Species that contain: Melamphaes and crassiceps [ 8 ] records

atlanticus, Melamphaes Norman [J. R.] 1929:165 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 4 (no. 20) (art. 14); ref. 15914] South Atlantic, 33°54'S, 16°04'E, depth 850-950 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1930.1.12.1010. Paratypes: BMNH 1930.1.12.1011-1014 (4). Type catalog: Gon et al. 2023:477 [ref. 40678]. •Synonym of Poromitra crassiceps (Günther 1878) -- (Maul 1973:345 [ref. 7171], Maul 1990:616 [ref. 17237], Gon 1990:219 [ref. 21680], Shinohara et al. 1996:173 [ref. 26605], Kotlyar 2004:5 [ref. 27590]). •Valid as Poromitra atlantica (Norman 1929) -- (Kotlyar 2009:563 [ref. 30590], Kotlyar 2010:243 [ref. 30796], Stewart & Bray 2015:984 [ref. 34276], Sutton et al. 2020:244 [ref. 37832], Gon et al. 2023:477 [ref. 40678]). Current status: Valid as Poromitra atlantica (Norman 1929). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

beanii, Melamphaes Günther [A.] 1887:29 [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] Western North Atlantic. Syntypes: USNM 33378 (1), 33509 (1), 34835 (1). Text unclear, but regarded as a replacement name for Plectromus crassiceps Bean 1885, secondarily preoccupied by Scopelus crassiceps Günther 1878 when both are placed in Melamphaes. •Valid as Scopelogadus beanii (Günther 1887) [sometimes as beani] -- (Ebeling & Weed 1963:24 [ref. 4616], Maul 1973:344 [ref. 7171], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:765 [ref. 13676], Ebeling 1986:431 [ref. 5651], Scott & Scott 1988:321 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:372 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:53 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:156 [ref. 24556], McAllister 1990:131 [ref. 14674] as beani, Maul 1990:618 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:276 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:70 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:77 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:978 [ref. 23897], Porteiro et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24203], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Moore et al. 2003:218 [ref. 27076], Paxton et al. 2006:749 [ref. 28995], Bray 2008:411 [ref. 30620], Møller et al. 2010:48 [ref. 31169] as beani, Stewart & Bray 2015:989 [ref. 34276], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Brown et al. 2019:162 [ref. 36444], Carneiro et al. 2019:153 [ref. 37250], Iglésias et al. 2019:280 [ref. 37098], Kotlyar 2019:508[642] [ref. 37920], Sutton et al. 2020:246 [ref. 37832], Kotlyar 2021:807 [ref. 38954], Fermon et al. 2022:202 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Scopelogadus beanii (Günther 1887). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal; Atlantic between 65°N and 40°S, Indian and Pacific oceans between 28°-47°S. Habitat: marine.

crassiceps, Plectromus Bean [T. H.] 1885:73 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 8 (no. 486); ref. 14440] Western North Atlantic, 41°40'30"N, 65°35'00"W, Albatross station 2094, depth 855 fathoms, 39°44'30"N, 71°04'00"W, Albatross station 2106, depth 1022 fathoms. Syntypes: USNM 33378 (1), 33509 (1), 34835 (1); not USNM 33553 (1). Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Scopelus crassiceps Günther 1878 when both are placed in same genus; replaced by Melamphaes beanii Günther 1887. •Objective synonym of Scopelogadus beanii (Günther 1887) -- (Ebeling & Weed 1963:15 [ref. 4616], Maul 1973:344 [ref. 7171], Paxton et al. 1989:372 [ref. 12442], Maul 1990:618 [ref. 17237] as crassipes, Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590], Paxton et al. 2006:749 [ref. 28995], Kotlyar 2019:508[642] [ref. 37920]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Scopelogadus beanii (Günther 1887). Melamphaidae. Habitat: marine.

