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Leptocephalus Basilewsky, 1855

1296869  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1296869)

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  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Cypriniformes (Order)
  7. Cyprinidae (Family)
  8. Leptocephalus (Genus)
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  1. Species Leptocephalus bellottii D'Ancona, 1928
  2. Species Leptocephalus bimaculatus
  3. Species Leptocephalus congroides D'Ancona, 1928
  4. Species Leptocephalus multimaculata
  5. Species Leptocephalus ophichthoides D'Ancona, 1928
  6. Species Leptocephalus stenorhynchus Castle, 1964
  7. Species Leptocephalus acuticeps Regan, 1916 accepted as Avocettina acuticeps (Regan, 1916)
  8. Species Leptocephalus affinis Facciolà, 1883 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
  9. Species Leptocephalus andreae Schmidt, 1912 accepted as Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848
  10. Species Leptocephalus anguilloides Schmidt, 1916 accepted as Derichthys serpentinus Gill, 1884
  11. Species Leptocephalus arabicus D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Gavialiceps arabicus (D'Ancona, 1928)
  12. Species Leptocephalus bellotii D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Leptocephalus bellottii D'Ancona, 1928
  13. Species Leptocephalus brevirostris Kaup, 1856 accepted as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  14. Species Leptocephalus canaricus Lea, 1913 accepted as Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848
  15. Species Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
  16. Species Leptocephalus capensis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gnathophis capensis (Kaup, 1856)
  17. Species Leptocephalus caudomaculatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 accepted as Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson, 1848)
  18. Species Leptocephalus conger Eigenmann, 1902 accepted as Ophichthus cruentifer (Goode & Bean, 1896)
  19. Species Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
  20. Species Leptocephalus cotroneii D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Gorgasia cotroneii (D'Ancona, 1928)
  21. Species Leptocephalus crenatus Strömman, 1896 accepted as Ahlia egmontis (Jordan, 1884)
  22. Species Leptocephalus curvirostris Strömman, 1896 accepted as Nemichthys curvirostris (Strömman, 1896)
  23. Species Leptocephalus diptychus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1901 accepted as Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
  24. Species Leptocephalus dolichorhynchus Lea, 1913 accepted as Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus (Lea, 1913)
  25. Species Leptocephalus echeloides D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Ophichthus echeloides (D'Ancona, 1928)
  26. Species Leptocephalus ectenurus Jordan & Richardson, 1909 accepted as Rhynchoconger ectenurus (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)
  27. Species Leptocephalus ekmani Strömman, 1896 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
  28. Species Leptocephalus erebennus Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
  29. Species Leptocephalus euryurus Lea, 1913 accepted as Anarchias euryurus (Lea, 1913)
  30. Species Leptocephalus forstromi Strömman, 1896 accepted as Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
  31. Species Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959 accepted as Coloconger giganteus (Castle, 1959)
  32. Species Leptocephalus gilberti Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 accepted as Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan, 1884)
  33. Species Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
  34. Species Leptocephalus hexastigma Regan, 1916 accepted as Ahlia egmontis (Jordan, 1884)
  35. Species Leptocephalus humilis Strömman, 1896 accepted as Ahlia egmontis (Jordan, 1884)
  36. Species Leptocephalus hyoproroides Strömman, 1896 accepted as Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Strömman, 1896)
  37. Species Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
  38. Species Leptocephalus inferomaculatus Blache, 1977 accepted as Gorgasia inferomaculata (Blache, 1977)
  39. Species Leptocephalus ingolfianus Schmidt, 1912 accepted as Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (Schmidt, 1912)
  40. Species Leptocephalus inornatus Facciolà, 1883 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
  41. Species Leptocephalus kefersteini Kaup, 1860 accepted as Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  42. Species Leptocephalus lanceolatoides Schmidt, 1916 accepted as Serrivomer lanceolatoides (Schmidt, 1916)
  43. Species Leptocephalus lanceolatus Strömman, 1896 accepted as Serrivomer beanii Gill & Ryder, 1883
  44. Species Leptocephalus lateromaculatus D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Saurenchelys lateromaculatus (D'Ancona, 1928)
  45. Species Leptocephalus latissimus Schmidt, 1912 accepted as Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827)
  46. Species Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
  47. Species Leptocephalus longirostris Kaup, 1856 accepted as Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810
  48. Species Leptocephalus maculatus Della Croce & Castle, 1966 accepted as Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
