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Genera in the family or subfamily Balitoridae: [ 20 ] records

Balitora Gray [J. E.] 1830:Pl. 88 (v. 1) Fem. Balitora brucei Gray 1830. Type by monotypy. Kottelat 1988 [ref. 13379] and 1989 [ref. 13605] regards Balitoridae Swainson 1839 as the valid name for the family, predating Homalopteridae Bleeker 1859; this was upheld in ICZN Opinion 1715 in 1993. •Valid as Balitora Gray 1830 -- (Silas 1953:205 [ref. 4024], Menon et al. 1978 [ref. 6801], Chen 1978:335 [ref. 6900], Jayaram 1981:143 [ref. 6497], Sawada 1982:204 [ref. 14111], Zheng & Zhang 1983:65 [ref. 21356], Kottelat 1985:267 [ref. 11441], Menon 1987:228 [ref. 14149], Kottelat 1988:489 [ref. 13379], Kottelat & Chu 1988:188 [ref. 13491], Kottelat 1989:12 [ref. 13605], Doi 1997:26 [ref. 22832], Chen in Chen 1998:265 [ref. 23556], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Chen & Tang in Yue et al. 2000:522 [ref. 25272], Nguyen & Nguyen 2002:10 [ref. 26611], Conway & Mayden 2010:1466 [ref. 30776], Wang et al. 2010:26 [ref. 30898], Bhoite et al. 2011:3038 [ref. 32191], Liu et al. 2012:369, 375 [ref. 31548], Kottelat 2012:44 [ref. 32367], Raghavan et al. 2013:3921 [ref. 32564], Kottelat 2013:185 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34477], Kumar et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34540], Luo et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40608]). Current status: Valid as Balitora Gray 1830. Balitoridae.

Balitoropsis Smith [H. M.] 1945:278 Fem. Balitoropsis bartschi Smith 1945. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Homaloptera van Hasselt 1823 -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:106 [ref. 12840]). •Valid as Balitoropsis Smith 1945 -- (Silas 1953:208 [ref. 4024], Chen 1978:333 [ref. 6900], Sawada 1982:204 [ref. 14111], Chen in Chen 1998:264 [ref. 23556], Kottelat 1998:270 [ref. 23656] with question, Tang & Chen 2000:7 [ref. 25445], Chen & Tang in Yue et al. 2000:521 [ref. 25272], Nguyen & Nguyen 2002:10 [ref. 26611], Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:186 [ref. 32989], Randall & Page 2015:73 [ref. 33701], Randall & Riggs 2015:206, 209 [ref. 33821], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Balitoropsis Smith 1945. Balitoridae.

Bhavania Hora [S. L.] 1920:202 Fem. Platycara australis Jerdon 1849. Type by subsequent designation. Two included species, type perhaps first designated by Silas 1953:183 [ref. 4024]. Spelled Blavania by Jordan 1923:145 [ref. 2421]. See Das 2003:362 [ref. 27706] dated 1921. •Valid as Bhavania Hora 1920 -- (Silas 1953:183 [ref. 4024], Jayaram 1981:141 [ref. 6497], Sawada 1982:205 [ref. 14111], Menon 1987:233 [ref. 14149], Nath et al. 2007:71 [ref. 29444], Kottelat 2012:47 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Bhavania Hora 1920. Balitoridae.

Chopraia Prashad [B.] & Mukerji [D. D.] 1929:188 Fem. Chopraia rupicola Prashad & Mukerji 1929. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See Das 2003:362 [ref. 27706] with date as 1930. •Synonym of Homaloptera van Hasselt 1823 -- (Roberts 1989:88 [ref. 6439]). •See Kottelat 1998:271 [ref. 23656]. •Synonym of Homalopteroides Fowler 1905 -- (Randall & Page 2012:335 [ref. 33554], Kottelat 2012:50 [ref. 32367], Randall & Page 2015:67 [ref. 33701]). Current status: Synonym of Homalopteroides Fowler 1905. Balitoridae.

Cryptotora Kottelat [M.] 1998:270 Fem. Homaloptera thamicola Kottelat 1988. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cryptotora Kottelat 1998 -- (Proudlove 2006:94 [ref. 28992], Kottelat 2012:47 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Cryptotora Kottelat 1998. Balitoridae.

Dienbienia Nguyen [V. H.] & Nguyen [H. D.] 2002:9 [English p. 14] Fem. Dienbienia namnuaensis Nguyen & Nguyen 2002. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hemimyzon Regan 1911 -- (Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hemimyzon Regan 1911. Balitoridae.

Ghatsa Randall [Z. S.] & Page [L. M.] 2015:79 Fem. Homaloptera montana Herre 1945. Type by original designation. •Valid as Ghatsa Randall & Page 2015. Current status: Valid as Ghatsa Randall & Page 2015. Balitoridae.

