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Genera in the family or subfamily Balistidae: [ 32 ] records

Abalistes Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:364 Masc. Leiurus macrophthalmus Swainson 1839. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Leiurus (subgenus of Capriscus) Swainson 1839, preoccupied by Leiurus Swainson 1839:242 in fishes. •Valid as Abalistes Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Matsuura 1980:39 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:121 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:877 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:50 [ref. 23547] as Abolistes, Matsuura 2001:3912 [ref. 26315], Matsuura & Yoshino 2004:189 [ref. 27771], Allen et al. 2006:1870 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Motomura et al. 2017:229 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:376 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:177 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:321 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:647 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Abalistes Jordan & Seale 1906. Balistidae.

Balistapus Tilesius [W. G. von] 1820:302 Masc. Balistapus capistratus Tilesius 1820. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Balistapus Tilesius 1820 -- (Matsuura 1980:52 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:121 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:877 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:59 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2018:376 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:177 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:321 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:649 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Balistapus Tilesius 1820. Balistidae.

Balistes Linnaeus [C.] 1758:327 Masc. Balistes vetula Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1865:98 [ref. 416] and 1866:10 [ref. 417]. •Valid as Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Moore 1967:691 [ref. 22820], Torchio 1973:641 [ref. 6892], Tyler 1980:121 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:1335 [ref. 13677], Smith & Heemstra 1986:877 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23547], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:503 [ref. 24550], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:850 [ref. 25968], Matsuura 2003:1964 [ref. 27119], Parin 2003:S32 [ref. 28536], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:75 [ref. 36649], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Parin et al. 2014:550 [ref. 33547], Robertson et al. 2017:106 [ref. 35676], Brown et al. 2019:182 [ref. 36444], Parenti 2021:649 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Balistoides Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1935:659, 662 Masc. Balistes viridescens Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by original designation. •Valid as Balistoides Fraser-Brunner 1935 -- (Matsuura 1980:44 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:121 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:357 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:878 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1871 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Sahayak et al. 2014:20 [ref. 37751], Motomura et al. 2017:230 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:376 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:177 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:321 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:651 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Balistoides Fraser-Brunner 1935. Balistidae.

Ballistes Billberg [G. J.] 1833:52 Masc. Balistes vetula Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Unnecessary replacement name for Balistes Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kullander 2016:109 [ref. 34147], Parenti 2021:649 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Canthidermis (subgenus of Balistes) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 325 Fem. Balistes oculatus Gray 1831. Type by subsequent designation. Spelled Canthidermes on pp. 194, 437 (index), Canthidermis on p. 325. First type designation apparently by Bleeker 1866:11 [ref. 417] as Balistes oculatus; not Balistes angulosus designated by Swain 1882:282 [ref. 5966]. •Valid as Canthidermis Swainson 1839 -- (Moore 1967:695 [ref. 22820], Fedoryako 1979:981 [ref. 8721], Matsuura 1980:66 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:120 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:359 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:878 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:63 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Matsuura 2003:1964 [ref. 27119], Parin 2003:S33 [ref. 28536], Allen et al. 2006:1872 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Parin et al. 2014:550 [ref. 33547], Sahayak et al. 2014:57 [ref. 37752], Motomura et al. 2017:230 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:377 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:177 [ref. 36273], Brown et al. 2019:182 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:321 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:653 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Canthidermis Swainson 1839. Balistidae.

Capriscus Klein [J. T.] 1777:427 Masc. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature. •In the synonymy of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2021:649 [ref. 38921]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Capriscus Artedi [P.] in Röse 1793:114 Masc. Balistes capriscus Gmelin 1789. Also appeared as new in Billberg 1833:52 [ref. 34146], but no species included, therefore nomen nudum; see Kullander 2016:109 [ref. 34147]. •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Capriscus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:41, 58 Masc. Capriscus porcus Rafinesque 1810. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2019:108 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Capriscus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein) 1792:580 Masc. Not available, published in a part of work rejected for nomenclatural purposes in Opinion 21 (1938). Based on Klein 1742:24 [ref. 30141]. •In the synonymy of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2021:649 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Chalisoma (subgenus of Capriscus) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 325 Neut. Balistes pulcherrimus Lesson 1830. Type by subsequent designation. Spelled Chalisomus on p. 194 and 438, Chalisoma on 325. Type designated by Swain 1882:282 [ref. 5966]. Technical first reviser not researched. Details for species not located. •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2021:649 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Cotilla Billberg [G. J.] 1833:52 Fem. Cotilla frenata Billberg 1833. Type by monotypy. Based on the "Baliste bride" of Lacepède (1798: 378). Not used as valid after 1899; therefore reversal of priority in favor of Sufflamen Jordan 1916 is followed (ICZN Art. 23.9). •Synonym of Sufflamen Jordan 1916 -- (Kullander 2016:109 [ref. 34147], Parenti 2021:659 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Sufflamen Jordan 1916. Balistidae.