cristiceps, Melamphaes Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:60 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Off Washington, 47°22'N, 125°41'W, U.S.A., Albatross station 3075, depth 859 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 44288. Originally as Melamphaës cristiceps. Parin et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33547] excludes curilensis and rugosa and also crasssiceps.. •Synonym of Poromitra crassiceps (Günther 1878) -- (Maul 1973:345 [ref. 7171], Maul 1990:616 [ref. 17237], Gon 1990:219 [ref. 21680], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:318 [ref. 25968], Kotlyar 2004:5 [ref. 27590]). •Valid as Poromitra cristiceps (Gilbert 1890) -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:110 [ref. 6441], Kotlyar 2009:421 [ref. 30275], Kotlyar 2010:243 [ref. 30796], Parin et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33547], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Poromitra cristiceps (Gilbert 1890). Melamphaidae. Distribution: North Pacific, including southern Bering Sea. Habitat: marine.

frontosus, Melamphaes Garman [S.] 1899:67 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Eastern Pacific, 23°16'N, 107°31'W, 852 fathoms, 23°59'N, 108°40'W, 995 fathoms, Albatross stations 3430 and 3431, depth 852-995 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28749-50 (1, 1). •Synonym of Poromitra crassiceps (Günther 1878) -- (Maul 1973:345 [ref. 7171], Maul 1990:616 [ref. 17237], Gon 1990:219 [ref. 21680], Kotlyar 2004:5 [ref. 27590]). •Valid as Poromitra frontosa (Garman 1899) -- (Kotlyar 2009:428 [ref. 30275], Kotlyar 2010:243 [ref. 30796], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Poromitra frontosa (Garman 1899). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Mexico south to Peru. Habitat: marine.

nigrofulvus, Melamphaes Garman [S.] 1899:64, Pls. D (fig. 2), 72 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Southern Gulf of Panama, 6°21'N, 80°41'W, Albatross station 3382, depth 1793 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28753. •Synonym of Poromitra crassiceps (Günther 1878) -- (Maul 1973:345 [ref. 7171] as nigrifulvus, Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:761 [ref. 13676], Maul 1990:616 [ref. 17237] as nigrifulvus, Gon 1990:219 [ref. 21680], Kotlyar 2004:5 [ref. 27590]). •Valid as Poromitra nigrofulva (Garman 1899) -- (Kotlyar 2009:426 [ref. 30275], Kotlyar 2010:243 [ref. 30796]). Current status: Valid as Poromitra nigrofulva (Garman 1899). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Tropical eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

rugosus, Melamphaes Chapman [W. M.] 1939:535, Fig. 69 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 86 (no. 3062); ref. 817] Eastern North Pacific, 55°32'N, 136°25'W. Holotype (unique): USNM 108141. •Synonym of Poromitra crassiceps (Günther 1878) -- (Maul 1973:345 [ref. 7171], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:761 [ref. 13676], Maul 1990:616 [ref. 17237], Gon 1990:219 [ref. 21680], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:319 [ref. 25968], Kotlyar 2004:5 [ref. 27590]). •Valid as Poromitra rugosa (Chapman 1939) -- (Kotlyar 2008:490 [ref. 29813], Kotlyar 2010:243 [ref. 30796], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Poromitra rugosa (Chapman 1939). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Eastern North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

unicornis, Melamphaes Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:615, Pl. 77 (fig. 1) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Vicinity of Kauai Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4142, depth 632-881 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51517. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8610 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:64 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Poromitra crassiceps (Günther 1878) -- (Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:761 [ref. 13676], Gon 1990:219 [ref. 21680], Kotlyar 1996:275 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:5 [ref. 27590], Mundy 2005:298 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Poromitra unicornis (Gilbert 1905) -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:110 [ref. 6441], Savinykh & Balanov 1999:424 [ref. 24871], Kotlyar 2008:486 [ref. 29813], Kotlyar 2010:243 [ref. 30796]). Current status: Valid as Poromitra unicornis (Gilbert 1905). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Philippines to Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.