Species that contain: Polymixia and nobilis [ 5 ] records

busakhini, Polymixia Kotlyar [A. N.] 1992:22 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 32 (no. 6); ref. 20773] Western Indian Ocean, 33°04'S 43°52'E, depth 650-660 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-18691. Paratypes: AMS I.21777-002 (3), plus USNM, LACM, CAS, AMS, ZMUC. Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:50 [ref. 25714]. Also appeared as new in Kotlyar 1993:183, Figs. 2-3 [ref. 21209] where it was intended to appear first. •Valid as Polymixia busakhini Kotlyar 1992 -- (Kotlyar 1996:69 [ref. 23292], Paxton 1999:1977 [ref. 24752], Paxton et al. 2006:548 [ref. 28994], Roberts 2015:699 [ref. 34256] as cf. busakhini, Fricke et al. 2018:80 [ref. 35805]). •Possibly a synonym of Polymixia nobilis Lowe 1836 -- (Borden et al. 2019:16 [ref. 36559]). Current status: Valid as Polymixia busakhini Kotlyar 1992. Polymixiidae. Distribution: Southern Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique, Madagascar underwater ridge, Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes), eastern Australia, New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

nobilis, Polymixia Lowe [R. T.] 1836:198, Pl. 4 [Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society v. 6 (pts 1); ref. 2828] Off Madeira. No types known. Possible syntype and/or Lowe specimen: BMNH 1855.11.29.10. Nemobrama webbii dates to the plate published in 1837, which apparently makes it older than Polymixia nobilis 1838; it is suggested that continued use of nobilis be retained. •Valid as Polymixia nobilis Lowe 1836 -- (Nielsen 1973:336 [ref. 6885], Hureau in Whitehead et al. 1986:738 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:432 [ref. 5660], Edwards & Glass 1987:632 [ref. 9166], Gutherz et al. 1987:143 [ref. 39765], Paxton et al. 1989:362 [ref. 12442], McAllister 1990:112 [ref. 14674], Hureau 1990:625 [ref. 17267], Cervigón 1991:254 [ref. 24472], Kotlyar 1992:18 [ref. 20773], Cervigón 1992:380 [ref. 23827], Kotlyar 1996:65 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:52 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:74 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:694 [ref. 23897], Uiblein et al. 1999:62 [ref. 24045], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:153 [ref. 25013], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:58 [ref. 27192], Moore 2003:962 [ref. 27002], Moore et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27076], Moore 2016:1942 [ref. 34570], Almeida & Alves 2017:293 [ref. 35554], Almeida & Alves 2019:271 [ref. 37509], Borden et al. 2019:4 [ref. 36559], Brown et al. 2019:160 [ref. 36444], Carneiro et al. 2019:149 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:110 [ref. 38139], Grande & Wilson 2021:584 [ref. 38492], Robertson et al. 2022:87 [ref. 39353], Page et al. 2023:104 [ref. 40505], Caixeta et al. 2024:11 [ref. 40847]). Current status: Valid as Polymixia nobilis Lowe 1836. Polymixiidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Virginia (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Lesser Antilles, including Gulf of Mexico and off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; southern central Atlantic: Saint Helena, Vavilov’s underwater ridge; eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Meteor Bank, Canary Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Possibly northwestern and southwestern Pacific on ref. 36559. 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.

webbii, Nemobrama Valenciennes [A.] 1837:[41], Pl. 8 [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Holotype: MNHN A-5612. Non-types or paratypes: MNHN B-2628 (1, dry). Type catalog: Bauchot 1970:12-13 [ref. 20740]. Dates to Pl. 8 in May 1837, holotype is fish depicted on plate; p. 41 published in 1843. •Synonym of Polymixia nobilis Lowe 1836 -- (Nielsen 1973:336 [ref. 6885], Hureau in Whitehead et al. 1986:738 [ref. 13676], Hureau 1990:625 [ref. 17267], Kotlyar 1996:65 [ref. 23292] with genus as Nemabrama). Current status: Synonym of Polymixia nobilis Lowe 1836. Polymixiidae. Habitat: marine.