Epimonus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:92 As "Epimonus R. sp. do." meaning Epimonus Rafinesque for a species in a preceding genus (Balistes). Not available, name only. Nomen Nudum. Balistidae.

Erythrodon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:34 Masc. Xenodon (Balistes) niger Rüppell 1836. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Xenodon Rüppell 1836, preoccupied in Amphibia; replaced earlier by Odonus Gistel 1848. •Objective synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848 -- (Matsuura 1980:33 [ref. 6943], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848. Balistidae.

Guaperva Sonnerat [P.] (ex Willughby) 1774:226 Fem. Not used as valid after 1899; therefore reversal of priority in favor of Balistoides Fraser-Brunner 1935. •In the synonymy of Balistoides Fraser-Brunner 1935 -- (Parenti 2021:651 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Balistoides Fraser-Brunner 1935. Balistidae.

Hemibalistes (subgenus of Sufflamen) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1935:662 Masc. Balistes bursa Bloch & Schneider 1801. Not available from Fraser-Brunner 1935; two included species and no type designated after 1930 (Art. 13.3). Can date to Burton 1936 in Zoological Record for 1935 (see remarks on Art. 13.3 in Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990 [ref. 20647]). •In the synonymy of Sufflamen Jordan 1916 -- (Matsuura 1980:48 [ref. 6943], Parenti 2021:659 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Sufflamen Jordan 1916. Balistidae.

Leiurus (subgenus of Capriscus) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 326 Masc. Leiurus macrophthalmus Swainson 1839. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1883:282 [ref. 5966]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Leiurus Swainson on p. 242 of same work, replaced by Abalistes Jordan & Seale 1906. •Synonym of Abalistes Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Allen et al. 2006:1870 [ref. 29098], Parenti 2021:647 [ref. 38921]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Abalistes Jordan & Seale 1906. Balistidae.

Melichthys (subgenus of Balistes) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 325 Masc. Balistes ringens Osbeck (not of Linnaeus) 1765 (= Balistes niger Bloch 1786). Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1866:10 [ref. 417] as "Balistes ringens Osb." Possibly based on a misidentified type species. Melanichthys Günther 1870:212, 227 [ref. 1995] (not of Temminck & Schlegel) apparently is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Melichthys Swainson 1839 -- (Randall & Klausewitz 1973:58 [ref. 7581], Matsuura 1980:40 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:120 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:879 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:60 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3912 [ref. 26315], Matsuura 2003:1964 [ref. 27119], Allen et al. 2006:1872 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Motomura et al. 2017:230 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:377 [ref. 35805], Brown et al. 2019:182 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:321 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:654 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Melichthys Swainson 1839. Balistidae.

Nematobalistes Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1935:659, 661 Masc. Balistes forcipatus Gmelin 1789. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Tyler 1980:123 [ref. 4477], Parenti 2021:650 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Odonus Gistel [J.] 1848:XI Masc. Xenodon (Balistes) niger Rüppell 1836. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Xenodon Rüppell 1836, preoccupied; predates Erythrodon Rüppell 1852 and Pyrodon Kaup 1855. •Valid as Odonus Gistel 1848 -- (Matsuura 1980:33 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:120 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:879 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:57 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3912 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1873 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2018:377 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:177 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:322 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Odonus Gistel 1848. Balistidae.

Oncobalistes Fowler [H. W.] 1946:213 Masc. Oncobalistes erythropterus Fowler 1946. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Melichthys Swainson 1839 -- (Randall & Klausewitz 1973:58 [ref. 7581], Matsuura 1980:40 [ref. 6943], Parenti 2021:654 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Melichthys Swainson 1839. Balistidae.

Pachynathus (subgenus of Capriscus) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 326 Masc. Pachynathus triangularis Swainson 1839 (= Balistes capistratus Shaw 1804). Type by monotypy. Regarded as a misspelling for Pachygnathus (Opinion 29) and therefore preoccupied by Pachygnathus Dugès 1834 in arachnids; replaced by Sufflamen Jordan 1916. •Objective synonym of Sufflamen Jordan 1916 -- (Matsuura 1980:47 [ref. 6943], Allen et al. 2006:1875 [ref. 29098], Parenti 2021:659 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Sufflamen Jordan 1916. Balistidae.

Parabalistes (subgenus of Balistes) Bleeker [P.] 1865:Pl. 225 Masc. Balistes chrysospilos Bleeker 1853. Type by monotypy. Apparently dates to Pl. 225 in Atlas (1865); corresponding text (pp. 98, 110) not published until 1869; also in Bleeker 1866:10 [ref. 417]. A second species was figured with question on Pl. 231 on same date; type by monotypy (type also designated in 1866:10 [ref. 417] and in corresponding text in 1869). Original spelling of species is chrysospilos, subsequently changed by Bleeker to chrysospilus. •Valid as Parabalistes Bleeker 1865 -- (Sahayak et al. 2014:25 [ref. 37751]). •Uncertain in family Balistidae. •Synonym of Pseudobalistes Bleeker 1865 -- (Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudobalistes Bleeker 1865. Balistidae.

