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Xenodermichthys Günther, 1878

AphiaID

125884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125884)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Alepocephalidae Bonaparte, 1846

Synonymised names

Aleposomus Gill, 1884 · unaccepted

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Species Xenodermichthys copei (Gill, 1884)
Species Xenodermichthys nodulosus Günther, 1878
Species Xenodermichthys dalgleishi (Gilchrist, 1922) accepted as Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist, 1922
Species Xenodermichthys funebris Fowler, 1943 accepted as Rouleina watasei (Tanaka, 1909)
Species Xenodermichthys guentheri Alcock, 1892 accepted as Rouleina guentheri (Alcock, 1892)
Species Xenodermichthys socialis Vaillant, 1888 accepted as Xenodermichthys copei (Gill, 1884)
Species Xenodermichthys squamilaterus Alcock, 1898 accepted as Rouleina squamilatera (Alcock, 1898)

Environment

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

Original description

Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5). 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Xenodermichthys Günther, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125884 on 2026-08-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-05 10:37:23Z

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Renders, Kristel

2013-03-12 06:46:53Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5). 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [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 Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]