Melanostigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Gymnelinae
Genus: Melanostigma
Günther, 1881
Type species
Melanostigma gelatinosum
Günther, 1881[1]
Synonyms[1]

Melanostigma is a cosmopolitan genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found all round the world.

Species

The following species are classified within the genus Melanostigma:[2]

  • Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed, 1952
  • Melanostigma bathium Bussing, 1965
  • Melanostigma bellingshauseni Orlovskaya & Balushkin, 2020
  • Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther, 1881
  • Melanostigma inexpectatum Parin, 1977
  • Melanostigma kharini Balushkin & Moganova, 2018
  • Melanostigma orientale Tominaga, 1971
  • Melanostigma pammelas Gilbert, 1896
  • Melanostigma vitiazi Parin, 1980

In addition Catalog of Fishes recognises the following additional species which are not recognised as valid species in FishBase.[3]

  • Melanostigma flaccidum Waite, 1914
  • Melanostigma japonicum Balushkin, 2019
  • Melanostigma lazarevi Orlovskaya & Balushkin, 2020
  • Melanostigma meteori Balushkin & Orlovskaya, 2019
  • Melanostigma olgae Balushkin & Moganova, 2017
  • Melanostigma thalassium Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2019

References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gymnelinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Melanostigma in FishBase. June 2022 version.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Melanostigma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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