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Genera in the family or subfamily Cheilodactylidae: [ 4 ] records

Cheilodactylus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:5 Masc. Cheilodactylus fasciatus Lacepède 1803. Type by monotypy. Chilodactylus Agassiz 1846:78, 80 [ref. 64] (and other authors) is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:319 [ref. 7330], Smith 1980:2 [ref. 6907], Randall 1983 [ref. 5361], Smith 1986:667 [ref. 5712], Gomon et al. 1994:644 [ref. 22532], Burridge & White 2000:436 [ref. 24553], Burridge 2004:233 [ref. 27777], Allen et al. 2006:1356 [ref. 29094], Roberts & Gomon 2008:625 [ref. 30641], Roberts 2015:1350 [ref. 34193], Kimura et al. 2018:66 [ref. 36401], Ludt et al. 2019:126 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Valid as Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803. Cheilodactylidae.

Clodactylus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:87 Masc. Not available, name only; apparently an unjustified emendation of Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:320 [ref. 7330]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803. Cheilodactylidae.

Pteronemus Van der Hoeven [J.] 1855:177 Masc. Cheilodactylus fasciatus Lacepède 1803. Also appeared in an English translation by Clark in 1858:177 [ref. 18004]. Unneeded substitute for Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803. •Synonym of Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:320 [ref. 7330], Kimura et al. 2018:66 [ref. 36401], Ludt et al. 2019:126 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Synonym of Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803. Cheilodactylidae.

Trichopterus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:162 Masc. Trichopterus indicus Gronow 1854. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:320 [ref. 7330], Kimura et al. 2018:66 [ref. 36401], Ludt et al. 2019:126 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Synonym of Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803. Cheilodactylidae.