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Genera in the family or subfamily Anostomidae: [ 28 ] records

Abramites Fowler [H. W.] 1906:331 Masc. Leporinus hypselonotus Günther 1868. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Abramites Fowler 1906 -- (Géry 1977:175 [ref. 1597], Winterbottom 1980:2 [ref. 4755], Vari & Williams 1987 [ref. 5980], see also Géry et al. 1987:398 [ref. 6001], Taphorn 1992:30 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:80 [ref. 24147], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:71 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786], Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Abramites Fowler 1906. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Anostomoides Pellegrin [J.] 1909:346 Masc. Anostomoides atrianalis Pellegrin 1909. Type by monotypy. On p. 5 of separate. •Valid as Anostomoides Pellegrin 1909 -- (Géry 1977:178 [ref. 1597], Winterbottom 1980:2 [ref. 4755], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Dos Santos & Zuanon 2006:59 [ref. 28618], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786], Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004], Assega & Birindelli 2019:129 [ref. 36847]). Current status: Valid as Anostomoides Pellegrin 1909. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Anostomos Gronow [L. T.] 1763:122 Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 261). Suppressed. Anostomidae: Anostominae.

Anostomus Scopoli [J. A.] (ex Gronow) 1777:451 Masc. Salmo anostomus Linnaeus 1758. Appeared first without species; first addition of species not researched. Anostoma is a misspelling or unjustified emendation. Apparently Anastomus Minding 1832 [ref. 3022] refers to this taxon as does Anostomus Cuvier 1816. •Valid as Anostomus Scopoli 1777 -- (Géry 1977:178 [ref. 1597], Winterbottom 1980:9 [ref. 4755], Vari 1983:5 [ref. 5419], Taphorn 1992:33 [ref. 23654], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Santos 2005:121 [ref. 28904], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Anostomus Scopoli 1777. Anostomidae: Anostominae.

Anostomus Cuvier [G.] (ex Gronow) 1816:165 Masc. Salmo anostomus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy (also by absolute tautonymy). Same as Anostomus Scopoli 1777 but described independently. Objectively invalid, preoccupied by Anostomus Scopoli 1777. •Objective synonym and homonym of Anostomus Scopoli 1777 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Anostomus Scopoli 1777. Anostomidae: Anostominae.

Brevidens Birindelli [J. L. O.], Sidlauskas [B. L.] & Melo [B. F.] in Sidlauskas, Melo, Birindelli, Burns, Frable, Hoekzema et al. 2025:15 Masc. Leporinus striatus Kner 1858. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Brevidens Birindelli, Sidlauskas & Melo 2025. Current status: Valid as Brevidens Birindelli, Sidlauskas & Melo 2025. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Garmanina (subgenus of Rhytiodus) Fowler [H. W.] 1906:326 Fem. Rhytiodus argenteofuscus Kner 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Rhytiodus Kner 1858 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:79 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). Current status: Synonym of Rhytiodus Kner 1858. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Gnathodolus Myers [G. S.] 1927:108 Masc. Gnathodolus bidens Myers 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Gnathodolus Myers 1927 -- (Géry 1977:187 [ref. 1597], Winterbottom 1980:21 [ref. 4755], Vari 1983:5 [ref. 5419], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Santos 2005:121 [ref. 28904], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). Current status: Valid as Gnathodolus Myers 1927. Anostomidae: Anostominae.

Histiodromus Gistel [J.] 1848:VIII Masc. Salmo anostomus Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Anostomus Gronow 1763 and others, not preoccupied by Anastomus Illiger 1835; published earlier in an available way by Scopoli 1777. •Objective synonym of Anostomus Scopoli 1777 -- (Winterbottom 1980:9 [ref. 4755], Taphorn 1992:33 [ref. 23654] as Histriodromus, Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). Current status: Synonym of Anostomus Scopoli 1777. Anostomidae: Anostominae.

Hypomasticus (subgenus of Leporinus) Borodin [N. A.] 1929:272 Masc. Leporinus mormyrops Steindachner 1875. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Leporinus Agassiz 1829, but a valid subgenus Hypomasticus as described -- (Géry 1977:158 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Leporinus Agassiz 1829 -- (Taphorn 1992:39 [ref. 23654], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Hypomasticus Borodin 1929 -- (Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:74 [ref. 29786], Birindelli et al. 2013:464 [ref. 32924], Birindelli et al. 2020:416 [ref. 37635], Ito et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42551]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus Borodin 1929. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Insperanos Assega [F. M.], Sidlauskas [B. L.] & Birindelli [J. L. O.] in Sidlauskas, Assega, Melo, Oliveira & Birindelli 2021:24 Masc. Leporinus nattereri Steindachner 1876. Type by original designation (and monotypy). •Valid as Insperanos Assega, Sidlauskas & Birindelli 2021. Current status: Valid as Insperanos Assega, Sidlauskas & Birindelli 2021. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Laemolyta Cope [E. D.] 1872:258 Fem. Schizodon taeniatus Kner 1858. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Anostomus Scopoli 1777, but a valid subgenus Laemolyta -- (Géry 1977:178 [ref. 1597]). •Valid as Laemolyta Cope 1872 -- (Winterbottom 1980:2 [ref. 4755], Vari 1983:5 [ref. 5419], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Mautari & Menezes 2006:28 [ref. 28621], Petry et al. 2007:79 [ref. 29175], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). Current status: Valid as Laemolyta Cope 1872. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Lahilliella (subgenus of Anostomus) Eigenmann [C. H.] & Kennedy [C. H.] in Eigenmann 1903:144 Fem. Schizodon nasutus Kner 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Lahiliella by Jordan 1920:502 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Schizodon Spix 1829 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:80 [ref. 27061] as Spix & Agassiz, Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). Current status: Synonym of Schizodon Agassiz 1829. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Leporellus Lütken [C. F.] 1875:129 Masc. Leporinus pictus Kner 1858. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Leporellus Lütken 1875 -- (Géry 1977:151 [ref. 1597], Winterbottom 1980:2 [ref. 4755], Géry et al. 1987:371 [ref. 6001], Taphorn 1992:36 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:77 [ref. 24147], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786], Bertaco et al. 2016:411 [ref. 34561], Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Leporellus Lütken 1875. Anostomidae: Leporellinae.

