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Genera in the family or subfamily Butidae: [ 26 ] records

Boroda Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:58 Fem. Boroda expatria Herre 1927. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218], Larson 2008:147 [ref. 30001], Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:14[ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. Butidae.

Borodamirus Whitley [G. P.] 1935:250 Masc. Callieleotris platycephalus Fowler 1934. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Callieleotris Fowler 1934, not preoccupied by Calleleotris Gill 1863 in fishes. •Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Oxyeleotris Bleeker 1874 -- (Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Oxyeleotris Bleeker 1874. Butidae.

Bostrichthys Duméril [A. M. C.] 1805:120, 332 Masc. Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède 1801. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. Bostrychichthys Agassiz 1846:49 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. •Objective synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:389 [ref. 6218], Parenti 2021:14[ref. 38603]). •Treated as valid -- (Kottelat 1989:18 [ref. 13605], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:423 [ref. 23876], Allen 1991:151 [ref. 21090]). Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. Butidae.

Bostrictis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:84 Masc. Not available; name only and apparently an incorrect subsequent spelling of Bostrichthys Lacepède 1806. •Not available -- (Parenti 2021:445 [ref. 38603]). •In the synonymy of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:389 [ref. 6218], Parenti 2021:14[ref. 38603]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. Butidae.

Bostrychus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:140 Masc. Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated by Bleeker 1874:301 [ref. 437] through Bostrichthys. Not preoccupied by Bostrichus in insects. Genus description also appeared in Sonnini 1803:159 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. Bostrichthys Duméril 1806, Psilus Fischer 1813, and Ictiopogon Rafinesque 1815 are apparently unneeded replacements. Bostrychichthys Agassiz 1846 is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:239 [ref. 6441], Maugé 1986:389 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:831 [ref. 21590], Larson & Murdy 2001:3575 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Kottelat 2005:183 [ref. 28262], Hoese 2006:1597 [ref. 28988], Larson 2008:147 [ref. 30001], Pezold et al. 2007:481 [ref. 30082], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Butidae, Schliewen 2011:210 [ref. 31738], Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:198 [ref. 34477], Parenti 2021:14[ref. 38603], Zhang et al. 2024:82 [ref. 41552]). Current status: Valid as Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. Butidae.

Butis Bleeker [P.] 1856:412 Masc. Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton 1822. Type by absolute tautonymy. Also appeared in Bleeker 1856:215 [ref. 354], and if 1856:215 was first then type is Eleotris gymnopomus Bleeker by monotypy. Gender is masculine according to Gill & Hoese 2011:67 [ref. 31121] and Kottelat 2011:67 [ref. 31660]. •Valid as Butis Bleeker 1856 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:239 [ref. 6441], Kottelat 1985:274 [ref. 11441], Hoese 1986:807 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:180 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:18 [ref. 13605], Ataur Rahman 1989:288 [ref. 24860], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:438 [ref. 23876], Allen 1991:153 [ref. 21090], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:823 [ref. 21590], Larson & Murdy 2001:3575 [ref. 26293], Ataur Rahman 2003:314 [ref. 31338], Hoese 2006:1598 [ref. 28988], Pezold et al. 2007:475 [ref. 30082], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Butidae, Van Tassell 2011:170 [ref. 31732], Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:195 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:317 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:181 [ref. 39971], Keith & Mennesson 2023:431 [ref. 40541]). Current status: Valid as Butis Bleeker 1856. Butidae.

Callieleotris Fowler [H. W.] 1934:155 Fem. Callieleotris platycephalus Fowler 1934. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Oxyeleotris Bleeker 1874 ▬ (Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Oxyeleotris Bleeker 1874. Butidae.

Formosaneleotris Chen [I-S.] 2024:236 Fem. Formosaneleotris hualienensis Chen 2024. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Formosaneleotris Chen 2024. Current status: Valid as Formosaneleotris Chen 2024. Butidae.

Gigantogobius Fowler [H. W.] 1905:511 Masc. Gigantogobius jordani Fowler 1905. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218]). •Questionably a synonym of Oxyeleotris Bleeker 1874 -- (Roberts 1989:166 [ref. 6439]). •Synonym of Oxyeleotris Bleeker 1874 -- (Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Oxyeleotris Bleeker 1874. Butidae.

Hanno Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1946:123 Masc. Eleotris africana Steindachner 1879. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Hanno Gray 1821 in Mammalia, replaced by Hannoichthys Herre 1950. •Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:831 [ref. 21590], Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:14[ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. Butidae.

Hannoichthys Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1950:198 Masc. Eleotris africana Steindachner 1879. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Hanno Herre 1946, preoccupied by Hanno Gray 1821 in Mammalia. •Valid as Hannoichthys Herre 1950 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:180 [ref. 7303]). •Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:831 [ref. 21590], Larson 2008:147 [ref. 30001], Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:14[ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. Butidae.

Ictiopogon Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:91 Masc. Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède 1801. Type by being a replacement name. As "Ictiopogon R. Botrychus [sic] Lac.," meaning Ictiopogon Rafinesque Bostrychus Lacepède." Unneeded replacement for and objective synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. Ichthyopogon Agassiz 1846:193 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. •In the synonymy of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:14[ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. Butidae.

