Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Melanocetus tumidus Parr, 1927, Melanocetus vorax Brauer, 1902, Rhynchoceratias acanthirostris Parr, 1927, Rhynchoceratias latirhinus Parr, 1927, Rhynchoceratias longipinnis Parr, 1930, Rhynchoceratis latirhinus Parr, 1927, Xenoceratias acanthirostris (Parr, 1927), Xenoceratias latirhinus (Parr, 1927), Xenoceratias longipinnis (Parr, 1930), Xenoceratias regani Koefoed, 1944(Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Native

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