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Melamphaes Günther, 1864

126181  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126181)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Beryciformes (Order)
  11. Berycoidei (Suborder)
  12. Melamphaidae (Family)
  13. Melamphaes (Genus)
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  1. Species Melamphaes acanthomus Ebeling, 1962
  2. Species Melamphaes brachysomus Kimura, Kawai & Aungtonya, 2019
  3. Species Melamphaes contradictorius Kotlyar, 2015
  4. Species Melamphaes danae Ebeling, 1962
  5. Species Melamphaes ebelingi Keene, 1973
  6. Species Melamphaes eulepis Ebeling, 1962
  7. Species Melamphaes eurous Kotlyar, 2016
  8. Species Melamphaes falsidicus Kotlyar, 2011
  9. Species Melamphaes hubbsi Ebeling, 1962
  10. Species Melamphaes inconspicuus Kotlyar, 2015
  11. Species Melamphaes indicus Ebeling, 1962
  12. Species Melamphaes janae Ebeling, 1962
  13. Species Melamphaes kobylyanskyi Kotlyar, 2015
  14. Species Melamphaes laeviceps Ebeling, 1962
  15. Species Melamphaes leeae Schwarzhans, 2019 †
  16. Species Melamphaes lentiginosus Kotlyar, 2015
  17. Species Melamphaes leprus Ebeling, 1962
  18. Species Melamphaes longivelis Parr, 1933
  19. Species Melamphaes lugubris Gilbert, 1890
  20. Species Melamphaes macrocephalus Parr, 1931
  21. Species Melamphaes manifestus Kotlyar, 2011
  22. Species Melamphaes microps (Günther, 1878)
  23. Species Melamphaes nikolayi Kotlyar, 2012
  24. Species Melamphaes occlusus Kotlyar, 2012
  25. Species Melamphaes ovalis Schwarzhans, 1980 †
  26. Species Melamphaes pachystomus Kotlyar, 2011
  27. Species Melamphaes papavereus Kotlyar, 2016
  28. Species Melamphaes parini Kotlyar, 1999
  29. Species Melamphaes parvus Ebeling, 1962
  30. Species Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling, 1962
  31. Species Melamphaes proximus Kotlyar, 2015
  32. Species Melamphaes pumilus Ebeling, 1962
  33. Species Melamphaes shcherbachevi Kotlyar, 2015
  34. Species Melamphaes simus Ebeling, 1962
  35. Species Melamphaes spinifer Ebeling, 1962
  36. Species Melamphaes suborbitalis (Gill, 1883)
  37. Species Melamphaes succedaneus Kotlyar, 2015
  38. Species Melamphaes typhlops (Lowe, 1843)
  39. Species Melamphaes uniformis Kotlyar, 2013
  40. Species Melamphaes xestoachidus Kotlyar, 2011
  41. Species Melamphaes anthrax Grey, 1955 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Melamphaes Günther, 1864. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126181 on 2026-02-09
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Melamphaes Günther, 1864. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126181 on 2026-02-09
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2013-02-28 11:26:06Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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] 

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details] 

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] 
 
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