  49. Species Leptocephalus marginatus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
  50. Species Leptocephalus mauritianum Pappenheim, 1914 accepted as Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914)
  51. Species Leptocephalus mauritianus Pappenheim, 1914 accepted as Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914)
  52. Species Leptocephalus microphthalmus Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
  53. Species Leptocephalus mollis Fowler, 1944 accepted as Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852
  54. Species Leptocephalus mongolicus Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Chanodichthys mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855)
  55. Species Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
  56. Species Leptocephalus mucronatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 accepted as Ophichthus cruentifer (Goode & Bean, 1896)
  57. Species Leptocephalus nystromi Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Gnathophis nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
  58. Species Leptocephalus orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1837) accepted as Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837
  59. Species Leptocephalus oxycephalus Pappenheim, 1914 accepted as Avocettina infans (Günther, 1878)
  60. Species Leptocephalus oxyrhynchus Bellotti, 1883 accepted as Facciolella oxyrhyncha (Bellotti, 1883)
  61. Species Leptocephalus pellucidus (Couch, 1832) accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
  62. Species Leptocephalus polymerus Lea, 1913 accepted as Nemichthys curvirostris (Strömman, 1896)
  63. Species Leptocephalus proboscideus Lea, 1913 accepted as Dysommina proboscideus (Lea, 1913)
  64. Species Leptocephalus pseudolatissimus Bertin, 1936 accepted as Eurypharynx pelecanoides Vaillant, 1882
  65. Species Leptocephalus retrotinctus Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Bathycongrus retrotinctus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
  66. Species Leptocephalus rex Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
  67. Species Leptocephalus saurencheloides D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Facciolella saurencheloides (D'Ancona, 1928)
  68. Species Leptocephalus scheelei Strömman, 1896 accepted as Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman, 1896)
  69. Species Leptocephalus similis Lea, 1913 accepted as Anarchias similis (Lea, 1913)
  70. Species Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
  71. Species Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913 accepted as Pseudophichthys splendens (Lea, 1913)
  72. Species Leptocephalus stenops Kaup, 1856 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
  73. Species Leptocephalus stylurus Lea, 1913 accepted as Saurenchelys stylura (Lea, 1913)
  74. Species Leptocephalus taenia Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
  75. Species Leptocephalus telescopicus Schmidt, 1913 accepted as Dysomma brevirostre (Facciolà, 1887)
  76. Species Leptocephalus trilineatus Castle, 1964 accepted as Bathycongrus trilineatus (Castle, 1964)
  77. Species Leptocephalus tuberculatus Castle, 1965 accepted as Neoconger tuberculatus (Castle, 1965)
  78. Species Leptocephalus undulatus Strömman, 1896 accepted as Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848)
  79. Species Leptocephalus urosema Lea, 1913 accepted as Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810
  80. Species Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
  81. Species Leptocephalus wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
marine
recent only
N. Mém. Soc. Moscou, 10
page(s): 234 [details]   
Taxonomic remark Invalid name (jun. homonym, refer ICZN Index). (See Chanodichthys Bleeker 1860. (Nomen. Zool.). Objectively invalid;...  
Taxonomic remark Invalid name (jun. homonym, refer ICZN Index). (See Chanodichthys Bleeker 1860. (Nomen. Zool.). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Leptocephalus Scopoli 1777 in fishes, replaced by Chanodichthys Bleeker 1859. On Official Index as a junior homonym of Scopoli 1777 (Direction 87). (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2024). Leptocephalus Basilewsky, 1855. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1296869 on 2024-04-23
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
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original description N. Mém. Soc. Moscou, 10
page(s): 234 [details]   

basis of record SN2000 unverified [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]   

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

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

habitat flag source FishBase [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info From FishBase: Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Nomenclatural status invalid [details]

Subfamily Cultrinae [details]

Taxonomic remark Invalid name (jun. homonym, refer ICZN Index). (See Chanodichthys Bleeker 1860. (Nomen. Zool.). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Leptocephalus Scopoli 1777 in fishes, replaced by Chanodichthys Bleeker 1859. On Official Index as a junior homonym of Scopoli 1777 (Direction 87). (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Leptocephalus mongolicus Basilewsky 1855 [details]
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