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1 FAMILY Derichthyidae Gill, longneck eels SUBFAMILY Derichthyidae Gill, 1884 longneck eels [=Nessorhamphidae Schmidt, 1931] Notes: Derichthyidae Gill, 1884a:433 [ref. 1728] (family) Derichthys [also in Gill 1884b:620 [ref ]] Nessorhamphidae Schmidt, 1931:373 [ref. 3933] (family) Nessorhamphus GENUS Derichthys Gill, longneck eels [=Derichthys Gill [T. N.], 1884:433, Grammatocephalus Norman [J. R.], 1930:338] Notes: [ref. 1728]. Masc. Derichthys serpentinus Gill, Type by monotypy. Derichtys is a misspelling. Valid as Derichthys Gill, (Blache et al. 1973:244 [ref. 7185], Karmovskaya 1985:885 [ref ], Bauchot & Saldanha in Whitehead et al. 1986:575 with author as Schmidt 1930, Castle 1986:192 [ref. 5644], Robins 1989:424 [ref ], Smith 1999:1672 [ref ], Smith 2003:735 [ref ], Paxton et al. 2006:281 [ref ]). Current status: Valid as Derichthys Gill, Derichthyidae: Derichthyinae (Grammatocephalus) [ref. 3219]. Masc. Grammatocephalus kempi Norman, Type by original designation (also monotypic). Synonym of Derichthys Gill, (Blache et al. 1973:244 [ref. 7185], Karmovskaya 1985:885 [ref ], Robins 1989:424 [ref ]). Current status: Synonym of Derichthys Gill, Derichthyidae: Derichthyinae. Species Derichthys serpentinus Gill, narrownecked oceanic eel [=Derichthys serpentinus Gill [T. N.], 1884:433, Leptocephalus anguilloides Schmidt [E. J.], 1916:17, Figs , Derichtys iselini Borodin [N. A.], 1929:110, Grammatocephalus kempi Norman [J. R.], 1930:339, Fig. 34] Notes: [American Naturalist v. 18 (no. 4); ref. 1728] Western North Atlantic, 39 44'30"N, 71 04'00"W, Albatross station 2094, depth 1022 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Derichthys serpentinus Gill, Derichthyidae: Derichthyinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in warm seas, including Hawaiian Islands. (anguilloides) [Meddelelser fra Kommissionen for havundersøgelser. Serie, fiskeri. v. 5 (no. 4); ref ] North Atlantic.

2 Current status: Synonym of Derichthys serpentinus Gill, Derichthyidae: Derichthyinae (iselini) [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 10; ref ] North Atlantic, 50 41'N, 27 17'W, depth fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Derichthys serpentinus Gill, Derichthyidae: Derichthyinae (kempi) [Discovery Reports v. 2; ref. 3219] Off Cape Town, South Africa, southeastern Atlantic, Discovery station 101, 33 50'-34 13'S, 16 04'-15 49'E, depth meters. Current status: Synonym of Derichthys serpentinus Gill, Derichthyidae: Derichthyinae. GENUS Nessorhamphus Schmidt, duckbill eels [=Nessorhamphus Schmidt [E. J.], 1931:372] Notes: [ref. 3933]. Masc. Leptocephalus ingolfianus Schmidt, Type by monotypy. Valid as Nessorhamphus Schmidt, (Blache et al. 1973:246 [ref. 7185], Karmovskaya 1985:891 [ref ], Bauchot & Saldanha in Whitehead et al. 1986:576 [ref ], Castle 1986:192 [ref. 5644], Paxton et al. 1989:124 [ref ], Robins 1989:427 [ref ], Smith 1999:1672 [ref ], Smith 2003:735 [ref ], Paxton et al. 2006:281 [ref ]). Current status: Valid as Nessorhamphus Schmidt, Derichthyidae: Derichthyinae Species Nessorhamphus danae Schmidt, Dana duckbill eel [=Nessorhamphus danae Schmidt [J.], 1931:487, Fig. 4] Notes: [Nature (London) No. 127; ref ] Indian Ocean west of Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Nessorhamphus danae Schmidt, Derichthyidae: Derichthyinae. Distribution: Circumtropical in warm seas. Species Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (Schmidt, 1912) - Ingolf duckbill oceanic eel [=Leptocephalus ingolfianus Schmidt [E. J.], 1912:49, Pl. 3 (fig. 8), Avocettina scapularostris Borodin [N. A.], 1929:109] Notes: [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 64; ref ] Sargasso Sea and the Azores, northeastern Atlantic.

