Ateleopus
Genus of fishes
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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.
| Ateleopus Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Present | |
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| Ateleopus japonicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ateleopodiformes |
| Family: | Ateleopodidae |
| Genus: | Ateleopus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker, 1854 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Podateles Boulenger, 1902 | |
This genus occurs in the fossil record since the mid-Miocene.[1]
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus.[2]
- Ateleopus edentatus Kaga, 2016[2]
- Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker, 1854 (Pacific jellynose fish)[3]
Several other species have been described, but these are synonyms.[3]
- Ateleopus natalensis Regan, 1921 (Jelly-head fish)
Junior synonym of A. japonicus.[4]
- Ateleopus purpureus Tanaka, 1915
Junior synonym of A. japonicus.[3]
- Ateleopus tanabensis Tanaka, 1918
Junior synonym of A. japonicus.[3]
- Ateleopus indicus Alcock, 1891
Junior synonym of Parateleopus indicus.[5]
- Ateleopus schlegelii van der Hoeven, 1855
Junior synonym of A. japonicus.[3]
