sign in sign up
<<
Home , Aldrovandia, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Halosaurus, Lipogenys, Notacanthidae, Notacanthiformes

· 1 The ETYFish Project © Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara comments:  v. 1.1 - 6 July 2018 Order NOTACANTHIFORMES 2 families · 8 genera/subgenera · 27 species

Family HALOSAURIDAE 4 genera/subgenera · 16 species Goode & Bean 1896 -ia, belonging to: Ulysses Aldrovandus (1522-1605), of , “founder of the first natural history museum, whose name, strangely enough, has never been honored by association with a genus of or plants” Aldrovandia affinis (Günther 1877) related, referring to the “greatest similarity” between this species and A. rostrata and ovenii Goode & Bean 1896 slender, described as a “very slender species” Aldrovandia mediorostris (Günther 1887) etymology not explained, either medius, middle, or mediocris, middling; rostris, snout, perhaps referring to “comparatively short snout” Aldrovandia oleosa Sulak 1977 oily, referring to yellowish oil invested in its flesh (Vaillant 1888) bald-headed, referring to lack of scales on upper portion of head (above occipital region) Aldrovandia rostrata (Günther 1878) beaked, referring to “very much produced” snout Halosauropsis Collett 1896 -opsis, appearance, i.e., similar to Halosaurus but with differently shaped light organs on head and lateral line (disputed by Samuel Garman, who suggested that Collett may have examined damaged specimens), but genus clearly differs from Halosaurus in lacking scales on top of head between eyes and nostrils Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther 1878) macro-, long; cheiros, hand, referring to long pectoral fin, which extends nearly to the “root of the ventral” Halosaurus Johnson 1864 halos, sea; saurus, lizard, literally a “sea lizard,” probably referring to lizard-like shape

Subgenus Halosaurus Halosaurus attenuatus Garman 1899 tapered, referring to “very attenuate and filamentary” caudal region

Halosaurus attenuatus. From: Garman, S. 1899. The Fishes. In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer “Albatross,” during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N., commanding. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-M. 2 · NOTACANTHIFORMES: Halosauridae · The ETYFish Project

Halosaurus guentheri Goode & Bean 1896 in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist Albert Günther (1830-1914), for “inspiration [in the nascent study of deep- sea fishes] and kindly advice” Vaillant 1888 -anus, belonging to: English naturalist James Yate Johnson (1820-1900), the first (1864) to describe this “curious genus” (translation) Johnson 1864 in honor of Richard Owen (1804-1864), Superintendent of the Natural History Departments of the , “whose investigations in regard to the skeletons of fishes are not the least valuable part of his many contributions to zoological science” [name latinized with “v” instead of “w”] Halosaurus pectoralis McCulloch 1926 referring to its very long pectoral fins, which distinguishes it from most congeners Halosaurus radiatus Garman 1899 rayed, referring to numerous branchiostegal rays, which “serve to distinguish this species from any other at present known” Halosaurus ridgwayi (Fowler 1934) in honor of the late Robert Ridgway (1850-1929), “with pleasant memories of by gone days in his department of ornithology in the Smithsonian Institution” Halosaurus sinensis Abe 1974 -ensis, suffix denoting place: Sinica (China), specifically the South China Sea, only known distribution

Subgenus Halosaurichthys Alcock 1889 halos, sea; saurus, lizard; ichthys, fish, literally “sea lizard fish,” alluding to lizard-like shape and affinity with Halosaurus Halosaurus carinicauda (Alcock 1889) carina, keel; cauda, tail, referring to dorsally keeled tail, crested by a low median fold of skin

Family Spiny 4 genera · 11 species Goode & Bean 1895 lipo-, lacking or wanting; genys, lower jaw, referring to short, “imperfect” lower jaw, lying within sucker-like opening of mouth Lipogenys gillii Goode & Bean 1895 in honor of Smithsonian zoologist Theodore Gill (1837-1914), who first recognized (and named) this genus in an unpublished manuscript [often but incorrectly spelled with a single terminal “i”] Bloch 1788 noton, back; acanthus, thorn, referring to isolated dorsal fin spines and no conspicuous soft rays Notacanthus abbotti Fowler 1934 in honor of field naturalist William L. Abbott (1860-1936), “who made many important natural history collections for the U.S. National Museum, including fishes” Notacanthus bonaparte Risso 1840 patronym not identified but probably in honor of Charles (1803-1857), who named a barracudina (Arctozenus risso) in honor of Risso the same year Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch 1788 in honor of garrison preacher (and conchologist) Johann Hieronimus Chemnitz (1730-1778) of Copenhagen, who supplied Bloch with North Atlantic and Arctic fishes, including type of this one Notacanthus indicus Lloyd 1909 -icus, belonging to: India, referring to distribution in Arabian Sea Notacanthus sexspinis Richardson 1846 sex, six; spinis, spine, referring to six dorsal fin spines Notacanthus spinosus Garman 1899 spiny, probably referring to 8-9 “erectile spines” on dorsal surface but perhaps also referring to three “simple spines” on ventral fin and 12-19 spines on anal fin Bleeker 1874 poly, many; acanthus, thorn; notus, back, referring to isolated dorsal fin spines, more (26-41) than in Notacanthus (6-15) Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant 1888) in honor of HMS Challenger, deep-sea research vessel, from which type was collected The ETYFish Project · NOTACANTHIFORMES: Notacanthidae · 3

Polyacanthonotus merretti Sulak, Crabtree & Hureau 1984 in honor of ichthyologist Nigel R. Merrett (b. 1940), for his considerable contributions to the systematics and ecology of deep-sea bottom fishes Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany 1857) -anus, belonging to: Antoine Risso (1777-1845), Italian-French naturalist whose collection supplied type Tilurus Kölliker 1853 tilos, shred or fiber; oura, tail, referring to tail terminating in a thread [a larval notacanthiform unidentifiable to adult; nevertheless, a legal name applied within the rules of zoological nomenclature and therefore included here] Tilurus gegenbauri Kölliker 1853 in honor of anatomist Carl (also spelled Karl) Gegenbaur (1826-1903), who collected and/or provided type

Lipogenys gillii. From: Goode, G. B. and T. H. Bean. 1895. A revision of the order Heteromi, deep-sea fishes, with a description of the new generic types Macdonaldia and Lipogenys. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 17 (no. 1013): 455-470, Pl. 18.