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WoRMS taxon details

Polyipnus Günther, 1887

AphiaID

126198 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126198)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Sternoptychinae Duméril, 1805

Synonymised names

Polypnus · unaccepted (misspelling)

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Species Polyipnus aquavitus Baird, 1971
Species Polyipnus asper Harold, 1994
Species Polyipnus asteroides Schultz, 1938
Species Polyipnus bruuni Harold, 1994
Species Polyipnus clarus Harold, 1994
Species Polyipnus danae Harold, 1990
Species Polyipnus elongatus Borodulina, 1979
Species Polyipnus fraseri Fowler, 1934
Species Polyipnus indicus Schultz, 1961
Species Polyipnus inermis Borodulina, 1981
Species Polyipnus kiwiensis Baird, 1971
Species Polyipnus laruei Vourey, Dupoux & Harold, 2017
Species Polyipnus laternatus Garman, 1899
Species Polyipnus latirastrus Last & Harold, 1994
Species Polyipnus limatulus Harold & Wessel, 1998
Species Polyipnus matsubarai Schultz, 1961
Species Polyipnus meteori Kotthaus, 1967
Species Polyipnus notatus Harold, Kemp & Shore, 2016
Species Polyipnus nuttingi Gilbert, 1905
Species Polyipnus oluolus Baird, 1971
Species Polyipnus omphus Baird, 1971
Species Polyipnus ovatus Harold, 1994
Species Polyipnus parini Borodulina, 1979
Species Polyipnus paxtoni Harold, 1989
Species Polyipnus plebeius Grenfell, 1984 †
Species Polyipnus polli Schultz, 1961
Species Polyipnus ruggeri Baird, 1971
Species Polyipnus soelae Harold, 1994
Species Polyipnus spinifer Borodulina, 1979
Species Polyipnus spinosus Günther, 1887
Species Polyipnus stereope Jordan & Starks, 1904
Species Polyipnus surugaensis Aizawa, 1990
Species Polyipnus tridentifer McCulloch, 1914
Species Polyipnus triphanos Schultz, 1938
Species Polyipnus unispinus Schultz, 1938
Species Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961 accepted as Polyipnus matsubarai Schultz, 1961
Species Polyipnus lateratus Garman, 1899 accepted as Polyipnus laternatus Garman, 1899 (misspelling)
Species Polyipnus spinosis Günther, 1887 accepted as Polyipnus spinosus Günther, 1887 (misspelling)
Species Polyipnus sterope Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Polyipnus stereope Jordan & Starks, 1904 (misspelling)
Species Polyipnus trigentifer McCulloch, 1914 accepted as Polyipnus tridentifer McCulloch, 1914 (misspelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Günther, A. (1887). Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 22 (part 57): i-lxv, 1-268, pl. 1-73., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-57/README.htm [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Polyipnus Günther, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126198 on 2025-04-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-27 07:06:07Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2013-03-12 07:07:31Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Günther, A. (1887). Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 22 (part 57): i-lxv, 1-268, pl. 1-73., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-57/README.htm [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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 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. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [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. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554. [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]