Species that contain: Galeus and melastomus [ 8 ] records

annulatus, Squalus Nilsson [S.] 1832:114 [Prodromus ichthyologiae Scandinavicae; ref. 3204] Northern seas and Codana Bay, Norway. No types known. •Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Compagno 1984:312 [ref. 6846], Dyldin 2015:49 [ref. 34524]). Current status: Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810. Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.

artedi, Scyllium Risso [A.] 1820:241 [Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 91; ref. 18636] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Compagno 1984:312 [ref. 6846] as artedii, Dyldin 2015:49 [ref. 34524], Biscoito et al. 2018:468 [ref. 37562]). Current status: Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810. Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.

atlanticus, Pristiurus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:59, Pl. 1 (figs. 1, 1a-1d) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Cape Spartel, northwestern coast of Morocco, depth 540 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1884-0387. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:68 [ref. 20739]. •Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Springer 1973:20 [ref. 7162], Compagno 1984:312 [ref. 6474] with question, Springer 1990:91 [ref. 19319]). •Questionably a synonym of Galeus polli Cadenat 1959 -- (Compagno 1984:316 [ref. 6846]). •Valid as Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant 1888) -- (Muñoz-Chápuli & Ortega 1985:219 [ref. 22243], Compagno & Stevens 1993:188 [ref. 20843], Compagno 1999:479 [ref. 25589], Rey et al. 2006:7 [ref. 29427], Bañon et al. 2010:4 [ref. 31029], Weigmann 2016:39 [ref. 34211], Compagno 2016:1265 [ref. 34544], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:70 [ref. 37302], Carneiro et al. 2019:21 [ref. 37250], Serena et al. 2020:502 [ref. 37963], Arroyo Martínez 2021:50 [ref. 38962], Kovačić et al. 2021:10 [ref. 39014], Bañón & Mano 2022:9 [ref. 40121], Barone et al. 2022:28 [ref. 39527]). Current status: Valid as Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant 1888). Pentanchidae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal. Habitat: marine.

melanostomum, Scyllium Bonaparte [C. L.] 1834:fasc. 7, punt. 39, Pl. 131 (fig. 3) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 517] Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: ANSP 566-574 (9). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:154 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Compagno 1984:312 [ref. 6846], Dyldin 2015:49 [ref. 34524]). Current status: Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810. Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.

melanostomus, Pristiurus Lowe [R. T.] 1843:93, Pl. 14 [A history of the fishes of Madeira; ref. 2833] Apparently not intended as new, but cited as "Pristurus melanostomus, Bonap.", a recombination and modification of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque. •Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Springer 1990:91 [ref. 19319], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:11 [ref. 26753], Dyldin 2015:49 [ref. 34524]). Current status: Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810. Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.

melastomus, Galeus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:13 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] [Sicilia] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:46 [ref. 3595]. •Valid as Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Springer 1973:20 [ref. 7162], Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:97 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:312 [ref. 6846], Capapé 1987:22 [ref. 39326], Springer 1990:91 [ref. 19319], Compagno & Stevens 1993:188 [ref. 20843], Santos et al. 1997:117 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:17 [ref. 24952], Compagno 1999:479 [ref. 25589], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:11 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:9 [ref. 37112], Rey et al. 2006:7 [ref. 29427], Fricke 2007:25 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:13 [ref. 29533], George 2009:55 [ref. 30539], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:7 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:21 [ref. 33547], Goren & Galil 2015:519 [ref. 33910], Dyldin 2015:48 [ref. 34524], Weigmann 2016:39 [ref. 34211], Bañón et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34397], Compagno 2016:1261 [ref. 34544], Gordon et al. 2016:271 [ref. 34661], Biscoito et al. 2018:468 [ref. 37562], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:69 [ref. 37302], Carneiro et al. 2019:21 [ref. 37250], Parenti 2019:101 [ref. 37117], Bariche & Fricke 2020:11 [ref. 37515], Kabasakal 2020:75 [ref. 37952], Kovačić et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37519], Serena et al. 2020:502 [ref. 37963], Arroyo Martínez 2021:48 [ref. 38962], Giovos et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38895], Golani 2021:7 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:10 [ref. 39014], Bañón & Mano 2022:9 [ref. 40121], Barone et al. 2022:28 [ref. 39527], Balàka et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40410], Shakman et al. 2023:463 [ref. 40810]). Current status: Valid as Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810. Pentanchidae. Distribution: Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; northeastern Atlantic: Faeroe Islands and Norway south to Senegal. Habitat: marine.

prionurus, Squalus Otto [A. W.] 1821:5 [Conspectus animalium quorundam maritimorum; ref. 4987] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Compagno 1984:312 [ref. 6846], Dyldin 2015:49 [ref. 34524]). Current status: Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810. Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.

souverbiei, Pristiurus Lafont [A.] 1869:595, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Actes de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Bordeaux Ser. 3, v. 30; ref. 32438] Gironde, France. Syntypes (5): ?MNHN 2003-1925 (1) jaws. •Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Compagno 1984:312 [ref. 6846], Dyldin 2015:49 [ref. 34524]). Current status: Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810. Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.