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Species that contain: Hemitripterus and americanus [ 10 ] records

acadian, Cottus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:392 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Canada. No types known. See Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294] for a discussion of acadian and acadianus. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

acadianus, Hemitripterus Storer [D. H.] 1853:83, Pl. 7 (fig. 4) [Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (new series) v. 5 (pt 1, art. 4); ref. 18850] Nova Scotia, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, U.S.A. No types known. Based in part on literature records. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

americana, Scorpaena Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1220 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] America. No types known. See also Hemitripterus americanus Cuvier 1829. Scorpaena americana Lacepède 1801 is apparently the same as, and preoccupied by, Scorpaena americana Gmelin 1789. •Valid as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Herrera 1896:63 [ref. 39336] with author as Storer, Robins & Ray 1986:282 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:496 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:198 [ref. 14674], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:359 [ref. 26158], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:505 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27294], Nelson et al. 2004:122 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:125 [ref. 32708], Simian et al. 2022:376 [ref. 40776]). Current status: Valid as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic: Labrador to Chesapeake Bay. Habitat: marine.

americana, Scorpaena Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:259, 284 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Apparently the same as, and preoccupied by Scorpaena americana Gmelin 1789; objectively invalid. Based on same source but perhaps independent of Gmelin. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27294]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

americanus, Hemitripterus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:268 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Syntypes: MNHN 0000-6542 (1) New York, others not found. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:53 [ref. 20738]. Based on specimens and literature -- Cuvier includes with question in footnote on p. 268, Scorpaena americana Gmelin, p. 1222; H. americanus Cuvier is treated as an available name. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Hemitripterus by Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

flava, Scorpaena Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:382, Pl. 2 (fig. 8) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

hispidus, Cottus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:63, Pl. 13 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New York, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ZMB 773 (stuffed, missing). Type catalog: Paepke & Fricke 1992:282 [ref. 19946], Paepke 1999:67 [ref. 24282]. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Paepke 1999:67 [ref. 24282], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

purpurea, Scorpaena Mitchill [S. L.] 1818:245 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 4) (art. 1); ref. 17774] Off Block Island, New York, U.S.A., Atlantic. No types known. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

rufa, Scorpaena Mitchill [S. L.] 1818:245 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 4) (art. 1); ref. 17774] New York, U.S.A., Atlantic. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.

tripterygius, Cottus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:63, Pl. 13 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Nova Scotia, Canada. No types known. •Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin 1789). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.


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