Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810
- Name authority
- Rafinesque, 1810
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Nettastomatidae
- Genus
- Nettastoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyNettastomatidae Kaup, 1859
- genusNettastoma Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesNettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nettastoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nettastoma falcinaris Parin & Karmovskaya, 1985 | NettastomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nettastoma parviceps Günther, 1877 | NettastomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nettastoma solitarium Castle & Smith, 1981 | NettastomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nettastoma obscura (Schwarzhans, 1980) | NettastomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Nettastoma syntresis Smith & Böhlke, 1981 | NettastomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyoprorus messanensis Kölliker, 1853 Kölliker, 1853 | synonym |
| Leptocephalus urosema Lea, 1913 Lea, 1913 | synonym |
| Muraena saga (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Muraenosaurus guentheri Osório, 1909 Osório, 1909 | synonym |
| Muraenosaurus güntheri Osorio, 1909 Osorio, 1909 | synonym |
| Nettastoma melanorum Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Nettastoma saga (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Muraenophis saga Risso, 1810 Risso, 1810 | synonym |
| Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Hyoprorus messinensis Kölliker, 1853 Kölliker, 1853 | synonym |
| Leptocephalus longirostris Kaup, 1856 Kaup, 1856 | synonym |
| Mettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Murenophis saga Risso, 1810 Risso, 1810 | synonym |
| Nettastoma mendax Facciolà, 1893 Facciolà, 1893 | synonym |
| Osorina guentheri (Osorio, 1909) (Osorio, 1909) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. Per Le Stampe Di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy, Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i–iv] 3–69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia–iva + 71–105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1–20. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.104418 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:479PT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.