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Melichthys Swainson, 1839

AphiaID

205415 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205415)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Balistidae Rafinesque, 1810

Synonymised names

Melichtys · unaccepted (misspelling)

Melicthys · unaccepted (misspelling)

Oncobalistes Fowler, 1946 · unaccepted

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Species Melichthys indicus Randall & Klausewitz, 1973
Species Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
Species Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
Species Melichthys bispinosus Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
Species Melichthys nycteris (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) accepted as Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
Species Melichthys piceus (Poey, 1863) accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
Species Melichthys radula (Solander, 1848) accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
Species Melichthys ringens (Osbeck, 1765) accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
Species Melichthys vidula (Richardson, 1845) accepted as Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Melichthys Swainson, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205415 on 2026-09-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-03-11 13:25:43Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Taxonomy

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