3 Current status: Valid as Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (Schmidt, 1912). Derichthyidae: Derichthyinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in warm seas. (scapularostris) [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 10; ref ] North Atlantic, 41 29'N, 47 48'W, depth fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (Schmidt, 1912). Derichthyidae: Derichthyinae. Habitat: marine SUBFAMILY Colocongrinae Smith, in Blache & Bauchot, short-tail eels [=Colocongridae, Colocongridae] Notes: Colocongridae Greenwood, Rosen, Weitzman & Myers, 1966:393 [ref ] (family) Coloconger [name only in synonymy, published after 1960, not available] Colocongridae Smith, 1971 [in unpublished Ph. D. dissertation, not available] Colocongridae Smith, in Blache & Bauchot, 1976:427 [ref. 305] (family) Coloconger GENUS Coloconger Alcock, short-tail eels [=Coloconger Alcock [A. W.], 1889:456, Ascomana Castle [P. H. J.], 1967:5] Notes: [ref ]. Masc. Coloconger raniceps Alcock, Type by monotypy. Misspelled Cologonger in Zoological Record for Valid as Coloconger Alcock, (Blache & Bauchot 1976:428 [ref. 305], Karrer 1982:41 [ref. 5679], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:27 [ref. 6441], Castle 1986:163 [ref. 5644], Paxton et al. 1989:144 [ref ], Smith 1989:417 [ref ], Smith 1999:1670 [ref ], Smith 2003:734 [ref ], Paxton et al. 2006:279 [ref ], López et al. 2007:959 [ref ], Fricke et al. 2009:20 [ref ], Zhang et al. 2010:184 [ref ]). Current status: Valid as Coloconger Alcock, Derichthyidae: Colocongrinae. (Ascomana) [ref. 770]. Fem. Ascomana eximia Castle, Type by original designation (also monotypic). Based on leptocephalus larva. Of uncertain relationships (Smith 1989:981 [ref ]). Current status: Synonym of Coloconger Alcock, Derichthyidae: Colocongrinae. Species Coloconger cadenati Kanazawa, short-tail eel

4 [=Coloconger cadenati Kanazawa [R. H.], 1961:111, Pls. 1, 2 (fig. A)] Notes: [Bulletin de l'institut Francais d'afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 9357] Senegal, Sud Fosse Kayar, depth meters. Current status: Valid as Coloconger cadenati Kanazawa, Derichthyidae: Colocongrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Species Coloconger canina (Castle & Raju, 1975) - Dana Station short-tail eel (author) [=Ascomana canina Castle [P. H. J.] & Raju [N. S.], 1975:17, Fig. 6] Notes: [Dana Report No. 85; ref. 772] 6 38'N, 92 44'E, Dana station 3894, depth 300 meters. Current status: Valid as Coloconger canina (Castle & Raju, 1975). Derichthyidae: Colocongrinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Species Coloconger eximia (Castle, 1967) - eximia short-tail eel (author) [=Ascomana eximia Castle [P. H. J.], 1967:7, Pl. 1; Fig. 1] Notes: [Special Publication, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 1; ref. 770] West of Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Current status: Valid as Coloconger eximia (Castle, 1967). Derichthyidae: Colocongrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: northeastern Atlantic to South Africa. Species Coloconger japonicus Machida, Japanese short-tail eel (author) [=Coloconger japonicus Machida [Y.], in Okamura & Kitajima, 1984:87, Pl. 52] Notes: [Fishes of the Okinawa Trough and the adjacent waters v. 1; ref. 8057] Okinawa Trough, 'N, 'E, depth meters. Current status: Valid as Coloconger japonicus Machida, Derichthyidae: Colocongrinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific.

5 Species Coloconger meadi Kanazawa, Mead's short-tail eel (author) [=Coloconger meadi Kanazawa [R. H.], 1957:234, Figs. 1 (A-B)] Notes: [Copeia 1957 (no. 3); ref ] Gulf of Mexico, southwest of Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A., 24 16'N, 83 22'W, Oregon station 1019, depth 375 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Coloconger meadi Kanazawa, Derichthyidae: Colocongrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Species Coloconger raniceps Alcock, froghead eel [=Coloconger raniceps Alcock [A. W.], 1889:456 [32]] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 24); ref ] Andaman Sea off Ross Island, Investigator station 13, depth fathoms. Current status: Valid as Coloconger raniceps Alcock, Derichthyidae: Colocongrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to southern Japan. Species Coloconger saldanhai Quero, New Caledonian short-tail eel (author) [=Coloconger saldanhai Quéro [J.-C.], 2001:57, Figs. 2-4] Notes: [Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal Suppl. no. 6; ref ] Grande Terre, New Caledonia, 'S, 'E, depth 580 meters. Current status: Valid as Coloconger saldanhai Quéro, Derichthyidae: Colocongrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia. Species Coloconger scholesi Chan, Indo-Pacific shorttail conger [=Coloconger scholesi Chan [W. L.], 1967:99, Figs. 1-14] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 7951] South China Sea, about 270 miles north of Kuching, Sarawak state, Borneo, East

6 Malaysia, 6 1.8'N, 'E, depth fathoms. Current status: Valid as Coloconger scholesi Chan, Derichthyidae: Colocongrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific.

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