Helgia Vinciguerra [D.] 1890:328 Fem. Homaloptera bilineata Blyth 1860. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation found that of Jordan 1920:448 [ref. 4905] as above. •Synonym of Homaloptera van Hasselt 1823 -- (Roberts 1989:88 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 1998:270 [ref. 23656], Kottelat 2012:49 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Randall & Page 2015:62 [ref. 33701]). Current status: Synonym of Homaloptera van Hasselt 1823. Balitoridae.

Hemimyzon Regan [C. T.] 1911:32 Masc. Homaloptera formosana Boulenger 1894. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hemimyzon Regan 1911 -- (Silas 1953:212 [ref. 4024], Chen 1978:338 [ref. 6900], Sawada 1982:204 [ref. 14111], Kottelat & Chu 1988:192 [ref. 13491], Kottelat 1989:12 [ref. 13605], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Chen in Chen 1998:269 [ref. 23556], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Chen & Tang in Yue et al. 2000:538 [ref. 25272], Freyhof & Herder 2002:53 [ref. 26065], Nguyen & Nguyen 2002:10 [ref. 26611], Chen & Fang 2009:185 [ref. 30109], Liu et al. 2012: 369 [ref. 31548], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477], Lalramliana et al. 2018:107 [ref. 35735], Chen et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39614], Chen & Yeh 2024:278 [ref. 41754]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon Regan 1911. Balitoridae.

Homaloptera van Hasselt [J. C.] 1823:133 Fem. Homaloptera ocellata Van der Hoeven 1832. Type by subsequent monotypy. The two originally included species (fasciata and javanica) are nomina nuda (see Kottelat 1987:373 [ref. 5962]); first addition of species is in van der Hoeven 1833 (see Roberts 1993:24 [ref. 21799]). Also spelled Homalophra by van Hasselt (p. 132), with Kottelat serving as first reviser, selecting Homaloptera. •Valid as Homaloptera van Hasselt 1823 -- (Kottelat 1985:267 [ref. 11441], Menon 1987:221 [ref. 14149], Kottelat & Chu 1988:103 [ref. 12840], Roberts 1989:88 [ref. 6439] dating to van der Hoeven 1833, Kottelat 1989:12 [ref. 13605], Doi 1997:26 [ref. 22832], Kottelat 1998:270 [ref. 23656], Nguyen & Nguyen 2002:10 [ref. 26611], Arunachalam et al. 2002:31 [ref. 26804], Tan & Ng 2005:1 [ref. 28206], Tan 2009:48 [ref. 30296], Ott 2009:73 [ref. 31048], Liu et al. 2011:[6] [ref. 31548], Kurup & Radhakrishnan 2011:224 [ref. 31584], Kottelat 2012:49 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2012:83 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Randall & Page 2015:57, 62 [ref. 33701]). Current status: Valid as Homaloptera van Hasselt 1823. Balitoridae.

Homalopteroides Fowler [H. W.] 1905:476 Masc. Homaloptera wassinkii Bleeker 1853. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Homaloptera van Hasselt 1823 -- (Menon 1987:221 [ref. 14149], Roberts 1989:88 [ref. 6439]). •Valid as Homalopteroides Fowler 1905 -- (Kottelat 1998:271 [ref. 23656] with question). •Valid as Homalopteroides Fowler 1905 -- (Randall & Page 2012:335 [ref. 32354], Kottelat 2012:50 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:188 [ref. 32989], Randall & Page 2014:160 [ref. 33335], Randall & Page 2015:63 [ref. 33701]). Current status: Valid as Homalopteroides Fowler 1905. Balitoridae.

Homalopterula Fowler [H. W.] 1940:379 Fem. Homalopterula ripleyi Fowler 1940. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Homaloptera van Hasselt 1823 -- (Roberts 1989:88 [ref. 6439]). •See Kottelat 1998:271 [ref. 23656]. •Valid as Homalopterula Fowler 1940 -- (Kottelat 2012:51 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:189 [ref. 32989], Randall & Page 2015:71 [ref. 33701]). Current status: Valid as Homalopterula Fowler 1940. Balitoridae.

Jinshaia Kottelat [M.] & Chu [X.-L.] 1988:191 Fem. Psilorhynchus sinensis Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874. Type by original designation. •Valid as Jinshaia Kottelat & Chu 1988 -- (Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Chen & Tang in Yue et al. 2000:547 [ref. 25272], Nguyen & Nguyen 2002:10 [ref. 26611] as Jinskaia, Kottelat 2012:53 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:166 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Jinshaia Kottelat & Chu 1988. Balitoridae.

