GENUS Bufoceratias Whitley, 1931 [=Bufoceratias Whitley [G

FAMILY Diceratiidae Regan & Trewavas, 1932 – double anglers

GENUS Bufoceratias Whitley, 1931 [=Bufoceratias Whitley [G. P.] 1931:334, Phrynichthys Pietschmann [V.] 1926:88] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] Masc. Phrynichthys wedli Pietschmann 1926. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Phrynichthys Pietschmann 1926, preoccupied by Phrynichthys Agassiz 1846:55, 288 [ref. 64], a replacement for Bufichthys Swainson 1839 in fishes. Phrynichthys recognized as valid -- (e.g. Pietsch 1986:377 [ref. 5704]) but now replaced with Bufoceratias. •Valid as Bufoceratias Whitley 1931 -- (Anderson & Leslie 2001:10 [ref. 26165], Pietsch 2003:1062 [ref. 27014], Pietsch et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27506], Pietsch 2009:356 [ref. 30766], Ho et al. 2016:271 [ref. 34483], Fricke et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Bufoceratias Whitley 1931. Diceratiidae. (Phrynichthys) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 63 (no. 11) (for 14 May); ref. 3475] Masc. Phrynichthys wedli Pietschmann 1926. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Pietschmann 1930:419 [ref. 3476]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Phrynichthys Agassiz 1846 in fishes; replaced by Bufoceratias Whitley 1931. •Synonym of Paroneirodes Alcock 1890 -- (Maul 1973:669 [ref. 7171]). •Incorrectly treated as valid -- (Uwate 1979:141 [ref. 7015], Bertelsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1381 [ref. 13677], Pietsch 1986:377 [ref. 5704], Pietsch 1999:2030 [ref. 24766]). •In the synonymy of Bufoceratias Whitley 1931 -- (Pietsch et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27506], Pietsch 2009:356 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Bufoceratias Whitley 1931. Diceratiidae.

Species Bufoceratias microcephalus Ho et al., 2016 [=Bufoceratias microcephalus Ho [H.-C.], Kawai [T.] & Amaoka [K.] 2016:271, Figs. 5A-B, 6A] Notes: [Zootaxa 4121 (no. 3); ref. 34483] Off Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, 8°31.3'S, 110°25.0'E - 8°30.8'S, 110°23.6'E, depth 755-770 meters. Current status: Valid as Bufoceratias microcephalus Ho, Kawai & Amaoka 2016. Diceratiidae. Distribution: Java, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Bufoceratias shaoi Pietsch et al., 2004 [=Bufoceratias shaoi Pietsch [T. W.], Ho [H.-C.] & Chen [H.-M.] 2004:100, Figs. 1, 3A] Notes: [Copeia 2004 (no. 1); ref. 27506] Off northeastern coast of Taiwan, 24°25-50'N, 122°00-10'E, depth 0-800 meters. Current status: Valid as Bufoceratias shaoi Pietsch, Ho & Chen 2004. Diceratiidae. Distribution: Off Taiwan (types) and Mozambique Channel, western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Bufoceratias thele (Uwate, 1979) [=Phrynichthys thele Uwate [K. R.] 1979:142, Fig. 19] Notes: [Copeia 1979 (no. 1); ref. 7015] Halmahera Sea, western Pacific, 0°38.6'S, 129°05.6'E, depth 680-850 meters. Current status: Valid as Bufoceratias thele (Uwate 1979). Diceratiidae. Distribution: Western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean (Sumatra and Java). Habitat: marine.

Species Bufoceratias wedli (Pietschmann, 1926) [=Phrynichthys wedli Pietschmann [V.] 1926:88] Notes: [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 63 (no. 11) (for 14 May); ref. 3475] Madeira. Current status: Valid as Bufoceratias wedli (Pietschmann 1926). Diceratiidae. Distribution: Atlantic, western Indian Ocean (Sumatra). Habitat: marine.

GENUS Diceratias Gunther, 1887 [=Diceratias (subgenus of Ceratias) Günther [A.] 1887:52, Aeschynichthys Ogilby [J. D.] 1907:25, Paroneirodes Alcock [A. W.] 1890:206] Notes: [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] Masc. Ceratias bispinosus Günther 1887. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Diceratias Günther 1887 -- (Uwate 1979 [ref. 7015], Fujii in Uyeno et al. 1983:259 [ref. 14275], Pietsch 1999:2030 [ref. 24766], Pietsch 2003:1062 [ref. 27014], Pietsch et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27506], Pietsch et al. 2006:S98 [ref. 28982], Hoese et al. 2006:661 [ref. 29067], Pietsch 2009:354 [ref. 30766], Stewart & Pietsch 2015:917 [ref. 34271], Ho et al. 2016:270 [ref. 34483]). Current status: Valid as Diceratias Günther 1887. Diceratiidae. (Aeschynichthys) [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 20; ref. 3283] Masc. Ceratias bispinosus Günther 1887. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Diceratias Günther 1887, not preoccupied by Diceratia Oken in Mollusca. •Synonym of Diceratias Günther 1887 -- (Pietsch 2009:354 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Diceratias Günther 1887. Diceratiidae. (Paroneirodes) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 33) (art. 26); ref. 82] Masc. Paroneirodes glomerosus Alcock 1890. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Paroneirodes Alcock 1890 -- (Maul 1973:669 [ref. 7171]). •Synonym of Diceratias Günther 1887 -- (Uwate 1979:138 [ref. 7015]). •Wrongly as a synonym of Phrynichthys Pietschmann 1926 -- (Bertelsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1381 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Diceratias Günther 1887 -- (Pietsch et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27506], Pietsch 2009:354 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Diceratias Günther 1887. Diceratiidae.

Species Diceratias bispinosus (Gunther, 1887) [=Ceratias bispinosus Günther [A.] 1887:53, Pl. 11 (fig. B), Paroneirodes glomerosus Alcock [A. W.] 1890:206, Pl. 9 (fig. 6)] Notes: [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] Off Banda Island, Challenger station 194A, depth 360 fathoms (659 meters). Current status: Valid as Diceratias bispinosus (Günther 1887). Diceratiidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Habitat: marine. (glomerosus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 33) (art. 26); ref. 82] Off Madras coast, Bay of Bengal, India, 15°14'N, 81°09'E, Investigator station 103, depth 1260 fathoms (2306 meters). Current status: Synonym of Diceratias bispinosus (Günther 1887). Diceratiidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Diceratias pileatus Uwate, 1979 [=Diceratias pileatus Uwate [K. R.] 1979:140, Figs. 1-8] Notes: [Copeia 1979 (no. 1); ref. 7015] Suriname, western Atlantic, 7°37'N, 53°32'W, Oregon II station 10616, depth 722 meters. Current status: Valid as Diceratias pileatus Uwate 1979. Diceratiidae. Distribution: Atlantic; Hawaiian Islands (1 specimen)and off Western Australia (1 specimen). Habitat: marine. Species Diceratias trilobus Balushkin & Federov, 1986 [=Diceratias trilobus Balushkin [A. V.] & Fedorov [V. V.] 1986:855, Fig.] Notes: [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 8114] Off Honshu, Japan, 38°20.7'N, 142°31.9'E, depth 1211-1216 meters. Current status: Valid as Diceratias trilobus Balushkin & Fedorov 1986. Diceratiidae. Distribution: Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and South China Sea. Habitat: marine.