Ateleopus Explained

Ateleopus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the jellynose family Ateleopodidae. It is the type genus of its family, and the order Ateleopodiformes. For some time, it was known as Podateles, because Ateleopus had been used to replace the frog genus name Atelopus, which was deemed to be a spelling error. This was mistaken, however, and the fish and frog genera reverted to their original names.

This genus occurs in the fossil record since the mid-Miocene.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus.

• Ateleopus edentatus Kaga, 2016^[1]
• Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker, 1854 (Pacific jellynose fish)

Several other species have been described, but these are synonyms.^[2]

• Ateleopus natalensis Regan, 1921 (Jelly-head fish)

Junior synonym of A. japonicus.^[3]

• Ateleopus purpureus Tanaka, 1915

Junior synonym of A. japonicus.

• Ateleopus tanabensis Tanaka, 1918

Junior synonym of A. japonicus.

• Ateleopus indicus Alcock, 1891

Junior synonym of Parateleopus indicus.^[4]

• Ateleopus schlegelii van der Hoeven, 1855

Junior synonym of A. japonicus.

Notes and References

1. Kaga, T. (2016): A new jellynose, Ateleopus edentatus, from the western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae). Zootaxa, 4083 (4): 562–568.
2. Kaga, T., Van Oijen, M.J.P., Kubo, Y. & Kitagawa, E. (2015): Redescription of Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker 1853, a senior synonym of Ateleopus schlegelii van der Hoeven 1855, Ateleopus purpureus Tanaka 1915, and Ateleopus tanabensis Tanaka 1918 with designation of a lectotype for A. japonicus and A. schlegelii (Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae). Zootaxa, 4027 (3): 389–407.
3. Kaga . Tatsuya . 2017-03-06 . Redescription of Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker 1853, a senior synonym of Ateleopus natalensis Regan 1921 (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae) . Zootaxa . 4238 . 4 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4238.4.6 . 1175-5334.
4. Kaga . Tatsuya . Iwamoto . Tomio . Mishra . Subhrendu Sekhar . 2022-01-19 . Redescription of Ateleopus indicus Alcock 1891, (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae), and its reassignment to the genus Parateleopus . Zootaxa . 5092 . 2 . 176–190 . 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.2.2 . 1175-5334.