus, Uranoscopus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:346, 347, Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: NRM 67 (1), 167 (1). Unnecessary replacement name for Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:237, 238 [ref. 30473]. •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). •Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758. Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

occidentalis, Uranoscopus Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1831:123, Pl. 73 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Atlantic off Brazil. No types known. •Valid as Uranoscopus occidentalis Agassiz 1831 -- (Berry & Anderson 1961:568 [ref. 37362]). •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). •Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758 -- (Roux 1990:898 [ref. 18781]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

oculocirrhis, Uranoscopus Prokofiev [A. M.] 2021:512 [668], Fig. 8 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 61 (no. 5); ref. 38659] Arabian Sea, 17°09' - 17°07'N, 71°53' - 71°51'E, depth 118 - 133 meters. Holotype (unique): IOM 3633. •Valid as Uranoscopus oculocirrhis Prokofiev 2021. Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus oculocirrhis Prokofiev 2021. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea, India. Habitat: marine.

oligolepis, Uranoscopus Bleeker [P.] 1878:55 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 13; ref. 17120] Nagasaki, Japan [Sumatra; Java; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia]. Lectotype: RMNH 5941. Paralectotypes: RMNH 4383 (1), 4384 (1) [= Uranoscopus cognatus Cantor 1849]. Based on literature sources and specimens. Plate 425 in Atlas is cited in the original description but never published. Lectotype selected by Prokofiev 2021:657 [ref. 38659]. •Valid as Uranoscopus oligolepis Bleeker 1878 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:257 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:221 [ref. 29757], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:539 [ref. 27969], Chen et al. 1997:148 [ref. 26476], Kishimoto 2001:3528 [ref. 26287], Bray & Hoese 2006:1514 [ref. 29049], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Larson et al. 2013:177 [ref. 32988], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:159 [ref. 36122], Fricke et al. 2019:254 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:536 [ref. 37272], Prokofiev 2021:657 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus oligolepis Bleeker 1878. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern China and Taiwan north to southern Sea of Japan (Japan). Habitat: marine.

papuensis, Uranoscopus Bleeker [P.] in Jordan & Seale 1907:414 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apparently not available, name only from Waigiu; no other reference found; not in the Index to Fishes of the Indo-Archipelago. Entry in Zoobank online is incorrect in 2011. •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Unknown. Uranoscopidae.

polli, Uranoscopus Cadenat [J.] 1951:269 [Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de mer du Sénégal; ref. 12676] Senegal. Possible syntypes: MNHN 1961-0967 (1). Briefly characterized; also in Cadenat 1953:1094, fig. 38 [ref. 20819]. •Valid as Uranoscopus polli Cadenat 1951 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Roux 1990:897 [ref. 18781], Afonso et al. 1999:78 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:38 [ref. 30263], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Smith in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2791 [ref. 34618], Fricke 2018:159 [ref. 36122], Reiner 2019:250 [ref. 38139], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659], Fermon et al. 2022:292 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus polli Cadenat 1951. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Sioerra Leone south to Angola, including Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

rosette, Uranoscopus Randall [J. E.] & Arnold [R. J.] 2012:212, Figs. 4-9 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 4); ref. 32259] Off Coral World pier and undersea observatory, Eilat, Israel, sand patch in reef with sparse sea grass, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 15 meters. Holotype: BPBM 20844. Paratypes: many at BPBM, HUJ, SMF, USNM, UW. •Valid as Uranoscopus rosette Randall & Arnold 2012 -- (Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:159 [ref. 36122], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:136 [ref. 36273], Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:325 [ref. 39949]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus rosette Randall & Arnold 2012. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

satsumae, Zalescopus Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:313 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 2486] Kagoshima Bay, Satsuma Province, Japan. Holotype: FMNH 58839 [ex CM 7949]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 23478 (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:98 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:91 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:85 [ref. 12367]. •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). •Synonym of Uranoscopus affinis Cuvier 1829 -- (Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus affinis Cuvier 1829. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

