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Genera in the family or subfamily Cirrhitidae: [ 18 ] records

Acanthocirrhitus Fowler [H. W.] 1938:50 Masc. Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cirrhitichthys Bleeker 1857 -- (Randall 1963:429 [ref. 3599]). Current status: Synonym of Cirrhitichthys Bleeker 1857. Cirrhitidae.

Amblycirrhitus Gill [T. N.] 1862:105 Masc. Cirrhites fasciatus Cuvier 1829. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Cirrhitus. •Valid as Amblycirrhitus Gill 1862 -- (Randall 1963:423 [ref. 3599], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:664 [ref. 5706], Donaldson 1986:624 [ref. 6317], Randall 2001:6 [ref. 25616], Randall 2001:3323 [ref. 26128], Randall 2003:1688 [ref. 27098], Allen et al. 2006:1344 [ref. 29090], Gaither & Randall 2012:221 [ref. 32260], Fricke et al. 2018:247 [ref. 35805], Brown et al. 2019:179 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Amblycirrhitus Gill 1862. Cirrhitidae.

Cirrhitichthys Bleeker [P.] 1857:3, 39 Masc. Cirrhites graphidopterus Bleeker 1853. Type by monotypy. One available species listed with new name on p. 3, genus characterized on p. 39. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Cirrhitus. •Valid as Cirrhitichthys Bleeker 1857 -- (Randall 1963:429 [ref. 3599], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Donaldson 1986:624 [ref. 6317], Randall 2001:6 [ref. 25616], Randall 2001:3323 [ref. 26128], Allen et al. 2006:1345 [ref. 29090], Gaither & Randall 2012:221 [ref. 32260], Fricke et al. 2018:247 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:118 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:200 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhitichthys Bleeker 1857. Cirrhitidae.

Cirrhitoidea Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:489 Fem. Cirrhitoidea bimacula Jenkins 1903. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Amblycirrhitus Gill 1862 -- (Randall 1963:423 [ref. 3599]). Current status: Synonym of Amblycirrhitus Gill 1862. Cirrhitidae.

Cirrhitops Smith [J. L. B.] 1951:(627) 637 Masc. Cirrhites fasciatus Bennett 1828. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Cirrhitus. •Valid as Cirrhitops Smith 1951 -- (Randall 1963:419 [ref. 3599], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Donaldson 1986:624 [ref. 6317], Randall 2001:6 [ref. 25616], Randall 2001:3323 [ref. 26128], Randall & Schultz 2008:15 [ref. 29982], Gaither & Randall 2012:221 [ref. 32260], Fricke et al. 2018:247 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhitops Smith 1951. Cirrhitidae.

Cirrhitopsis Gill [T. N.] 1862:109 Fem. Cirrhites aureus Temminck & Schlegel 1843. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Cirrhitus. •Synonym of Cirrhitichthys Bleeker 1857 -- (Randall 1963:429 [ref. 3599]). Current status: Synonym of Cirrhitichthys Bleeker 1857. Cirrhitidae.

Cirrhitus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:2 Masc. Cirrhitus maculatus Lacepède 1803. Type by monotypy. Spelled Cirrhite and especially Cirrhites in early literature. •Valid as Cirrhitus Lacepède 1803 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:665 [ref. 5706], Donaldson 1986:624 [ref. 6317], Randall 2001:5 [ref. 25616], Randall 2001:3322 [ref. 26128], Allen et al. 2006:1345 [ref. 29090], Gaither & Randall 2012:220 [ref. 32260], Roberts 2015:1337 [ref. 34193], Fricke et al. 2018:248 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:118 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:202 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhitus Lacepède 1803. Cirrhitidae.

Cristacirrhitus Randall [J. E.] 2001:6 Masc. Cirrhitus punctatus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cristacirrhitus Randall 2001 -- (Gaither & Randall 2012:220 [ref. 32260], Fricke et al. 2018:248 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Cristacirrhitus Randall 2001. Cirrhitidae.

Cyprinocirrhites Tanaka [S.] 1917:269 Masc. Cyprinocirrhites ui Tanaka 1917. Type by monotypy. Appeared first in Japanese (15 July) 1917, in English in 1918 (28 Nov.):507 [ref. 6037]. •Valid as Cyprinocirrhites Tanaka 1917 -- (Randall 1963:443 [ref. 3599], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:200 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:666 [ref. 5706], Donaldson 1986:624 [ref. 6317], Randall 2001:4 [ref. 25616], Randall 2001:3322 [ref. 26128], Allen et al. 2006:1346 [ref. 29090], Gaither & Randall 2012:220 [ref. 32260], Roberts 2015:1338 [ref. 34193], Fricke et al. 2018:248 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinocirrhites Tanaka 1917. Cirrhitidae.