Leporinodus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1922:116 Masc. Leporinodus retropinnis Eigenmann 1922. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Leporellus Lütken 1875 -- (Taphorn 1992:36 [ref. 23654], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). Current status: Synonym of Leporellus Lütken 1875. Anostomidae: Leporellinae.

Leporinops (subgenus of Leporinus) Géry [J.] 1960:308 Masc. Leporinus moralesi Fowler 1942. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Leporinus Agassiz 1829, but a valid subgenus Leporinops as described -- (Géry 1977:155 [ref. 1597], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). •Synonym of Leporinus Agassiz 1829 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Leporinus Agassiz 1829. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Leporinus Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1829:58, 65 Masc. Leporinus novemfasciatus Spix & Agassiz 1829 (= Salmo fasciatus Bloch 1794). Type by monotypy. L. novemfasciatus is an unneeded substitute for and objective synonym of S. fasciatus Bloch. For authorship and date see Kottelat 1988:78 [ref. 13380]. •Valid as Leporinus Agassiz 1829 -- (Géry 1977:155 [ref. 1597], Vari 1983:5 [ref. 5419], Géry et al. 1987:383 [ref. 6001], Garavello & Britski 1987 [ref. 6851], Garavello 1988 [ref. 14272], Garavello 1989 [ref. 14273], Malabarba 1989:126 [ref. 14217], Garavello 1990 [ref. 14314], Garavello & Santos 1992:112 [ref. 20885], Taphorn 1992:39 [ref. 23654], Mahnert et al. 1997:837 [ref. 23282], Britski 1997:27 [ref. 24113], Britski et al. 1999:77 [ref. 24147], Garavello 2000:193 [ref. 24492], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061], Britski & Birindelli 2008:45 [ref. 29578], Santos & Zuanon 2008:36 [ref. 29701], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786], Birindelli & Britski 2009: 1 [ref. 30144], Garavello & Santos 2009:109 [ref. 30137], Britski et al. 2011:59 [ref. 31499], Feitosa et al. 2011:55 [ref. 31661], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Birindelli et al. 2013:9 [ref. 32698], Britski & Birindelli 2013:25 [ref. 32699], Birindelli & Britski 2013:1128 [ref. 33171], Garavello et al. 2014:317 [ref. 33378], Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004], Burns et al. 2014:206 [ref. 33354], Britski & Birindelli 2016:26 [ref. 34393], Bertaco et al. 2016:411 [ref. 34561], Birindelli et al. 2016:97 [ref. 34843], Burns et al. 2017:1 [ref. 35416], Britski & Birindelli 2019:183 [ref. 36700], Birindelli et al. 2019:1 [ref. 36868], Ito et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40545], Britski et al. 2024:1 [ref. 41365], Boaretto et al. 2025:1 [ref. 41852]). Current status: Valid as Leporinus Agassiz 1829. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Megaleporinus Ramirez [J. L.], Birindelli [J. L. O.] & Galetti [P. M., Jr.] 2017:312 Masc. Curimatus obtusidens Valenciennes 1837. Type by original designation. •Valid as Megaleporinus Ramirez, Birindelli & Galetti 2017 -- (Birindelli et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37400], Roberts 2021:103 [ref. 38681]). Current status: Valid as Megaleporinus Ramirez, Birindelli & Galetti 2017. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Mormyrynchus (subgenus of Xiphostoma) Swainson [W.] 1839:186, 291 Masc. Mormyrynchus gronoveii Swainson 1839 (= Salmo anostomus Linnaeus 1758). Type by monotypy. Misspelled Mormorynchus on p. 444 (index). Misspelled Mormyrhunchus by Jordan 1919:203 [ref. 2410]. •Objective synonym of Anostomus Scopoli 1777; Swainson's M. gronoveii is an unneeded substitute for Salmo anostomus Linnaeus. •Objective synonym of Anostomus Scopoli 1777 -- (Winterbottom 1980:9 [ref. 4755] as Mormyrhynchus, Taphorn 1992:33 [ref. 23654] as Mormyrhynchus, Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). Current status: Synonym of Anostomus Scopoli 1777. Anostomidae: Anostominae.

