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Genera in the family or subfamily Ambassidae: [ 23 ] records

Acanthoperca Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:44 Fem. Acanthoperca gulliveri Castelnau 1878. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Parambassis Bleeker 1874 -- (Roberts 1989:161 [ref. 6439], Allen & Burgess 1990:187 [ref. 15712], Roberts 1995:271 [ref. 22559], Kottelat 2013:322 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Parambassis Bleeker 1874. Ambassidae.

Ambassis Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:175 Fem. Centropomus ambassis Lacepède 1802. Type by absolute tautonymy. Spelled Ambassus by Swainson 1839:(18, 168) 200 [ref. 4303]. Ambasis Agassiz 1846:16 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Ambassis Cuvier 1828 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:123 [ref. 6441], Maugé 1986:297 [ref. 6218], Heemstra & Martin 1986:507 [ref. 6298], Martin & Heemstra 1988 [ref. 21758], Paxton et al. 1989:484 [ref. 12442], Kottelat 1989:17 [ref. 13605], Allen & Burgess 1990:148 [ref. 15712], Liang in Pan et al. 1991:361 [ref. 23876], Allen 1991:114 [ref. 21090], Allen 1999:2434 [ref. 24812], Anderson & Heemstra 2003:200 [ref. 27368], Allen et al. 2006:970 [ref. 29066] with wrong type species, Shibukawa 2009:78 [ref. 30449], Morgan 2011:14 [ref. 31262], Kottelat 2013:319 [ef. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:77 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:141 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:60 [ref. 36273], Kuiter 2018:30 [ref. 36369], Fricke et al. 2019:108 [ref. 36673], Ghazali et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40266], Ghazali et al. 2024:[4] 160 [ref. 40992], Yoshigou 2025:10 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis Cuvier 1828. Ambassidae.

Austrochanda Whitley [G. P.] 1935:357 Fem. Pseudoambassis macleayi Castelnau 1878. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878, not preoccupied by Pseudambassis Bleeker 1874 in fishes. •Synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:148 [ref. 15712], Kottelat 2013:319 [ef. 32989]). •Synonym of Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878. Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878. Ambassidae.

Blandowskiella Iredale [T.] & Whitley [G. P.] 1932:95 Fem. Pseudoambassis macleayi Castelnau 1878. Type by being a replacement name. Apparently an unneeded replacement for Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878, not preoccupied by Pseudambassis Bleeker 1874. •Synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442] based on placement of type species, Allen & Burgess 1990:148 [ref. 15712], Kottelat 2013:319 [ef. 32989]). •Synonym of Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878. Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878. Ambassidae.

Bogoda Bleeker [P.] 1853:89 Fem. Chanda nama Hamilton 1822. Type by monotypy, one species but with many synonyms, including the tautonym Chanda bogoda Hamilton 1822. (Bogodidae Bleeker apparently is an older family-group name than Ambassidae or Chandidae.) •Synonym of Chanda Hamilton 1822 after nama designated type of Chanda by ICZN (Opinion 1121). •Synonym of Chanda Hamilton 1822 -- (Roberts 1995:265 [ref. 22559], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989], Yoshigou 2025:30 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Synonym of Chanda Hamilton 1822. Ambassidae.

Chanda Hamilton [F.] 1822:103, 370 Fem. Chanda nama Hamilton 1822. Type by designation of ICZN (Opinion 1121), not Chanda lala Hamilton 1822 of authors; on Official List. Some recent authors now use Chandidae instead of Ambassidae; the available names in date order are (1) Bogodidae Bleeker 1859, (2) Ambassidae Klunzinger 1870, and (3) Chandidae Fowler 1905. •Valid as Chanda Hamilton 1822 -- (Kottelat 1989:17 [ref. 13605] with other species formerly in Chanda now placed elsewhere). •Valid as Chanda Hamilton 1822 -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:338 [ref. 24860], Roberts 1995:265 [ref. 22559], Ataur Rahman 2003:369 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989], Yoshigou 2025:30 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Chanda Hamilton 1822. Ambassidae.

Denariusa Whitley [G. P.] 1948:92 Fem. Denariusa bandata Whitley 1948. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Denariusa Whitley 1948 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:486 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:185 [ref. 15712], Allen et al. 2006:973 [ref. 29066], Yoshigou 2025:39 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Denariusa Whitley 1948. Ambassidae.

Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1955:209 Fem. Gymnochanda filamentosa Fraser-Brunner 1955. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Boeseman 1957:75 [ref. 487] independently chose the same genus and species name for this species; Gymnochanda Boeseman is a homonym and synonym of Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner. •Valid as Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner 1955 -- (Kottelat 1989:17 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Roberts 1995:267 [ref. 22559], Kottelat 1995:55 [ref. 22073], Tan & Lim 2011:55 [ref. 31587], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989], Tan & Lim 2014:688 [ref. 33503], Yoshigou 2025:37 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner 1955. Ambassidae.

Gymnochanda Boeseman [M.] 1957:75 Fem. Gymnochanda filamentosa Boeseman 1957. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Homonym and subjective synonym of Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner 1955 (Boeseman independently chose the same genus and species names for this species [as stated in correction notice circulated by Boeseman]). •Synonym of Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner 1955 -- (Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Roberts 1995:267 [ref. 22559], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner 1955. Ambassidae.

