Abuhamrur (subgenus of Sciaena) Forsskäl 1775:44 [Descr. Animalium; ref. 1351]. Sciaena hamrur Forsskäl 1775:45. Appeared as Abu hamrur, a subgroup of Sciaena and tied to the species Sciaena hamrur. Not available; regarded as non-latinized Arabic name (see Jordan 1917:33-34 [ref. 2407]). In the synonymy of Priacanthus Oken 1817. Priacanthidae.

Abyssicola Goode & Bean 1896:417 [Spec. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. No. 2; ref. 1848]. Masc. Macrurus macrochir Günther 1877:438. Type by monotypy. Valid (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:96 [ref. 6441]). Synonym of Caelorinchus (or Coelorinchus) Giorna 1809 (Marshall 1973:293 [ref.7194], Marshall & Iwamoto 1973:538 [ref. 6966], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:111 [ref. 18936]). Macrouridae: Macrourinae.

Abyssobrotula Nielsen 1977: 41 [Galathea Rep. v. 14; ref. 3198]. Fem. Abyssobrotula galatheae Nielsen 1977:42. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Valid (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:24 [ref. 881], Hureau & Nielsen 1981:6 [ref. 5438], Machida 1989 [ref. 19204]). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae.

abascantus, Ellogobius Whitley 1937:17, Fig. 4 [Rec. Aust. Mus. v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 4691]. Bateman's Bay, N. S. W., Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.6850. Paratypes: AMS I.32053-001 [ex AMS IA.6850] (2). Additional material: AMS I.6508 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:171 [ref. 2676]. Synonym of Mugilogobius paludis (Whitley 1930) (Gomon et al. 1994:793 [ref. 22532]). Gobiidae.

abasiriensis, Breviraja Ishiyama 1952:19, Pl. 3; Fig. 6 [J. Shimonoseki Coll. Fish. v. 2 (no.2); ref. 2307]. Off Abasiri, Okhotsk Sea. Holotype: [Reizo Ishiyama no. 16000]. Paratypes: (9). Rajidae.

abassai, Aluterus Montrouzier 1857: 490 [212] [Ann. Soc. Imp. Agric. Hist. Nat. Lyon v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789]. On p. 212 of reprint. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing in synonymy under Aluterus nasicornis; from Woodlark I., South Pacific. Monacanthidae.

Aboussouan, A., and J. M. Leis 1984 [ref. 13661]. Balistoidei: development. Am. Soc. Ichthyol. Herpetol. Spec. Publ. No. 1: 450-459. 

Abraham, D. S. 1969 (Aug.) [ref. 7712]. A new species of the genus Lioglossina Gilbert (Order Heterosomata). Ichthyologica (Kanpur) v. 5 (nos. 1-2) (1966): 1-4.

Abramov, A. A. 1987 [ref. 13520]. A new Epigonus species (Perciformes, Epigonidae) from the southern Pacific. Voprosy Ikhtiol. v. 27 (no. 6): 1010-1013. [In Russian. English transl. in J.Ichthyol. 1988, v. 28 (no.3): 102-106.]

Abramov, A. A. 1992 [ref. 21251]. Species composition and distribution of Epigonus (Epigonidae) in the world ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiol. v. 32 (no. 2): 17-31. [In Russian, English transl. in J.Ichthyol. 1992 32 (5): 94-108.]

     CLASS ELASMOBRANCHII

Epinotus Rafinesque 1815

     ORDER HEXANCHIFORMES

FAM. HEXANCHIDAE (Cow Sharks)
Heptranchidae incl.