Incara Rao [V. V.] 1971:329 Masc. Incara multisquamatus Rao 1971. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Name an arbitrary combination of letters; treated by author as masculine. See Das 2003:371 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Incara Rao 1971 -- (Jayaram 1981:374 [ref. 6497], Larson & Murdy 2001:3576 [ref. 26293], Hoese 2006:1604 [ref. 28988], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Butidae, Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Incara Rao 1971. Butidae.

Kribia Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1946:123 Fem. Eleotris kribensis Boulenger 1907. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Kribia Herre 1946 -- (Miller 1981:282 [ref. 3013], Maugé 1986:395 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:181 [ref. 7303], Lévêque et al. 1989:123 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:824 [ref. 21590], Dankwa et al. 1999:49 [ref. 28023], Pezold et al. 2007:485 [ref. 30082], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Butidae, Parenti 2021:22 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Kribia Herre 1946. Butidae.

Lindemanella Whitley [G. P.] 1935:241 Fem. Lindemanella iota Whitley 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ophiocara Gill 1863 -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara Gill 1863. Butidae.

Meuschenula Whitley [G. P.] 1931:325 Fem. Agonostoma darwiniense Macleay 1878. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type is Agonostomus. •Synonym of Ophiocara Gill 1863 -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara Gill 1863. Butidae.

Odonteleotris Gill [T. N.] 1863:270 Fem. Eleotris macrodon Bleeker 1853. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:390 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Odonteleotris Gill 1863 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:180 [ref. 7303], Larson & Murdy 2001:3575 [ref. 26293], Hoese 2006:1606 [ref. 28988], Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Odonteleotris Gill 1863. Butidae.

Ophiocara Gill [T. N.] 1863:270 Neut. Eleotris ophicephalus Valenciennes 1837. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ophiocara Gill 1863 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:239 [ref. 6441], Kottelat 1985:274 [ref. 11441], Hoese 1986:810 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:396 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:180 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:18 [ref. 13605], Allen 1991:166 [ref. 21090], Larson & Murdy 2001:3576 [ref. 26293], Hoese 2006:1607 [ref. 28988], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Butidae, Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:320 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Keith & Mennesson 2021:100 [ref. 38375], Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:186 [ref. 39971], Kobayashi & Sato 2023:1 [ref. 40357]). Current status: Valid as Ophiocara Gill 1863. Butidae.

Oxyeleotris Bleeker [P.] 1874:302 Fem. Eleotris marmorata Bleeker 1852. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:389 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Oxyeleotris Bleeker 1874 -- (Kottelat 1985:274 [ref. 11441], Allen & Hoese 1986:99 [ref. 6252], Birdsong et al. 1988:180 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:18 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:166 [ref. 6439], Allen 1991:167 [ref. 21090], Larson & Murdy 2001:3576 [ref. 26293], Proudlove 2006:200 [ref. 28992], Hoese 2006:1607 [ref. 28988], Morgan 2011:20 [ref. 31262], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Butidae, Pouyaud et al. 2013:521 [ref. 32533], Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:196 [ref. 35490], Parenti 2021:24 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris Bleeker 1874. Butidae.

Paloa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:56 Fem. Paloa polylepis Herre 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Odonteleotris Gill 1863 -- (Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Paloa Herr 1927 -- (Kobayashi et al. 2023:168 [ref. 40388]). Current status: Valid as Paloa Herre 1927. Butidae.

Parviparma Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:81 Fem. Parviparma straminea Herre 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Kottelat 2013:388 [ref. 32989] treats as a species inquirendae in Eleotridae. •Valid as Parviparma Herre 1927 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:202 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 2013:388 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Parviparma Herre 1927. Butidae.

Pogoneleotris Bleeker [P.] 1875:107 Fem. Eleotris heterolepis Günther 1869. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pogoneleotris Bleeker 1875 -- (Larson & Murdy 2001:3575 [ref. 26293], Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Tan & Grinang 2018:1 [ref. 36074], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Pogoneleotris Bleeker 1875. Butidae.

Prionobutis Bleeker [P.] 1874:305 Masc. Eleotris dasyrhynchus Günther 1868. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Gender is masculine according to Gill & Hoese 2011:67 [ref. 31121] and Kottelat 2011:67 [ref. 31660]. •Valid as Prionobutis Bleeker 1874 -- (Hoese 1986:810 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:397 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:180 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:18 [ref. 13605], Larson & Murdy 2001:3575 [ref. 26293], Hoese 2006:1609 [ref. 28988], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Butidae, Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Prionobutis Bleeker 1874. Butidae.

Prochilus Cuvier [G.] 1816:294 Masc. Sciaena macrolepidota Bloch 1792. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2195 [ref. 2445]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Prochilus Illiger 1811 in Mammalia. •Synonym of Dormitator Gill 1861 -- (Maugé 1986:391 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Ophiocara Gill 1863 -- (Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara Gill 1863. Butidae.

Psilus Fischer [G.] 1813:74, 111 Masc. Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède 1801. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded new name for and objective synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. •Objective synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:389 [ref. 6218], Kottelat 2013:389 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:14[ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bostrychus Lacepède 1801. Butidae.

Themistocles (subgenus of Prionobutis) Whitley [G. P.] 1939:296 Masc. Prionobutis (Themistocles) wardi Whitley 1939. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Butis Bleeker 1856 -- (Kottelat 2013:390 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:20 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Butis Bleeker 1856. Butidae.