WoRMS taxon details
Melanocetus Günther, 1864
Centrocetus Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Melanocoetus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Xenoceratias Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
- Species Melanocetus eustalus Pietsch & Van Duzer, 1980
- Species Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
- Species Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887
- Species Melanocetus niger Regan, 1925
- Species Melanocetus polyactis Regan, 1925
- Species Melanocetus rossi Balushkin & Fedorov, 1981
- Species Melanocetus cirrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1932 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
- Species Melanocetus ferox Regan, 1926 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
- Species Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864 (misspelling)
- Species Melanocetus krechi Brauer, 1902 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
- Species Melanocetus megalodontis Beebe & Crane, 1947 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
- Species Melanocetus pelagicus Brauer, 1902 accepted as Caulophryne pelagica (Brauer, 1902)
- Species Melanocetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903 accepted as Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
- Species Melanocetus tumidus Parr, 1927 accepted as Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887
- Species Melanocetus vorax Brauer, 1902 accepted as Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Günther, A. (1864). On a new genus of pediculate fish from the Sea of Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864.</em> (pt 2) (art. 6): 301-303, Pl. 25. Also as a separate, pp. 1-2. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Melanocetus Günther, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125803 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Günther, A. (1864). On a new genus of pediculate fish from the Sea of Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864.</em> (pt 2) (art. 6): 301-303, Pl. 25. Also as a separate, pp. 1-2. [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]
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]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
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]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クロアンコウ属 | [details] |