Myocharax (subgenus of Leporinus) Fowler [H. W.] 1914:239 Masc. Leporinus desmotes Fowler 1914. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Leporinus Agassiz 1829, but a valid subgenus Myrocharax as described -- (Géry 1977:158 [ref. 1597], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). •Synonym of Leporinus Agassiz 1829 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Leporinus Agassiz 1829. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Petulanos Sidlauskas [B. L.] & Vari [R. P.] 2008:167 Masc. Anostomus plicatus Eigenmann 1912. Type by original designation. •Valid as Petulanos Sidlauskas & Vari 2008 -- (Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Petulanos Sidlauskas & Vari 2008. Anostomidae: Anostominae.

Pithecocharax Fowler [H. W.] 1906:319 Masc. Salmo anostomus Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Anostomus Scopoli 1777, not preoccupied. •Objective synonym of Anostomus Scopoli 1777 -- (Winterbottom 1980:9 [ref. 4755], Taphorn 1992:33 [ref. 23654], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). Current status: Synonym of Anostomus Scopoli 1777. Anostomidae: Anostominae.

Pseudanos Winterbottom [R.] 1980:24 Masc. Schizodon trimaculatus Kner 1858. Type by original designation. •Valid as Pseudanos Winterbottom 1980 -- (Taphorn 1992:57 [ref. 23654], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:79 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Santos 2005:121 [ref. 28904], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786], Birindelli et al. 2012:55 [ref. 32125], Sarmiento et al. 2014:39, 183 [ref. 35004], Vanegas-Ríos & Birindelli 2024:4 [ref. 41060]). Current status: Valid as Pseudanos Winterbottom 1980. Anostomidae: Anostominae.

Rhytiodus Kner [R.] 1858:78 Masc. Rhytiodus microlepis Kner 1858. Type by subsequent designation. Also appeared in Kner 1859:165 [ref. 2631]. Type designated by Eigenmann 1910:425 [ref. 1224]. •Valid as Rhytiodus Kner 1858 -- (Géry 1977:178 [ref. 1597], Winterbottom 1980:2 [ref. 4755], Vari 1983:5 [ref. 5419], Géry 1987 [ref. 6739], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:79 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786], Sarmiento et al. 2014:40, 183 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Rhytiodus Kner 1858. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Sartor Myers [G. S.] & Carvalho [A. L. de] 1959:148 Masc. Sartor respectus Myers & Carvalho 1959. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Sartor Myers & Carvalho 1959 -- (Géry 1977:186 [ref. 1597], Winterbottom 1980:31 [ref. 4755], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:79 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Santos 2005:121 [ref. 28904], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). Current status: Valid as Sartor Myers & Carvalho 1959. Anostomidae: Anostominae.

Schizodon Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1829:58, 66 Masc. Schizodon fasciatus Spix & Agassiz 1829. Type by monotypy. For authorship and date see Kottelat 1988:78 [ref. 13380]. •Valid as Schizodon Agassiz 1829 -- (Géry 1977:151 [ref. 1597], Winterbottom 1980:2 [ref. 4755], Vari 1983:5 [ref. 5419], Géry et al. 1987:375 [ref. 6001], Bergmann 1988 [ref. 21062], Malabarba 1989:126 [ref. 14217], Garavello & Britski 1990:153 [ref. 23182], Vari & Raredon 1991 [ref. 19023], Taphorn 1992:63 [ref. 23654], Garavello 1994 [ref. 22129], Britski et al. 1999:80 [ref. 24147], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:80 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas et al. 2007:711 [ref. 29265], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Sarmiento et al. 2014:41, 183 [ref. 35004], Bertaco et al. 2016:411 [ref. 34561], Ramírez et al. 2020:[1] [ref. 37803], Garavello et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38879], Britski et al. 2023:135 [ref. 40376], Garavello et al. 2024:245 [ref. 41665]). Current status: Valid as Schizodon Agassiz 1829. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Schizodontopsis (subgenus of Anostomus) Garman [S.] 1890:16, 18 Fem. Anostomus proximus Garman 1890. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently first designated by Jordan 1920:451 [ref. 4905], not designated by Eigenmann 1910:425 [ref. 1224]. •Synonym of Laemolyta Cope 1872 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Mautari & Menezes 2006:29 [ref. 28621], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786]). Current status: Synonym of Laemolyta Cope 1872. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

Synaptolaemus Myers [G. S.] & Fernández-Yépez [A.] in Myers 1950:190 Masc. Synaptolaemus cingulatus Myers & Fernández-Yépez 1950. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Synaptolaemus Myers & Fernández-Yépez 1950 -- (Géry 1977:186 [ref. 1597], Winterbottom 1980:33 [ref. 4755], Vari 1983:5 [ref. 5419], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:81 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Santos 2005:121 [ref. 28904], Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:75 [ref. 29786], Britski et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31499]). Current status: Valid as Synaptolaemus Myers & Fernández-Yépez 1950. Anostomidae: Anostominae.