scaber, Uranoscopus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:250 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: NRM 67 (1), 167 (1). Type catalog: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:263 [ref. 20707]. •Valid as Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758 -- (Herrera 1896:60 [ref. 39336], Wheeler 1973:451 [ref. 7190], Hureau in Whitehead et al. 1986:955 [ref. 13676], Brüss 1987:965 [ref. 9168], Brüss 1987:54 [ref. 9110], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Roux 1990:898 [ref. 18781], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:119 [ref. 26753], Parin 2003:S21 [ref. 28536], Golani 2005:52 [ref. 37112], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:180 [ref. 28369], Fricke et al. 2007:96 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:122 [ref. 30517], Fricke 2008:51 [ref. 30182], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:57 [ref. 36649], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Wirtz et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32972] questionably record, Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Smith in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2792 [ref. 34618], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[22] 260 [ref. 36492], Fricke 2018:159 [ref. 36122], Golani & Fricke 2018:136 [ref. 36273], Artüz & Fricke 2019:558 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:293 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:99 [ref. 36864], Bañón et al. 2020:3 [ref. 38888], Bariche & Fricke 2020:98 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:44 [ref. 37519], Abliazov et al. 2021:10 [ref. 38576], Bañón & Maño 2021:80 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:69 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:84 [ref. 39014], Prokofiev 2021:675 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:325 [ref. 39949], Niță et al. 2022:115 [ref. 40471]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Morocco (rarely to Senegal), including Madeira; Red Sea (Mediterranean Sea immigrant). Habitat: brackish, marine.

sulphureus, Uranoscopus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Quoy & Gaimard) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:495 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] Tonga, South Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5152. Based on manuscript description by Quoy & Gaimard. •Valid as Uranoscopus sulphureus Valenciennes 1832 -- (Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Randall et al. 1990:357 [ref. 15987], Randall et al. 1997:357 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:215 [ref. 23965], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:386 [ref. 25191], Kishimoto 2001:3529 [ref. 26287] dated 1831, Allen & Adrim 2003:52 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:638 [ref. 27495] dated 1831, Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:470 [ref. 28239], Bray & Hoese 2006:1514 [ref. 29049], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:172 [ref. 31251], Fricke et al. 2009:92 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2012:763 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:159 [ref. 36122], Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus sulphureus Valenciennes 1832. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Tonga and Samoa. Habitat: marine.

terraereginae, Uranoscopus Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:131 [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] Off Double Island Point, North Reef and Cape Gloucester, Queensland, Australia, depth 26-70 fathoms. Syntypes: (17) AMS E.2706 (9), E.2764 (1), QM I.1574 (1) For remarks on types see Imamura & Hoese 2020:[9] [ref. 37793]. •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). •Synonym of Uranoscopus affinis Cuvier 1829 -- (Kishimoto 2001:3524 [ref. 26287], Bray & Hoese 2006:1513 [ref. 29049], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus affinis Cuvier 1829. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

tosae, Zalescopus Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:312, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 2486] Kochi in Tosa, Shikoku Island, Japan. Holotype (unique): FMNH 58835 [ex CM 7945]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:98 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:85 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Uranoscopus affinis Cuvier 1829 -- (Kishimoto 2001:3524 [ref. 26287], Prokofiev 2020:678 [ref. 37858], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659]). •Valid as Uranoscopus tosae (Jordan & Hubbs 1925) -- (Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:293 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1985:561, 714 [ref. 8056], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Nakabo 2000:1076 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1076 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:385, 648 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:438 [ref. 28370], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:159 [ref. 36122], Kim et al. 2020:163 [ref. 39118]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus tosae (Jordan & Hubbs 1925). Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

turbisquamatus, Selenoscopus Okamura [O.] & Kishimoto [H.] 1993:314, Fig. 5 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 39 (no. 4); ref. 18682] Kyushu-Palau Ridge, Minami-Koho Seamount, 26°11.05'N, 135°45.04'E, depth 355-375 meters. Holotype: BSKU 29458. Paratypes: BSKU 26245 (1), 28958 (1), 29303 (1), 29439 (1), 30738-39 (2), 30740 (1, c&s/dissected), 30884 (1); FAKU 112711-12 (1, 1); FUMT-P 1907 (1), 21193-98 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1); HUMZ 75212-14 (1, 1, 1), 80248 (1), 80388 (1); IORD 85-13 (1), 87-29 (1); NSMT-P 34735-36 (1, 1), 43439 (1); NMNZ-P 27134 (1); SMBL F-86011 (1). •Valid as Selenoscopus turbisquamatus Okamura & Kishimoto 1993 -- (Nakabo 2000:1075 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1075 [ref. 26193]). •Valid as Uranoscopus turbisquamatus (Okamura & Kishimoto 1993) -- (Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:159 [ref. 36122], Prokofiev 2021:675 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus turbisquamatus (Okamura & Kishimoto 1993). Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Western Pacific, Japan to New Zealand. Habitat: marine.


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