Redescription of Ateleopus indicus Alcock 1891, (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae), and its reassignment to the genus Parateleopus.

The Indian jellynose fish Ateleopus indicus Alcock 1891 is redescribed as a member of the genus Parateleopus based on examination of the holotype and 11 other specimens. The character states of small mouth, no sharp spine on sphenotic, and relatively short pelvic fin suggest that it belongs in the genus Parateleopus Smith Radcliffe 1912. Comments on its generic status and comparisons with all genera of the family Ateleopodidae are provided.

Redescription of Bleeker 1853, a senior synonym of Regan 1921 (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae).

Ateleopus natalensis Regan 1921, described from off the coast of Natal, South Africa, has been regarded as a valid species. Regan (1921) stated that the difference between the two species is the condition of the lower-jaw teeth: toothless in A. natalensis vs.

A new jellynose, Ateleopus edentatus, from the western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae).

Ateleopus edentatus sp. nov. is described based on 12 specimens collected from the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the western Pacific Ocean.

Redescription of Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker 1853, a senior synonym of Ateleopus schlegelii van der Hoeven 1855, Ateleopus purpureus Tanaka 1915, and Ateleopus tanabensis Tanaka 1918 with designation of a lectotype for A. japonicus and A. schlegelii (Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae).

Three nominal species of Ateleopodidae; Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker 1853, A. purpureus Tanaka 1915, and A. tanabensis Tanaka 1918, were taxonomically reviewed.

Phylogenetic systematics of the family Sillaginidae (Percomorpha: order Perciformes).

The phylogenetic relationships of the family Sillaginidae are inferred based on morphological characters. The Sillaginidae is revealed as being a monophyletic group supported by 16 synapomorphies such as shortened segments on the first soft ray of pelvic fin and the adductor mandibulae section A2 covering section A1 laterally. The characters recognized in 24 transformation series were used for the phylogenetic analysis to reconstruct the interrelationships of the family.