Catalog of Type Specimens of Recent Fishes in the National Museum of NaturalHistory, Smithsonian Institution, 3: Beloniformes (Teleostei)

摘要

The known type specimens of beloniform fishes in the collections of the NationalMuseum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution published through 1991 are listed. These include 544 specimens including 50 holotypes, 5 lectotypes, 1 neotype, 1 syntype, 461 paratypes, and 26 paralectotypes of 76 nominal species and subspecies. Syntypes of two nominal species are missing. The list is arranged alphabetically by original genus and species. Information, as applicable, for each entry includes genus, subgenus, species, and subspecies; author(s) and date of publication; page(s) of original description and accompanying figures, plates, and tables; current type status; USNM catalog number; number of specimens and their present lengths; locality; collector; date collected; and current status of the nominal taxon. An index arranged by species follows the list.