IRMNG - Malacosteus Ayres, 1848

IRMNG taxon details

Malacosteus Ayres, 1848

IRMNG_ID

1405119 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1405119)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Stomiidae Bleeker, 1859

Direct children (5)

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Species Malacosteus australis Kenaley, 2007
Species Malacosteus indicus Günther, 1878
Species Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848
Species Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888 accepted as Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848
Species Malacosteus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 3, 1851
page(s): 69 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Appeared first in Ayres (Nov.) 1848 as cited, then in Ayres (Mar.- Sept.) 1849. (Eschmeyer).

Taxonomic remark Appeared first in Ayres (Nov.) 1848 as cited, then in Ayres (Mar.- Sept.) 1849. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Malacosteus Ayres, 1848. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1405119 on 2024-10-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

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db_admin

2017-11-22 13:18:58Z

changed

Decock, Wim

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original description Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 3, 1851
page(s): 69 [details]

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

Unverified

Descriptive info From FishBase: Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Subfamily Malacosteinae [details]

Taxonomic remark Appeared first in Ayres (Nov.) 1848 as cited, then in Ayres (Mar.- Sept.) 1849. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Malacosteus niger Ayres 1848 [details]

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