Species that contain: Nettastoma and melanurum [ 8 ] records

bellottii, Leptocephalus D'Ancona [U.] 1928:60, Pl. 3 (figs. 16-17) [Memoria, Reale Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146; ref. 15917] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, depth 600 meters. Lectotype: MSNVE P-8 (largest lectotype). Syntypes: (2) MSNVE P-8 (1). Leptocephalus is a catch-all name for larval eels. Lectotype selected by Smith & Castle 1982. •Synonym of Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque 1810 -- (Castle 1975:25 [ref. 25984]). •Valid as "Leptocephalus" bellottii D'Ancona 1928 -- (Dor 1984:32 [ref. 29757] as bellotii, Goren & Dor 1994:8 [ref. 25356] as belloti). •A species of Nettenchelys, possibly the same as Nettenchelys gephyrs Castle & Smith 1981 -- (Smith & Castle 1982:14 [ref. 5453]). •Valid as Nettenchelys bellottii (D'Ancona 1928) -- (Smith et al. 2015:109 [ref. 34125], Golani & Fricke 2018:26 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Nettenchelys bellottii (D'Ancona 1928). Nettastomatidae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

guentheri, Muraenosaurus Osório [B.] 1909:14, Pl. 1 (figs. 2-4) [Memorias do Museu Bocage, Lisboa Fasc. 1; ref. 3317] Off Cape Espichel, Portugal, depth about 800 meters. Holotype: MB 2066 (lost in fire in 1978). •Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810 -- (Blache et al. 1973:236 [ref. 7185] as melanurum, Smith et al. 1981:543 [ref. 6158], Smith 1989:605 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:174 [ref. 13454] as melanurum). Current status: Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810. Nettastomatidae. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Leptocephalus Kaup [J. J.] 1857:150, Pl. 18 (fig. 14) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: MNHN 0000-2628 or 2269 (lost). Type catalog: Bertin 1935:102 [ref. 21550], Bauchot et al. 1993:133-134 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810 -- (Blache et al. 1973:236 [ref. 7185] as melanurum, Smith et al. 1981:543 [ref. 6158], Smith 1989:605 [ref. 13285], Smith 1989:705 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:173 [ref. 13454] as melanurum). Current status: Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810. Nettastomatidae. Habitat: marine.

melanura, Nettastoma Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:66, Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:43 [ref. 3595]. The specific name melanura [black tail] is an undeclinable noun. •Valid as Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810 -- (Blache et al. 1973:236 [ref. 7185], Castle 1975:23 [ref. 25984], Smith et al. 1981:543 [ref. 6158], Ida in Okamura et al. 1982:59, 317 [ref. 8256], Uyeno & Sasaki in Uyeno et al. 1983:116 [ref. 14275], Saldanha in Whitehead et al. 1986:563 [ref. 13676], Smith 1989:605 [ref. 13285], Smith 1989:705 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:173 [ref. 13454], Boschung 1992:37 [ref. 23239], Galil & Goren 1994:49 [ref. 23163], Santos et al. 1997:24 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:57 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:320 [ref. 23897], Porteiro et al. 1999:27 [ref. 24203], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:34 [ref. 26753], Smith 2003:754 [ref. 26989], Moore et al. 2003:175 [ref. 27076], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:38 [ref. 27192], Golani 2005:18 [ref. 37112] as melanurum, Paxton et al. 2006:299 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2007:25 [ref. 29533], Melo et al. 2009:9 [ref. 30460], Bañon et al. 2010:7 [ref. 31029], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:19 [ref. 36649] as melanurum, Fricke et al. 2011:354 [ref. 31242], Goren & Galil 2015:516 [ref. 33910], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:51 [ref. 37485] as melanurum, Smith 2016:1698 [ref. 34556], Carneiro et al. 2019:65 [ref. 37250] as melanurum, Parenti 2019:101 [ref. 37117], Bariche & Fricke 2020:35 [ref. 37515], Klautau et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37903], Kovačić et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:51 [ref. 38883], Golani 2021:18 [ref. 38303] as melanurum, Kovačić et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39014] as melanurum, Fermon et al. 2022:119 [ref. 39448] as melanurum, Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810. Nettastomatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic; eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Gabon; Mediterranean Sea. ?Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

mendax, Nettastoma Facciolà [L.] 1893:147 [Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali] v. 12; ref. 13647] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810 -- (Smith et al. 1981:543 [ref. 6158], Smith 1989:605 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:173 [ref. 13454] as melanurum). Current status: Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810. Nettastomatidae. Habitat: marine.

messanensis, Hyoprorus Kölliker [R. A. von] 1853:102 [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-Medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg. v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 2680] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. •Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810 -- (Blache et al. 1973:236 [ref. 7185] as melanurum, Smith et al. 1981:543 [ref. 6158], Smith 1989:605 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:173 [ref. 13454] as melanurum). Current status: Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810. Nettastomatidae. Habitat: marine.

saga, Muraenophis Risso [A.] 1810:370, Pl. 10 (fig. 39) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: MNHN B-0849 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin 1945:375 [ref. 21554], Bauchot et al. 1993:118 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810 -- (Blache et al. 1973:236 [ref. 7185] as melanurum with question, Smith et al. 1981:543 [ref. 6158], Smith 1989:605 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:173 [ref. 13454] as melanurum). Current status: Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810. Nettastomatidae. Habitat: marine.

urosema, Leptocephalus Lea [E.] 1913:32, Fig. 33; Pl. 5 (no. 5) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 3 (pt 1, no. 7); ref. 14158] North Atlantic, 34°59'N, 33°01'W, station 53, depth 100 meters; 36°53'N, 29°47'W, station 56, depth 100 meters. Syntypes: ZMUB 2505 (1), 5111 (1). Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:146 [ref. 21547]. •Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810 -- (Blache et al. 1973:236 [ref. 7185] as melanurum, Smith et al. 1981:543 [ref. 6158], Smith 1989:605 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:174 [ref. 13454] as melanurum, Santos et al. 1997:24 [ref. 23531] as melanurum). Current status: Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810. Nettastomatidae. Habitat: marine.