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Genera in the family or subfamily Erythrinidae: [ 9 ] records

Erythrichthys Bonaparte [C. L.] 1831:182 Masc. Synodus erythrinus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Appeared as "Erythrichthys, Nob. (Erythrinus, Gr.)." Unneeded replacement for Erythrinus Scopoli (ex Gronow) 1777. •Objective synonym of Erythrinus Scopoli 1777 -- (Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Erythrinus Scopoli 1777. Erythrinidae.

Erythrinus Gronow [L. T.] 1763:114 Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 261). •In the synonymy of Erythrinus Scopoli 1777 -- (Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Erythrinus Scopoli 1777. Erythrinidae.

Erythrinus Scopoli [J. A.] (ex Gronow) 1777:449 Masc. Synodus erythrinus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared without species, earliest addition of species not researched; type possibly designated first by Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889:105 [ref. 12497], but the type of Erythrinus of authors was first designated by Bory de Saint-Vincent, v. 6, 1824:293 [ref. 3853] and may suffice (see Whitley 1935:137 [ref. 6396]). Misspelled Eritrinus by Jordan 1917:72 [ref. 2407]. •Valid as Erythrinus Scopoli 1777 -- (Géry 1977:103 [ref. 1597], Britski et al. 1999:84 [ref. 24147], Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061], Blanco et al. 2010:361 [ref. 30964], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Mattox et al. 2014:343 [ref. 33381], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Erythrinus Scopoli 1777. Erythrinidae.

Hetererythrinus (subgenus of Erythrinus) Günther [A.] 1864:283, 284 Masc. Erythrinus salmoneus Gronow in Gray 1854. Type by subsequent designation. Described in key (p. 283) with 3 corresponding species on pp. 284-285. Type by subsequent designation of Jordan 1919:332 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Erythrinus Scopoli 1777 -- (Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Erythrinus Scopoli 1777. Erythrinidae.

Hoplerythrinus Gill [T. N.] 1896:208 Masc. Erythrinus unitaeniatus Spix & Agassiz 1829. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hoplerythrinus Gill 1896 -- (Géry 1977:103 [ref. 1597], Géry et al. 1987 [ref. 6001], Taphorn 1992:443 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:84 [ref. 24147], Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061], Blanco et al. 2010:361 [ref. 30964], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Mattox et al. 2014:343 [ref. 33381], Bertaco et al. 2016:415 [ref. 34561], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Hoplerythrinus Gill 1896. Erythrinidae.

Hoplias Gill [T. N.] 1903:1016 Masc. Esox malabaricus Bloch 1794. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Macrodon Müller 1842, preoccupied by Macrodon Schinz 1822 in fishes. •Valid as Hoplias Gill 1903 -- (Géry 1977:102 [ref. 1597], Malabarba 1989:127 [ref. 14217], Taphorn 1992:447 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:83 [ref. 24147], Géry & Zarske 2002:43 [ref. 26555], Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:239 [ref. 27061], Mattox et al. 2006:517 [ref. 28800], Oyakawa & Mattox 2009:117 [ref. 30225], Blanco et al. 2010:361 [ref. 30964], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Mattox et al. 2014:343 [ref. 33381], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], Azpelicueta et al. 2015:71 [ref. 34030], Bertaco et al. 2016:415 [ref. 34561], Rosso et al. 2016:199 [ref. 34785], Rosso et al. 2018:235 [ref. 36203], Guimarães et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38947], Abreu et al. 2025:135 [ref. 42165], Guimarães et al. 2025:1471 [ref. 42307], Bogan et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42448]). Current status: Valid as Hoplias Gill 1903. Erythrinidae.

Macrodon Müller [J.] 1843:316 Masc. Esox malabaricus Bloch 1794. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889:102 [ref. 12497] as trahira Spix (not an included species but placed in synonymy of malabaricus). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Macrodon Schinz 1822 in fishes, replaced by Hoplias Gill 1903. •Synonym of Hoplias Gill 1903 -- (Taphorn 1992:447 [ref. 23654], Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:239 [ref. 27061]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hoplias Gill 1903. Erythrinidae.

Ophiocephalops (subgenus of Erythrinus) Fowler [H. W.] 1906:293 Masc. Erythrinus unitaeniatus Spix & Agassiz 1829. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Objective synonym of Hoplerythrinus Gill 1896 -- (Taphorn 1992:443 [ref. 23654], Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplerythrinus Gill 1896. Erythrinidae.

Pseuderythrinus Hoedeman [J. J.] 1950:80 Masc. Pseuderythrinus rosapinnis Hoedeman 1950. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hoplerythrinus Gill 1896 -- (de Jongh 1997:57 [ref. 20894], Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplerythrinus Gill 1896. Erythrinidae.