FAMILY Thaumatichthyidae Smith and Radcliffe, 1912- wolftrap anglers

GENUS Lasiognathus Regan, 1925 [=Lasiognathus Regan [C. T.] 1925:563] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 15 (no. 91); ref. 3677] Masc. Lasiognathus saccostoma Regan 1925. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lasiognathus Regan 1925 -- (Maul 1973:672 [ref. 7171], Nolan & Rosenblatt 1975 [ref. 6266], Bertelsen & Struhsaker 1977:35 [ref. 5331], Bertelsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1400 [ref. 13677], Bertelsen & Pietsch 1996:402 [ref. 22152], Pietsch 1999:2033 [ref. 24766], Anderson & Leslie 2001:18 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2003:1065 [ref. 27014], Pietsch 2005:77 [ref. 28091], Pietsch 2009:369 [ref. 30766], Pietsch & Sutton 2015:429 [ref. 33843]). Current status: Valid as Lasiognathus Regan 1925. Thaumatichthyidae.

Species Lasiognathus amphirhamphus Pietsch, 2005 [=Lasiognathus amphirhamphus Pietsch [T. W.] 2005:77, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Copeia 2005 (no. 1); ref. 28091] Off southwestern coast of Madeira Island, 32°22'12'N, 29°50'42"W, depth 1200-1305 meters. Current status: Valid as Lasiognathus amphirhamphus Pietsch 2005. Thaumatichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic, off Madeira, Madeira Abyssal Plain [one specimen known]. Habitat: marine.

Species Lasiognathus beebei Regan & Trewavas, 1932 [=Lasiognathus beebei Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1932:90] Notes: [Dana Report No. 2; ref. 3682] Near Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, depth 0 to 1100 meters. Current status: Valid as Lasiognathus beebei Regan & Trewavas 1932. Thaumatichthyidae. Distribution: North Atlantic; Hawaiian Islands; probably more widespread. Habitat: marine.

Species Lasiognathus dinema Pietsch & Sutton, 2015 [=Lasiognathus dinema Pietsch [T. W.] & Sutton [T. T.] 2015:429, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Copeia 103 (no. 2); ref. 33843] Northern Gulf of Mexico, 27.5°N, 88.5°W, depth 0-1271 meters, over bottom depth of 2104 meters. Current status: Valid as Lasiognathus dinema Pietsch & Sutton 2015. Thaumatichthyidae. Distribution: Northern Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

Species Lasiognathus intermedius Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1996 [=Lasiognathus intermedius Bertelsen [E.] & Pietsch [T. W.] 1996:406, Fig. 4] Notes: [Copeia 1996 (no. 2); ref. 22152] Western Atlantic, Florida Current, 34°18'N, 75°08'W [or 34°32'N, 75°26'W], depth 0-1050 meters. Current status: Valid as Lasiognathus intermedius Bertelsen & Pietsch 1996. Thaumatichthyidae. Distribution: Atlantic and southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Lasiognathus saccostoma Regan, 1925 [=Lasiognathus saccostoma Regan [C. T.] 1925:563, Lasiognathus ancistrophorus Maul [G. E.] 1962:39, Fig. 4] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 15 (no. 91); ref. 3677] Caribbean Sea [ca. 98 kilometers northwest of Negril, Jamaica, western Atlantic], 18°50'N, 79°07'W, about 2000 meters (4000 meters wire out). Current status: Valid as Lasiognathus saccostoma Regan 1925. Thaumatichthyidae. Distribution: Atlantic, Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (ancistrophorus) [Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal No. 16 (art. 56); ref. 6079] Eastern Atlantic, off Madeira, 32°42'N, 16°32'W, depth 0-1700 meters. Current status: Synonym of Lasiognathus saccostoma Regan 1925. Thaumatichthyidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Lasiognathus waltoni Nolan & Rosenblatt, 1975 [=Lasiognathus waltoni Nolan [R. S.] & Rosenblatt [R. H.] 1975:64, Figs. 4, 5A-B] Notes: [Copeia 1975 (no. 1); ref. 6266] Northern central Pacific [northeast of Hawaiian Islands], 30°39.1'N, 155°23.4'W [or 30°39.2'N, 155°18.1'W], depth 0-1350 meters over bottom at 5661 meters. Current status: Valid as Lasiognathus waltoni Nolan & Rosenblatt 1975. Thaumatichthyidae. Distribution: Northeast of Hawaiian Islands (known only from holotype). Habitat: marine.

GENUS Thaumatichthys Smith and Radcliffe, 1912 [=Thaumatichthys Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] 1912:579, Amacrodon Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1932:91, Galatheathauma (subgenus of Thaumatichthys) Bruun [A. F.] 1953:174] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1917); ref. 4057] Masc. Thaumatichthys pagidostomus Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Thaumatichthys Smith & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Bertelsen & Struhsaker 1977:35 [ref. 5331], Pietsch 1999:2033 [ref. 24766], Anderson & Leslie 2001:18 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2003:1065 [ref. 27014], Pietsch 2009:373 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Valid as Thaumatichthys Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Thaumatichthyidae. (Amacrodon) [Dana Report No. 2; ref. 3682] Masc. Thaumatichthys binghami Parr 1927. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Thaumatichthys Smith & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Bertelsen & Struhsaker 1977:35 [ref. 5331], Pietsch 2009:373 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Thaumatichthys Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Thaumatichthyidae. (Galatheathauma) [Dybhavets dyreliv.; ref. 6265] Fem. Galatheathauma axeli Bruun 1953. Type by monotypy. Whitley 1970:246 [ref. 6601] established the new family name Galatheathaumatidae for this genus. •Synonym of Thaumatichthys Smith & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Bertelsen & Struhsaker 1977:35 [ref. 5331], Pietsch 2009:373 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Thaumatichthys Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Thaumatichthyidae.

Species Thamumatichthys axeli (Bruun, 1953) [=Galatheathauma axeli Bruun [A. F.] 1953:174, 177, Fig. on p. 175] Notes: [Dybhavets dyreliv.; ref. 6265] Eastern Pacific, 9°23'N, 89°32'W, depth 3570 meters. Current status: Valid as Thaumatichthys axeli (Bruun 1953). Thaumatichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Thaumatichthys binghami Parr, 1927 [=Thaumatichthys binghami Parr [A. E.] 1927:25, Fig. 9] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 3 (art. 1); ref. 3366] Off Eleuthera, Bahamas, 24°51'N, 76°37'W, 8000 feet wire out. Current status: Valid as Thaumatichthys binghami Parr 1927. Thaumatichthyidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Thaumatichthys pagidostomus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 [=Thamuatichthys pagidostomus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] 1912:580, Pl. 72 (figs. 1-2)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1917); ref. 4057] Binang Unang Island, 0°04'S, 121°36'E, Gulf of Tomini, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Albatross station 5607, depth 761 fathoms (1440 meters). Current status: Valid as Thaumatichthys pagidostomus Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Thaumatichthyidae. Distribution: Off Sulawesi and (tentatively) Taiwan. Habitat: marine.