Lepturichthys Regan [C. T.] 1911:31 Masc. Homaloptera fimbriata Günther 1888. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lepturichthys Regan 1911 -- (Silas 1953:210 [ref. 4024], Chen 1978:337 [ref. 6900], Sawada 1982:204 [ref. 14111], Dai 1985 [ref. 8170], Chen in Chen 1998:268 [ref. 23556], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445] as Leptuichthys, Chen & Tang in Yue et al. 2000:534 [ref. 25272], Nguyen & Nguyen 2002:10 [ref. 26611] as Leuturichthys, Kottelat 2012:53 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:166 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Lepturichthys Regan 1911. Balitoridae.

Metahomaloptera Chang [H.-W.] 1944:54 Fem. Metahomaloptera omeiensis Chang 1944. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Metahomaloptera Chang 1944 -- (Silas 1953:217 [ref. 4024], Chen 1978:345 [ref. 6900], Sawada 1982:204 [ref. 14111], Kottelat & Chu 1988:194 [ref. 13491], Chen in Chen 1998:273 [ref. 23556], Tang & Chen 2000:9 [ref. 25445], Chen & Tang in Yue et al. 2000:563 [ref. 25272], Nguyen & Nguyen 2002:10 [ref. 26611], Yang et al. 2007:63 [ref. 29319], Kottelat 2012:54 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:167 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Metahomaloptera Chang 1944. Balitoridae.

Neohomaloptera (subgenus of Homaloptera) Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1944:50 Fem. Homaloptera (Neohomaloptera) johorensis Herre 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Neohomaloptera Herre 1944 -- (Silas 1953:202 [ref. 4024], Roberts 1989:93 [ref. 6439], Doi 1997:27 [ref. 22832], Kottelat 2012:54 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:189 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Neohomaloptera Herre 1944. Balitoridae.

Pseudohomaloptera Silas [E. G.] 1953:204 Fem. Homaloptera tatereganii Popta 1905. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Species originally Tate Reganii, correction mandatory. •Synonym of Homaloptera van Hasselt 1823 -- (Tan 2009:56 [ref. 30296]). •Synonym of Balitoropsis Smith 1945 -- (Kottelat 2012:46 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:186 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Pseudohomaloptera Silas 1953 -- (Sawada 1982:205 [ref. 14111], Randall & Page 2015:77 [ref. 33701], Randall et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39803]). Current status: Valid as Pseudohomaloptera Silas 1953. Balitoridae.

Sinogastromyzon Fang [P.-W.] 1930:35 Masc. Sinogastromyzon wui Fang 1930. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Sinogastromyzon Fang 1930 -- (Silas 1953:214 [ref. 4024], Chen 1978:341 [ref. 6900], Sawada 1982:204 [ref. 14111], Kottelat & Chu 1988:195 [ref. 13491], Zheng in Pan et al. 1991:259 [ref. 23876], Wu & Wu 1992:520 [ref. 21205], Chen in Chen 1998:271 [ref. 23556], Tang & Chen 2000:9 [ref. 25445], Chen & Tang in Yue et al. 2000:551 [ref. 25272], Nguyen & Nguyen 2002:10 [ref. 26611], Yang & Guo 2013:895 [ref. 32962], Kottelat 2012:54 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:190 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:167 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Sinogastromyzon Fang 1930. Balitoridae.

Sinohomaloptera (subgenus of Homaloptera) Fang [P.-W.] 1930:26 Fem. Homaloptera kwangsiensis Fang 1930. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Sinohomaloptera Fang 1930 -- (Silas 1953:209 [ref. 4024], Chen 1978:336 [ref. 6900], Sawada 1982:204 [ref. 14111], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Chen & Tang in Yue et al. 2000:530 [ref. 25272], Nguyen & Nguyen 2002:10 [ref. 26611]). •Synonym of Balitora Gray 1830 -- (Kottelat 1988:489 [ref. 13379], Kottelat & Chu 1988:189 [ref. 13491], Zheng in Pan et al. 1991:257 [ref. 23876], Chen et al. 2005:25 [ref. 28351], Liu et al. 2012:369 [ref. 31548], Kottelat 2012:44 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:185 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34477]). •Possibly valid as Sinohomaloptera Fang 1930 -- (Luo et al. 2023:37 [ref. 40608]). Current status: Synonym of Balitora Gray 1830. Balitoridae.

Travancoria Hora [S. L.] 1941:228 Fem. Travancoria jonesi Hora 1941. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See Das 2003:367 [ref. 27706] with date as 1942. •Valid as Travancoria Hora 1941 -- (Silas 1953:203 [ref. 4024], Jayaram 1981:143 [ref. 6497], Sawada 1982:205 [ref. 14111], Menon 1987:236 [ref. 14149], Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 1994:107 [ref. 21421], Kottelat 2012:56 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Travancoria Hora 1941. Balitoridae.