THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Melanorivulus ubirajarai Costa, 2012 | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanorivulus violaceus (Costa, 1991) | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanorivulus vittatus (Costa, 1989) | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanorivulus zygonectes (Myers, 1927) | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black Limbless SkinkMelanoseps ater (Günther, 1873) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uluguru limbless skinkMelanoseps emmrichi Broadley, 2006 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Longtail Limbless SkinkMelanoseps longicauda Tornier, 1900 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loveridge’s limbless skinkMelanoseps loveridgei Brygoo & Roux-Estève, 1982 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Limbless SkinkMelanoseps occidentalis (Peters, 1878) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pygmy limbless skinkMelanoseps pygmaeus Broadley, 2006 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rondo limbless skinkMelanoseps rondoensis Loveridge, 1942 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanoseps sokokensis Malonza, Nyamache & Bwong, 2024 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Udzungwa Limbless SkinkMelanoseps uzungwensis Loveridge, 1942 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| St Lucia Black FinchMelanospiza richardsoni (Cory, 1886) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Melanosternarchus amaru Bernt, Crampton, Orfinger & Albert, 2018 | ApteronotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostigma bellingshauseni Orlovskaya & Balushkin, 2020 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| limp eelpoutMelanostigma gelatinosum Günther, 1881 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostigma inexpectatum Parin, 1977 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostigma japonicum Balushkin, 2019 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostigma kharini Balushkin & Moganova, 2018 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| scaleless black dragonfishMelanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias biseriatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias globulifer Fowler, 1934 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias macrophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias margaritifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias melanopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias melanops Brauer, 1902 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias niger Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias nigroaxialis Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias paucilaternatus Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Three-ray dragonfishMelanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias pollicifer Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias stewarti Fowler, 1934 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias tentaculatus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanostomias vierecki Fowler, 1934 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black caimanMelanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825) | AlligatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia affinis (Weber, 1907) | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia ajamaruensis Allen & Cross, 1980 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia albimarginata Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia ammeri Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2008 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia angfa Allen, 1990 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia arguni Kadarusman, Hadiaty & Pouyaud, 2012 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia aruensis Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia australis (Castelnau, 1875) | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia boesemani Allen & Cross, 1980 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia bowmani Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia caerulea Allen, 1996 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia catherinae (de Beaufort, 1910) | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.