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Genera in the family or subfamily Chiasmodontidae: [ 11 ] records

Chiasmodon Johnson [J. Y.] 1864:408 Masc. Chiasmodon niger Johnson 1864. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Johnson 1864:76 [ref. 2358]. Spelled Chiasmodus by Günther 1864:435 [ref. 1974]. •Valid as Chiasmodon Johnson 1864 -- (Krefft 1973:452 [ref. 7166], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:221 [ref. 6441], Johnson & Keene in Whitehead et al. 1986:957 [ref. 13676], Johnson & Keene 1986:731 [ref. 6303], Mooi & Paxton 2001:3496 [ref. 26280], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:788 [ref. 25968], McEachran & Sutton 2003:1743 [ref. 27107], Parin 2003:S19 [ref. 28536], Bray & Hoese 2006:1480 [ref. 29049], Melo et al. 2007:33 [ref. 29307], Prokofiev 2008:209 [ref. 29559], Melo 2009:584 [ref. 30374], Prokofiev & Kukuev 2009:899 [ref. 30607] dated 1863, Prokofiev 2010:503 [ref. 31018], Melo 2010:9 [ref. 31058], Prokofiev 2011:695 [ref. 31701], Parin et al. 2014:461 [ref. 33547], Prokofiev 2014:643 [ref. 34633], Melo & Stewart 2015:1448 [ref. 34290], Bañón et al. 2016:323 [ref. 34397], Melo 2016:2 [ref. 34898], Robertson et al. 2017:95 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2018:300 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Chiasmodon Johnson 1864. Chiasmodontidae.

Chiasmodus Günther [A.] 1864:435 Masc. Chiasmodon niger Johnson 1864. Unjustified emendation of Chiasmodon Johnson 1864; name change unexplained. •In the synonymy of Chiasmodon Johnson 1864 -- (Melo 2009:584 [ref. 30374]). Current status: Synonym of Chiasmodon Johnson 1864. Chiasmodontidae.

Dolichodon Parr [A. E.] 1931:45 Masc. Dolichodon normani Parr 1931. Type by original designation. Hemicyclodon Parr 1931 is an unneeded replacement, apparently not preoccupied by Dolicodon Fanzango 1874 as unjustifiably emended to Dolichodon by Cambridge in Zoological Record for 1875:262. Possibly preoccupied by Gray 1866 in Mammalia. •Synonym of Kali Lloyd 1909 -- (Krefft 1973:453 [ref. 7166], Johnson & Cohen 1974:34 [ref. 7133], Melo 2008:3 [ref. 29586]). Current status: Synonym of Kali Lloyd 1909. Chiasmodontidae.

Dysalotus MacGilchrist [A. C.] 1905:268 Masc. Dysalotus alcocki MacGilchrist 1905. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Dysalotus MacGilchrist 1905 -- (Johnson & Cohen 1974:29 [ref. 7133], Johnson & Keene 1986:732 [ref. 6303], Mooi & Paxton 2001:3496 [ref. 26280], McEachran & Sutton 2003:1743 [ref. 27107] once as Dysolotus, Bray & Hoese 2006:1481 [ref. 29049], Melo et al. 2007:33 [ref. 29307], Melo 2009:602 [ref. 30374], Prokofiev 2009:930 [ref. 30607], Prokofiev 2011:695 [ref. 31701], Ban & Fukui 2012:45 [ref. 32077], Prokofiev 2014:644 [ref. 34633], Melo & Stewart 2015:1450 [ref. 34290], Melo 2016:1 [ref. 34898], Brown et al. 2019:174 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:247 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Dysalotus MacGilchrist 1905. Chiasmodontidae.

Gargaropteron Smith [J. L. B.] 1965:569 Neut. Gargaropteron pterodactylops Smith 1965. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Kali Lloyd 1909 -- (Johnson & Cohen 1974:34 [ref. 7133], Melo 2008:3 [ref. 29586]). Current status: Synonym of Kali Lloyd 1909. Chiasmodontidae.

Hemicyclodon Parr [A. E.] 1931:162 Masc. Dolichodon normani Parr 1931. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Dolichodon Parr 1931, not preoccupied by Dolicodon Fanzango 1874, unjustifiably emended or misspelled Dolichodon by Cambridge in Zoological Record for 1875:262. Possibly preoccupied by Gray 1866 in Mammalia [not researched]. •Synonym of Kali Lloyd 1909 -- (Krefft 1973:453 [ref. 7166], Johnson & Cohen 1974:34 [ref. 7133], Melo 2008:3 [ref. 29586]). Current status: Synonym of Kali Lloyd 1909. Chiasmodontidae.

