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Genera in the family or subfamily Agoninae: [ 22 ] records

Acanthostelgis Fowler [H. W.] 1958:16 Fem. Agonus vulsus Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for and objective synonym of Stelgis Cramer 1895, preoccupied by Stelgis Pomel 1872 in Porifera, earlier replaced by Ganoideus Whitley 1950. •Synonym of Agonopsis Gill 1861 -- (Lea & Dempster 1982:250 [ref. 14236], Sheiko 1993:68 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:9 [ref. 27591]). Current status: Synonym of Agonopsis Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Agonopsis Gill [T. N.] 1861:167 Fem. Aspidophorus chiloensis Jenyns 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Agonopsis Gill 1861 -- (Washington et al. 1984:442 [ref. 13660], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Kanayama 1991:62 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:68 [ref. 21227], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:528 [ref. 25968], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:9 [ref. 27591], Pietsch & Orr 2015:46 [ref. 34694]). Current status: Valid as Agonopsis Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Agonus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:(xxx) 104 Masc. Cottus cataphractus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Four included species, subsequent designation apparently by Tilesius in Pallas 1814:109 [ref. 3351]; also in Gill 1861:167 [ref. 1775]; see Opinion 1855 for conservation of the name Agonus. •Valid as Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Lindberg 1973:605 [ref. 7220], Washington et al. 1984:442 [ref. 13660], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Andriashev in Whitehead et al. 1986:1265 [ref. 13677], Kanayama 1991:60 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:69 [ref. 21227], Sheiko 1995:57 [ref. 26672], Parin et al. 2002:S95 [ref. 28300], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:10 [ref. 27591], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:284 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Archagonus Lütken [C. F.] 1877:381 Masc. Agonus decagonus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Leptagonus Gill 1861 -- (Sheiko 1993:75 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:11 [ref. 27591]). Current status: Synonym of Leptagonus Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Aspidophorus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:221 Masc. Cottus cataphractus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Aspidephorus Minding 1832:105 [ref. 3022], Asphedophorus and Aspihidophorus (Swainson 1839: 181, 272 [ref. 371]) and Aspidiphori and Aspidiphorus (Griffith & Smith 1834:140, Pl. 53 [ref. 1908]) are incorrect subsequent spellings not in prevailing usage and unavailable. Type designated by Bory de Saint-Vincent, v. 2, 1822:27 [ref. 3853] (see Whitley 1935:137 [ref. 6396]). Lacepède included cataphractus in synonymy of his A. armatus. Suppressed and placed on Official Index in Opinion 1855 to conserve Agonus. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:265 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Objective synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Lindberg 1973:605 [ref. 7220], Kanayama 1991:60 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:69 [ref. 21227], Sheiko 1995:57 [ref. 26672], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:30 [ref. 25650], Parin et al. 2002:S95 [ref. 28300], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:10 [ref. 27591]). Current status: Synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Averruncus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1895:821 Masc. Averruncus emmelane Jordan & Starks 1895. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Agonopsis Gill 1861 -- (Lea & Dempster 1982:251 [ref. 14236], Kanayama 1991:62 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:68 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:9 [ref. 27591]). Current status: Synonym of Agonopsis Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Cataphractus Klein [J. T.] 1777:828 Masc. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature. •In the synonymy of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:10, 20 [ref. 27591]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Cataphractus Fleming [J.] 1828:216 Masc. Cataphractus schoneveldii Fleming 1828. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Sheiko 1993:70 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:10 [ref. 27591]). Current status: Synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Cataphractus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein) 1792:583 Masc. Not available, published in a part of work rejected for nomenclatural purposes in Opinion 21 (1938). Based on Klein 1744:42 [ref. 30141]. •In the synonymy of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Draciscus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:379 Masc. Draciscus sachi Jordan & Snyder 1901. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Podothecus Gill 1861 -- (Kanayama 1991:45 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:80 [ref. 21227], Parin et al. 2002:S100 [ref. 28300], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:12 [ref. 27591], Parin et al. 2014:293 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Podothecus Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Freemanichthys Kanayama [T.] 1991:32 Masc. Podothecus thompsoni Jordan & Gilbert 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Freemanichthys Kanayama 1991 -- (Parin et al. 2002:S97 [ref. 28300], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:11 [ref. 27591], Shinohara et al. 2011:44 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:288 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Freemanichthys Kanayama 1991. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Ganoideus Whitley [G. P.] 1950:44 Masc. Agonus vulsus Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Stelgis Cramer in Jordan & Starks 1895, preoccupied by Stelgis Pomel 1872 in sponges; also replaced by Acanthostelgis Fowler 1958. •Objective synonym of Stelgis Cramer 1895. •Synonym of Agonopsis Gill 1861 -- (Lea & Dempster 1982:250 [ref. 14236], Kanayama 1991:62 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:68 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:9 [ref. 27591]). Current status: Synonym of Agonopsis Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Leptagonus Gill [T. N.] 1861:167 Masc. Aspidophorus spinosissimus Krøyer 1845. