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Synaphobranchus Johnson, 1862

AphiaID

125656 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125656)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Synaphobranchinae Johnson, 1862

Synonymised names

Nettophichthys Holt, 1891 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Synapobranchus Johnson, 1862 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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Species Synaphobranchus affinis Günther, 1877
Species Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis Günther, 1887
Species Synaphobranchus calvus Melo, 2007
Species Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus (Lea, 1913)
Species Synaphobranchus kaupii Johnson, 1862
Species Synaphobranchus oligolepis Ho, Hong & Chen, 2018
Species Synaphobranchus oregoni Castle, 1960
Species Synaphobranchus australis Regan, 1913 accepted as Histiobranchus australis (Regan, 1913)
Species Synaphobranchus bathybius Günther, 1877 accepted as Histiobranchus bathybius (Günther, 1877)
Species Synaphobranchus brachysomus Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Synaphobranchus affinis Günther, 1877 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, of the genus noun)
Species Synaphobranchus bruuni (Castle, 1964) accepted as Histiobranchus bruuni Castle, 1964
Species Synaphobranchus capensis (Barnard, 1923) accepted as Diastobranchus capensis Barnard, 1923
Species Synaphobranchus danae Bruun, 1937 accepted as Diastobranchus capensis Barnard, 1923
Species Synaphobranchus infernalis (Gill, 1883) accepted as Histiobranchus bathybius (Günther, 1877)
Species Synaphobranchus kaupi Johnson, 1862 accepted as Synaphobranchus kaupii Johnson, 1862 (misspelling)
Species Synaphobranchus taketae Tanaka, 1916 accepted as Synaphobranchus affinis Günther, 1877 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, of the genus noun)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Johnson, J. Y. (1862). Descriptions of some new genera and species of fishes obtained at Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862. (pt 2) (art. 2) : 167-180, Pls. 22-23. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Synaphobranchus Johnson, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125656 on 2026-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2013-03-05 08:18:02Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Johnson, J. Y. (1862). Descriptions of some new genera and species of fishes obtained at Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862. (pt 2) (art. 2) : 167-180, Pls. 22-23. [details]

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]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]