Hamiltonia (subgenus of Equula) Swainson [W.] 1839:176, 250 Fem. Chanda nama Hamilton 1822. Type by being a replacement name. Technically a replacement for Chanda Hamilton; type is C. nama as designated by ICZN for Chanda (not H. ovata as designated by Swain 1882). Hamiltonia was placed on Official Index (Opinion 1121) as a junior objective synonym of Chanda. •Objective synonym of Chanda Hamilton 1822 -- (Roberts 1995:265 [ref. 22559], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989], Yoshigou 2025:30 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Synonym of Chanda Hamilton 1822. Ambassidae.

Konopickia Whitley [G. P.] 1937:133 Fem. Ambassis muelleri Klunzinger 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:149 [ref. 15712], Kottelat 2013:319 [ef. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828. Ambassidae.

Negambassis Whitley [G. P.] 1935:360 Fem. Tetracentrum apogonoides Macleay 1883. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for and objective synonym of Tetracentrum Macleay 1883, not preoccupied by Tetracentron Brauer 1865 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:194 [ref. 15712]). Current status: Synonym of Tetracentrum Macleay 1883. Ambassidae.

Paradoxodacna Roberts [T. R.] 1989:160 Fem. Paradoxodacna piratica Roberts 1989. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paradoxodacna Roberts 1989 -- (Roberts 1995:271 [ref. 22559], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Parambassis Bleeker 1874 -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40872]). Current status: Synonym of Parambassis Bleeker 1874. Ambassidae.

Parambassis Bleeker [P.] 1874:86, 102 Fem. Ambassis apogonoides Bleeker 1851. Type by original designation. Type designated on p. 86. •Valid as Parambassis Bleeker 1874 -- (Allen 1982:165 [ref. 5461], Paxton et al. 1989:486 [ref. 12442], Kottelat 1989:17 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:161 [ref. 6439], Allen & Burgess 1990:187 [ref. 15712], Allen 1991:117 [ref. 21090], Roberts 1995:271 [ref. 22559], Allen et al. 2006:973 [ref. 29066], Morgan 2011:15 [ref. 31262], Okutsu et al. 2011:98 [ref. 31412], Geetakumari 2012:59 [ref. 31985], Geetakumari & Basudha 2012:3327 [ref. 32278], Kottelat 2013:321-322 [ref. 32989], Dishma & Vishwanath 2015:583 [ref. 34026], Yoshigou 2025:25 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Parambassis Bleeker 1874. Ambassidae.

Priopidichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1935:364 Masc. Pseudoambassis ramsayi Macleay 1881. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:148 [ref. 15712], Kottelat 2013:319 [ef. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828. Ambassidae.

Priopis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes [ex Kuhl & van Hasselt] 1830:503 Fem. Priopis argyrozona Valenciennes 1830. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828 -- (Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Ambassis Cuvier 1828. Ambassidae.

Pseudambassis Bleeker [P.] 1874:86 Fem. Chanda lala Hamilton 1822. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Parambassis Bleeker 1874 -- (Roberts 1989:161 [ref. 6439], Roberts 1995:271 [ref. 22559], Ataur Rahman 2003:370 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:322 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Pseudambassis Bleeker 1874 -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40872], Yoshigou 2025:35 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Pseudambassis Bleeker 1874. Ambassidae.

Pseudoambassis Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:43 Fem. Pseudoambassis macleayi Castelnau 1878. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched; Jordan 1919:393 [ref. 4905] lists type as above. Not preoccupied by Pseudambassis Bleeker 1874. Unneeded replaced by Blandowskiella Iredale & Whitley 1932. •Synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:148 [ref. 15712], Kottelat 2013:319 [ef. 32989]). •Valid as Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878 -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40872]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878. Ambassidae.

Synechopterus Norman [J. R.] 1935:61 Masc. Synechopterus caudovittatus Norman 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Tetracentrum Macleay 1883 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:194 [ref. 15712]). Current status: Synonym of Tetracentrum Macleay 1883. Ambassidae.

Tetracentrum Macleay [W.] 1883:256 Neut. Tetracentrum apogonoides Macleay 1883. Type by monotypy. Negambassis Whitley 1935 is an unneeded replacement, apparently not preoccupied by Tetracentron Brauer 1865 (see Schultz 1945:117, footnote [ref. 3962]). •Valid as Tetracentrum Macleay 1883 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:194 [ref. 15712], Allen 1991:119 [ref. 21090], Yoshigou 2025:25 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Tetracentrum Macleay 1883. Ambassidae.

Velambassis Whitley [G. P.] 1935:365 Fem. Pseudoambassis jacksoniensis Macleay 1881. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Possibly a synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828. •Synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:149 [ref. 15712], Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878. Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878. Ambassidae.

Whitleyia (subgenus of Ambassis) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1930:148, 163 Fem. Ambassis wolffii Bleeker 1850. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Spelled Whitleyia on pp. 2 and 148, as Whitleyina on pp. vii (contents), 163 (main account) and index (p. 334). Whitleyina would appear to be the intended form, but Fraser-Brunner 1955 [ref. 1498] serves as first reviser and selected Whitleyia. •Synonym of Parambassis Bleeker 1874 -- (Roberts 1989:161 [ref. 6439] as Whitleyina, Allen & Burgess 1990:149 [ref. 15712] as Whitleyina, Roberts 1995:271 [ref. 22559] as Whitleyina, Kottelat 2013:322 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Parambassis Bleeker 1874. Ambassidae.

Xenambassis Schultz [L. P.] 1945:115 Fem. Xenambassis honessi Schultz 1945. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Tetracentrum Macleay 1883 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:194 [ref. 15712]). Current status: Synonym of Tetracentrum Macleay 1883. Ambassidae.