Gymnocirrhites Smith [J. L. B.] 1951:638 Masc. Cirrhites arcatus Cuvier 1829. Type by original designation. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Cirrhitus. •Synonym of Paracirrhites Bleeker 1874 -- (Randall 1963:404 [ref. 3599]). Current status: Synonym of Paracirrhites Bleeker 1874. Cirrhitidae.

Hughichthys Schultz [L. P.] 1943:131, 136 Masc. Cirrhites melanotus Günther 1874. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Cirrhitus. •Synonym of Neocirrhites Castelnau 1873. Current status: Synonym of Neocirrhites Castelnau 1873. Cirrhitidae.

Isocirrhitus Randall [J. E.] 1963:422 Masc. Cirrhitoidea sexfasciata Schultz 1960. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Isocirrhitus Randall 1963 -- (Donaldson 1986:624 [ref. 6317], Randall 2001:6 [ref. 25616], Randall 2001:3323 [ref. 26128], Gaither & Randall 2012:221 [ref. 32260]). Current status: Valid as Isocirrhitus Randall 1963. Cirrhitidae.

Itycirrhitus Randall [J. E.] 2001:9 Masc. Cirrhitus wilhelmi Lavenberg & Yañez 1972. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Itycirrhitus Randall 2001 -- (Gaither & Randall 2012:219 [ref. 32260]). Current status: Valid as Itycirrhitus Randall 2001. Cirrhitidae.

Neocirrhites Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:101 Masc. Neocirrhites armatus Castelnau 1873. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Neocirrhites Castelnau 1873 -- (Randall 1963:403 [ref. 3599], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Donaldson 1986:624 [ref. 6317], Randall 2001:5 [ref. 25616], Randall 2001:3322 [ref. 26128], Allen et al. 2006:1346 [ref. 29090], Gaither & Randall 2012:220 [ref. 32260]). Current status: Valid as Neocirrhites Castelnau 1873. Cirrhitidae.

Notocirrhitus Randall [J. E.] 2001:8 Masc. Cirrhitichthys splendens Ogilby 1889. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Notocirrhitus Randall 2001 -- (Allen et al. 2006:1346 [ref. 29090], Gaither & Randall 2012:221 [ref. 32260], Roberts 2015:1339 [ref. 34193]). Current status: Valid as Notocirrhitus Randall 2001. Cirrhitidae.

Oxycirrhites Bleeker [P.] 1857:39 Masc. Oxycirrhites typus Bleeker 1857. Type by monotypy (also by use of typus). •Valid as Oxycirrhites Bleeker 1857 -- (Randall 1963:445 [ref. 3599], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Donaldson 1986:624 [ref. 6317], Randall 2001:4 [ref. 25616], Randall 2001:3322 [ref. 26128], Allen et al. 2006:1347 [ref. 29090], Gaither & Randall 2012:220 [ref. 32260], Fricke et al. 2018:249 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:118 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:202 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Oxycirrhites Bleeker 1857. Cirrhitidae.

Paracirrhites Bleeker [P.] 1874:2, 5 Masc. Grammistes forsteri Schneider 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Apparently appeared first as above, then in Bleeker 1875:93 [ref. 443]. Type designated by Bleeker 1876:314 [ref. 448]. •Valid as Paracirrhites Bleeker 1874 -- (Randall 1963:403 [ref. 3599], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:666 [ref. 5706], Donaldson 1986:624 [ref. 6317], Randall 2001:5 [ref. 25616], Randall 2001:3322 [ref. 26128], Allen et al. 2006:1347 [ref. 29090], Gaither & Randall 2012:221 [ref. 32260], Fricke et al. 2018:249 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:118 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:202 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Paracirrhites Bleeker 1874. Cirrhitidae.

Pseudocirrhites Mowbray [L. L.] in Breder 1927:48 Masc. Pseudocirrhites pinos Mowbray 1927. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Amblycirrhitus Gill 1862 -- (Randall 1963:423 [ref. 3599]). Current status: Synonym of Amblycirrhitus Gill 1862. Cirrhitidae.