WoRMS taxon details
Dichichthys melanobranchus Chan, 1966
317756 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:317756)
accepted
Species
Figaro melanobranchus (Chan, 1966) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Figaro piceus Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Galeus piceus (Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Parmaturus melanobranchius (Chan, 1966) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan, 1966) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Chan, W. L. (1966). New sharks from the South China Sea. <em>Journal of Zoology (London).</em> v. 148: 218-237, Pls. 1-3. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Dichichthys melanobranchus Chan, 1966. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=317756 on 2026-09-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Chan, W. L. (1966). New sharks from the South China Sea. <em>Journal of Zoology (London).</em> v. 148: 218-237, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Figaro piceus Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983) Chu, Y.-T.; Meng, Q.W.; Liu, J.-X. (1983). Description of a new species of Scyliorhinidae from China. <em>Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica.</em> 8(1): 104-107 [In Chinese, English summary.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Figaro piceus Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983) Chu, Y.-T.; Meng, Q.W.; Liu, J.-X. (1983). Description of a new species of Scyliorhinidae from China. <em>Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica.</em> 8(1): 104-107 [In Chinese, English summary.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan, 1966))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchius (Chan, 1966))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parmaturus melanobranchus) (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan, 1966))
To FishBase (from synonym Galeus piceus (Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983))
To FishBase (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchius (Chan, 1966))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Figaro melanobranchus (Chan, 1966))
To FishBase (from synonym Figaro piceus Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983)
To FishBase (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan, 1966))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan, 1966))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchius (Chan, 1966))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parmaturus melanobranchus) (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan, 1966))
To FishBase (from synonym Galeus piceus (Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983))
To FishBase (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchius (Chan, 1966))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Figaro melanobranchus (Chan, 1966))
To FishBase (from synonym Figaro piceus Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983)
To FishBase (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan, 1966))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan, 1966))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
