Species that contain: Polymixia and lowei [ 3 ] records

lowei, Polymixia Günther [A.] 1859:17 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1; ref. 1961] Cuba. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1832.9.13.216. Also listed was Plate VII. fig. A, but on preface p. vi it is stated, "The Plates referred to, and executed by Mr. Ford, will be published as a separate volume." •Valid as Polymixia lowei Günther 1859 -- (Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:266 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:113 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:322 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:112 [ref. 14674], Cervigón 1991:254 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:92 [ref. 23239], Kotlyar 1992:23 [ref. 20773], Cervigón 1992:380 [ref. 23827], Kotlyar 1996:74 [ref. 23292], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:693 [ref. 23897], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:153 [ref. 25013], Moore in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:207 [ref. 26158], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:58 [ref. 27192], Moore 2003:962 [ref. 27002], Moore et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27076], Nelson et al. 2004:90 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:91 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:28 [ref. 33341], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:85 [ref. 37485], Pinheiro et al. 2015:9 [ref. 34324], Nión et al. 2016:39 [ref. 35565], Borden et al. 2019:4 [ref. 36559], Klautau et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37903], Robertson et al. 2020:160 [ref. 38098], Grande & Wilson 2021:584 [ref. 38492], Page et al. 2023:104 [ref. 40505], Caixeta et al. 2024:11 [ref. 40847]). Current status: Valid as Polymixia lowei Günther 1859. Polymixiidae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic: Newfoundland (Canada) south to the Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

venustus, Dinemus Poey [F.] 1860:161, Pl. 14 (fig. 1) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 21812 (2). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:181 [ref. 22926]. Lachner 1955:200 [ref. 10032] stated under Polymixia lowei, "Poey's (1880) account of venustus included one of the diagnostic characters [for lowei].... On the basis of his description and one cotype (MCZ 21812, 134 mm. standard length) I place venustus in the synonymy of lowei. The other cotype of venustus (also MCZ 21812) represents nobilis." Lachner did not establish a lectotype and subsequent workers continue to place venustus in the synonymy of both species. Apparently no lectotype has been designated, but the 134-mm specimen in MCZ 21812 should be designated lectotype. •Synonym of Polymixia nobilis Lowe 1836 in part -- (Hureau 1990:625 [ref. 17267], Kotlyar 1996:65 [ref. 23292]). •Synonym of Polymixia lowei Günther 1859 in part -- (Kotlyar 1996:74 [ref. 23292]). Current status: Synonym of Polymixia lowei Günther 1859. Polymixiidae. Habitat: marine.

virginica, Polymixia nobilis Nichols [J. T.] & Firth [F. E.] 1936:2 [American Museum Novitates No. 883; ref. 13728] South-southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia, U.S.A., depth 50-60 fathoms. Holotype: AMNH 13569. Paratypes: AMNH 20924 (1). •Synonym of Polymixia lowei Günther 1859 -- (Kotlyar 1996:74 [ref. 23292]). Current status: Synonym of Polymixia lowei Günther 1859. Polymixiidae. Habitat: marine.