Pseudobalistes (subgenus of Balistes) Bleeker [P.] 1865:Pls. 218, 225 Masc. Balistes flavimarginatus Rüppell 1829. Type by monotypy. Apparently dates to Pl. 218 and Pl. 225 (1865, in part 19), with type as flavimarginatus of Bleeker = Balistes flavimarginatus Rüppell 1829; viridescens appears in Pl. 231 (part 20); corresponding text (99, 110) not published until 1869. Also in Bleeker 1866:11 [ref. 417] with type designated as viridescens (also 1869:99 [ref. 416]). •Valid as Pseudobalistes Bleeker 1865 -- (Matsuura 1980:35 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:123 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:880 [ref. 5714], Matsuura 2001:3912 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1873 [ref. 29098], Sahayak et al. 2014:23 [ref. 37751], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Motomura et al. 2017:231 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:378 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:177 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:323 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Pseudobalistes Bleeker 1865. Balistidae.

Pyrodon Kaup [J. J.] 1855:222 Masc. Xenodon (Balistes) niger Rüppell 1836. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Xenodon Rüppell 1836, twice replaced before Kaup 1855. •Objective synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848 -- (Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848. Balistidae.

Rhinecanthus (subgenus of Balistes) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 325 Masc. Balistes ornatissimus Lesson 1831. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1882:282 [ref. 5966]. •Valid as Rhinecanthus Swainson 1829 -- (Tyler 1980:121 [ref. 4477], Randall & Steene 1983 [ref. 6023], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:880 [ref. 5714], Matsuura & Shiobara 1989 [ref. 13563], Lindberg et al. 1997:59 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1874 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Struthers 2015:1715 [ref. 34302], Fricke et al. 2018:378 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:178 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:323 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Rhinecanthus Swainson 1839. Balistidae.

Sufflamen Jordan [D. S.] 1916:27 Neut. Balistes capistratus Shaw 1804. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Pachynathus Swainson 1839 in fishes (ruled in Opinion 29 of the ICZN to be a typographical error for Pachygnathus; preoccupied by Pachygnathus Dugés 1834 in arachnids). Cotilla Billberg 1833 is a senior synonym (see Kullander 2016:109 [ref. 34147]), but Sufflamen Jordan 1916 is in prevailing usage and therefore here used as the valid name for the genus. •Valid as Sufflamen Jordan 1916 -- (Matsuura 1980:47 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:123 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:881 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1875 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2018:379 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:178 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:325 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:659 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Sufflamen Jordan 1916. Balistidae.

Verrunculus (subgenus of Balistes) Jordan [D. S.] 1924:82 Masc. Balistes polylepis Steindachner 1876. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Described as "a distinct subgenus or genus under Balistes." •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Tyler 1980:123 [ref. 4477], Parenti 2021:650 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Xanthichthys Kaup [J. J.] in Richardson 1856:313 Masc. Balistes curassavicus Gmelin 1789. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Xanthichthys Kaup 1856 -- (Randall et al. 1978 [ref. 5532], Fedoryako 1979:991 [ref. 8721], Matsuura 1980:59 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:359 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:881 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:59 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Matsuura 2003:1964 [ref. 27119], Allen et al. 2006:1876 [ref. 29098], Pyle & Earle 2013:1 [ref. 32891], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Parenti 2021:661 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Xanthichthys Kaup 1856. Balistidae.

Xenobalistes Matsuura [K.] 1981:191 Masc. Xenobalistes tumidipectoris Matsuura 1981. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Xenobalistes Matsuura 1981 -- (Heemstra & Smith 1983 [ref. 5414], Smith & Heemstra 1986:881 [ref. 5714], Matsuura 2001:3917 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1877 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:8 [ref. 33576], Parenti 2021:662 [ref. 38921]). •Genus possible based on prejuveniles of Xanthichthys -- (R. Winterbottom, pers. comm., 5 Apr. 2006). Current status: Valid as Xenobalistes Matsuura 1981. Balistidae.

Xenodon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1836:52 Masc. Xenodon niger Rüppell 1836. Type by monotypy. Spelled Zenodon by Swainson 1839:194, 325 [ref. 4303]. Genus is in the part published in 1836, species in 1837. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Xenodon Boie 1827 in Amphibia; replaced by Odonus Gistel 1848, Erythrodon Rüppell 1852, and Pyrodon Kaup 1853. Type based on "Baliste noir" Lacepède 1798; Günther 1870 renamed niger Rüppell as Balistes erythrodon; not Balistes niger Bloch 1786. •In the synonymy of Odonus Gistel 1848 -- (Matsuura 1980:33 [ref. 6943], Allen et al. 2006:1873 [ref. 29098], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848. Balistidae.

Zenodon (subgenus of Capriscus) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 325 Masc. Generally regarded as a misspelling for Xenodon Rüppell; see Xenodon Rüppell. •In the synonymy of Odonus Gistel 1848 -- (Matsuura 1980:33 [ref. 6943], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848. Balistidae.