Kali Lloyd [R. E.] 1909:154 Fem. Kali indica Lloyd 1909. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Kali Lloyd 1909 -- (Krefft 1973:453 [ref. 7166], Johnson & Cohen 1974:34 [ref. 7133], Johnson & Keene in Whitehead et al. 1986:959 [ref. 13676], Johnson & Keene 1986:732 [ref. 6303], Trunov 1998:146 [ref. 24581], Mooi & Paxton 2001:3496 [ref. 26280], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:788 [ref. 25968], McEachran & Sutton 2003:1743 [ref. 27107], Parin 2003:S19 [ref. 28536], Bray & Hoese 2006:1481 [ref. 29049], Melo et al. 2007:33 [ref. 29307], Melo 2008:3 [ref. 29586], Prokofiev 2008:213 [ref. 29559], Melo 2009:602 [ref. 30374], Prokofiev 2009:930 [ref. 30607], Melo 2010:56 [ref. 30939], Prokofiev 2011:695 [ref. 31701], Prokofiev 2011:809 [ref. 32472], Ban et al. 2013:117 [ref. 33256], Parin et al. 2014:462 [ref. 33547], Prokofiev 2014:644 [ref. 34633], Melo & Stewart 2015:1451 [ref. 34290], Melo 2016:2 [ref. 34898], Brown et al. 2019:174 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Kali Lloyd 1909. Chiasmodontidae.

Myersiscus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:361 Masc. Myersiscus obtusifrons Fowler 1934. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pseudoscopelus Lütken 1892 -- (Prokofiev & Kukuev 2005:752 [ref. 28534], Melo 2010:9 [ref. 31058]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoscopelus Lütken 1892. Chiasmodontidae.

Odontonema Weber [M.] 1913:148 Neut. Odontonema kerberti Weber 1913. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Kali Lloyd 1909 -- (Krefft 1973:453 [ref. 7166], Johnson & Cohen 1974:34 [ref. 7133], Melo 2008:3 [ref. 29586]). Current status: Synonym of Kali Lloyd 1909. Chiasmodontidae.

Ponerodon Alcock [A. W.] 1890:203 Masc. Ponerodon vastator Alcock 1890. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Chiasmodon Johnson 1864 -- (see Johnson & Keene 1990:900 [ref. 19355]). Current status: Synonym of Chiasmodon Johnson 1864. Chiasmodontidae.

Pseudoscopelus Lütken [C. F.] 1892:285 Masc. Pseudoscopelus scriptus Lütken 1892. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Pseudoseopelus by Jordan 1923:230 [ref. 2421]. •Valid as Pseudoscopelus Lütken 1892 -- (Krefft 1971 [ref. 7434], Krefft 1973:453 [ref. 7166], Uyeno & Aizawa in Uyeno et al. 1983:403 [ref. 14275], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:221 [ref. 6441], Johnson & Keene in Whitehead et al. 1986:960 [ref. 13676], Nakabo et al. 1992 [ref. 21909], Mooi & Paxton 2001:3496 [ref. 26280], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:788 [ref. 25968], McEachran & Sutton 2003:1743 [ref. 27107], Parin 2003:S19 [ref. 28536], Prokofiev & Kukuyev 2005:754 [ref. 28534], Prokofiev & Kukuev 2006:558 [ref. 28731], Prokofiev & Kukuev 2006:159 [ref. 28617], Bray & Hoese 2006:1482 [ref. 29049], Melo et al. 2007:33 [ref. 29307], Spitz et al. 2007:333 [ref. 29400], Prokofiev & Kukuev 2008:13 [ref. 29599], Melo 2009:602 [ref. 30374], Prokofiev 2009:10 [ref. 30026], Prokofiev 2009:930 [ref. 30607], Melo 2010:4, 9 [ref. 31058], Prokofiev 2011:695 [ref. 31701], Parin et al. 2014:462 [ref. 33547], Prokofiev 2014:646 [ref. 34633], Melo & Stewart 2015:1455 [ref. 34290], Melo 2016:2 [ref. 34898], Robertson et al. 2017:96 [ref. 35676]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoscopelus Lütken 1892. Chiasmodontidae.