Species that contain: Uranoscopus and archionema [ 3 ] records

archionema, Uranoscopus Regan [C. T.] 1921:416 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 7 (no. 41); ref. 3672] 15-20 miles off Umvoti River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 120 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1921.3.1.32-33 (2). This species qualifies as a nomen protectum over Uranoscopus duvalii Bottard 1889. •Valid as Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921 -- (Heemstra 1986:735 [ref. 5660], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Fricke 1999:463 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2009:92 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32771], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke et al. 2018:303 [ref. 35805], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Prokofiev 2021:674 [ref. 38659], Arnold 2022:323 [ref. 39949]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya) east to Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues); India. Habitat: marine.

duvalii, Uranoscopus Bottard [A.] 1889:132, Fig. 20 [Les Poissons Venimeux; ref. 31526] Réunion, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): Station Maritime du Havre, Le Havre, France. The whereabouts of the type is unknown. The name archionema Regan 1921 is maintained on the presumption that it qualifies as a nomen protectum; duvalii was described first, but is not used in current literature. •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). •Synonym of Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921 -- (Pers. Comm. R. Fricke 11/22/2011). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.

haplostoma, Uranoscopus Regan [C. T.] 1921:417 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 7 (no. 41); ref. 3672] Mossel Bay, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1901.11.22.3. •Synonym of Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921 -- (Heemstra 1986:735 [ref. 5660]). •Probably a synonym -- (Pietsch 1989:296 [ref. 12541]). Current status: Synonym of Uranoscopus archionema Regan 1921. Uranoscopidae. Habitat: marine.