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Genera in the family or subfamily Acanthonidae: [ 3 ] records

Acanthonus Günther [A.] 1878:22 Masc. Acanthonus armatus Günther 1878. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Acanthonus Günther 1878 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:18 [ref. 881], Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:99 [ref. 6441], Nielsen 1997:54 [ref. 23255], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:48, 50 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1980 [ref. 24753], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Mincarone et al. 2008:48 [ref. 29626], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:778 [ref. 34391], Girard et al. 2024:31 [ref. 41338], Wong & Chen 2024:10 [ref. 41401] in Acanthonidae, Schwarzhans et al. 2025:450 [ref. 42145] in Neobythitinae). Current status: Valid as Acanthonus Günther 1878. Acanthonidae.

Tauredophidium Alcock [A. W.] 1890:212 Neut. Tauredophidium hextii Alcock 1890. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Tauredophidium Alcock 1890 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:20 [ref. 881], Nielsen 1997:75 [ref. 23255], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:49, 91 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:778 [ref. 34391], Fricke et al. 2018:85 [ref. 35805], Wong & Chen 2024:10 [ref. 41401]). •Synonym of Acanthonus Günther 1878 -- (Girard et al. 2024:31 [ref. 41338], Schwarzhans et al. 2025:450 [ref. 42145]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthonus Günther 1878. Acanthonidae.

Xyelacyba Cohen [D. M.] 1961:288 Fem. Xyelacyba myersi Cohen 1961. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Xyelacyba Cohen 1961 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:20 [ref. 881], Machida 1989 [ref. 12579], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:49, 93 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Nielsen & Robins 2003:969 [ref. 27008], Hoese et al. 2006:566 [ref. 29051], Mincarone et al. 2008:55 [ref. 29626], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:778 [ref. 34391], Wong & Chen 2024:10 [ref. 41401] in Acanthonidae). •Synonym of Acanthonus Günther 1878 -- (Girard et al. 2024:31 [ref. 41338], Schwarzhans et al. 2025:450 [ref. 42145]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthonus Günther 1878. Acanthonidae.