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Melanostomias Brauer, 1902 
AphiaID: 126214

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Stomiiformes (Order) > Stomiidae (Family) > Melanostomiinae (Subfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Melanostomiinae
Synonymised
taxa		  Haplostomias
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

additional source: Roberts, C.; Stewart, A.; Francis, M. (2009). Marine fishes (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

basis of record (from synonym): FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

All child
taxa
[hide all]		 Species Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927
Species Melanostomias biseriatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias globulifer Fowler, 1934
Species Melanostomias macrophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias margaritifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias melanopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias melanops Brauer, 1902
Species Melanostomias niger Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
Species Melanostomias nigroaxialis Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
Species Melanostomias paucilaternatus Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
Species Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938
Species Melanostomias pollicifer Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
Species Melanostomias stewarti Fowler, 1934
Species Melanostomias tentaculatus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
Species Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902
Species Melanostomias vierecki Fowler, 1934

Species Melanostomias albibarba Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias melanops Brauer, 1902
Species Melanostomias bilobatus Koefoed, 1956 accepted as Leptostomias bilobatus (Koefoed, 1956)
Species Melanostomias braueri Zugmayer, 1913 accepted as Photonectes braueri (Zugmayer, 1913)
Species Melanostomias bulbosus Beebe, 1933 accepted as Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927
Species Melanostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911) accepted as Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911)
Species Melanostomias gracilis (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) accepted as Leptostomias gracilis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias heteropogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902
Species Melanostomias longibarba (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) accepted as Leptostomias longibarba Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912 accepted as Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1912)
Species Melanostomias macrophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias melanopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Species Melanostomias melanocaulus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902
Species Melanostomias problematicus Parr, 1927 accepted as Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911)
Species Melanostomias ramosus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) accepted as Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911)
Species Melanostomias spilorhynchus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927
Environment marine
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Note  Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Images 
Melanostomias sp.
Melanostomias sp.
added on 2006-08-21 - author: IMARES/Henk Heessen/2006
qualitystatus: not checked

Melanostomias sp.
Melanostomias sp.
added on 2006-08-21 - author: IMARES/Henk Heessen/2006
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126214
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2006-09-25 06:54:45Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Melanostomias Brauer, 1902. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126214 on 2013-06-20
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