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Leptagonus Gill 1861 -- (Lindberg 1973:605 [ref. 7220], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Andriashev in Whitehead et al. 1986:1266 [ref. 13677], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:341 [ref. 15964], Kanayama 1991:36 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:75 [ref. 21227], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:527 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S98 [ref. 28300], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:11 [ref. 27591], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:125 [ref. 31212], Shinohara et al. 2011:45 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:289 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:110 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Valid as Leptagonus Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Paragonus Gill [T. N.] 1861:167 Masc. Agonus accipenserinus Tilesius 1813. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Paragonus Gill dates to 22 Oct., Podothecus Gill 1861 and Agonus Gill 1861 date to 14 May. •Synonym of Podothecus Gill (14 May) 1861 -- (Kanayama 1991:45 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:80 [ref. 21227], Parin et al. 2002:S100 [ref. 28300], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:12 [ref. 27591], Parin et al. 2014:293 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Podothecus Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Paragonus Guichenot [A.] 1869:201 Masc. Paragonus sturioides Guichenot 1869. Type by monotypy. Second species doubtfully included (see footnote, p. 202) and therefore type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Paragonus Gill 1861 in fishes (same family). •In the synonymy of Podothecus Gill 1861 -- (Kanayama 1991:45 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:80 [ref. 21227], Parin et al. 2002:S100 [ref. 28300], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:12 [ref. 27591], Parin et al. 2014:293 [ref. 33547]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Podothecus Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Paragonus Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1918:788 Masc. Paragonus sertorii Miranda Ribeiro 1918. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Paragonus Gill 1861 and Paragonus Guichenot 1869 in fishes, replaced by Ribeiroa Jordan 1920. •In the synonymy of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Kanayama 1991:60 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:70 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:10 [ref. 27591]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Phalangistes Pallas [P. S.] in Tilesius 1811:263 Masc. Cottus cataphractus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2064 [ref. 2444]. •Objective synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Lindberg 1973:605 [ref. 7220], Kanayama 1991:60 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:69 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:10 [ref. 27591]). Current status: Synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Podothecus Gill [T. N.] 1861:77 Masc. Podothecus peristethus Gill 1861. Type by subsequent monotypy. Proposed by Gill as above without included species, also as name only in Gill 1861:167 [ref. 1775]. More complete description with one species added by Gill 1861:259 [ref. 12597]. See Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:12 [ref. 27591] for limits of genus. •Valid as Podothecus Gill 1861 -- (Ilyina 1978 [ref. 6914], Kanayama in Masuda et al. 1984:332 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:324 [ref. 15964], Maeda & Amaoka 1988:86 [ref. 12616], Kanayama 1991:45 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:80 [ref. 21227], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:528 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S100 [ref. 28300], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:12 [ref. 27591], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:125 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:293 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:49 [ref. 34694], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:120 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Valid as Podothecus Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Ribeiroa Jordan [D. S.] 1920:564, 571 Fem. Paragonus sertorii Miranda Ribeiro 1918. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Paragonus Miranda-Ribeiro 1918, preoccupied by Paragonus Gill 1861 and Guichenot 1869 in fishes (same family). •Synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Kanayama 1991:60 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:70 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:11 [ref. 27591]). Current status: Synonym of Agonus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Sarritor Cramer [F.] in Jordan & Evermann 1896:448 Masc. Odontopyxis frenatus Gilbert 1896. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Leptagonus Gill 1861 -- (Kanayama 1991:36 [ref. 19261]). •Valid as Sarritor Cramer 1896 -- (Washington et al. 1984:442 [ref. 13660], Kanayama in Masuda et al. 1984:332 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:339 [ref. 15964], Maeda & Amaoka 1988:100 [ref. 12616], Sheiko 1993:82 [ref. 21227], Parin et al. 2002:S102 [ref. 28300], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:14 [ref. 27591], Glubokov & Orlov 2008:426 [ref. 31013], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:125 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:295 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Sarritor Cramer 1896. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Stelgis Cramer [F.] in Jordan & Starks 1895:821 Fem. Agonus vulsus Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Stelgis Pomel 1872 in sponges, replaced by Ganoideus Whitley 1950 and by Acanthostelgis Fowler 1958. •In the synonymy of Agonopsis Gill 1861 -- (Lea & Dempster 1982:250 [ref. 14236], Kanayama 1991:62 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:68 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:9 [ref. 27591]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Agonopsis Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.

Xystes Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1895:824 Masc. Xystes axinophrys Jordan & Starks 1895. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Agonopsis Gill 1861 -- (Kanayama 1991:62 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:68 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:9 [ref. 27591]). Current status: Synonym of Agonopsis Gill 1861. Agonidae: Agoninae.