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Genera in the family or subfamily Etmopteridae: [ 8 ] records

Acanthidium Lowe [R. T.] 1839:91 Neut. Acanthidium pusillum Lowe 1839. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896:55 [ref. 2443] and Goode & Bean 1896:10 [ref. 1848]. Misspelled Acanthidim in Zoological Record for 1903. •Synonym of Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:42 [ref. 7165], Compagno 1984:69 [ref. 6474]). Current status: Synonym of Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810. Etmopteridae.

Aculeola de Buen [F.] 1959:180 Fem. Aculeola nigra de Buen 1959. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Aculeola de Buen 1959 -- (Burgess & Springer 1986:189 [ref. 6149], Shirai & Nakaya 1990:354 [ref. 19785], Compagno 1999:473 [ref. 25589], Straube et al. 2011:137 [ref. 31563]). Current status: Valid as Aculeola de Buen 1959. Etmopteridae.

Centroscyllium Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1841:191 Neut. Spinax fabricii Reinhardt 1825. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Centroscyllium Müller & Henle 1841 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:40 [ref. 7165], McEachran & Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:133 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:46 [ref. 6474], Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:9 [ref. 6441], Bass et al. 1986:52 [ref. 5636], Paxton et al. 1989:32 [ref. 12442], Shirai & Nakaya 1990:354 [ref. 19785], Shirai & Nakaya 1990 [ref. 17335], Compagno 1999:473 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003:395 [ref. 26984], Compagno et al. 2005:54 [ref. 29145], Hoese & Gates 2006:141 [ref. 28997], Castro 2011:92 [ref. 31457], Straube et al. 2011:137 [ref. 31563], Parin et al. 2014:26 [ref. 33547], Last & Stewart 2015:141 [ref. 34224], Dyldin 2015:55 [ref. 34524], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34398], Ehemann et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36194], Ebert et al. 2021:27 [ref. 38234]). Current status: Valid as Centroscyllium Müller & Henle 1841. Etmopteridae.

Etmopterus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:14 Masc. Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque 1810. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:42 [ref. 7165], McEachran & Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:139 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:69 [ref. 6474], Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:9 [ref. 6441], Springer & Burgess 1985 [ref. 6785], Bass et al. 1986:55 [ref. 5636], Yamakawa et al. 1986 [ref. 5729], Cappetta 1987:58 [ref. 6348], Yano 1988 [ref. 6695], Paxton et al. 1989:34 [ref. 12442], Fricke & Koch 1990 [ref. 15494], Shirai & Nakaya 1990:354 [ref. 19785], Kotlyar 1990:127 [ref. 20221], Shirai & Tachikawa 1993 [ref. 20599], Compagno 1990:83 [ref. 21678], Miller 1993:469 [ref. 21297], Gomon et al. 1994:102 [ref. 22532], Compagno 1999:473 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003:395 [ref. 26984], Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert 2006:58 [ref. 28880], Hoese & Gates 2006:143 [ref. 28997], Compagno et al. 2005:54 [ref. 29145], White 2008:89 [ref. 30617], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:10 [ref. 36649], Castro 2011:92 [ref. 31457], Ebert et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31551], Knuckey et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31280], Straube et al. 2011:137 [ref. 31563], Straube et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31679], Parin et al. 2014:27 [ref. 33547], Vásquez et al. 2015:45 [ref. 34111], Last & Stewart 2015:142 [ref. 34224], Dyldin 2015:55 [ref. 34524], Bañón et al. 2016:298 [ref. 34397], Ebert et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34753], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34398], Ebert et al. 2017:371 [ref. 35167], White et al. 2017:339 [ref. 35206], Ehemann et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36194], Fricke et al. 2018:19 [ref. 35805], White et al. 2018:52 [ref. 35860], White & Ko'ou 2018:14 [ref. 35922], Ebert & Van Hees 2018:197 [ref. 36261], Dolganov & Balanov 2018:427 [ref. 36479], Brown et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36444], Ebert et al. 2021:27 [ref. 38234], Ebert et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38362], Ng et al. 2024:26 [ref. 40790], Ng et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42395]). Current status: Valid as Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810. Etmopteridae.

Miroscyllium Shirai [S.] & Nakaya [K.] 1990:355 Neut. Centroscyllium sheikoi Dolganov 1986. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Miroscyllium Shirai & Nakaya 1990 -- (Compagno 1999:473 [ref. 25589]). •Synonym of Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810. Current status: Synonym of Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810. Etmopteridae.

Paracentroscyllium Alcock [A. W.] 1889:379 Neut. Paracentroscyllium ornatum Alcock 1889. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Centroscyllium Müller & Henle 1841 -- (Compagno 1984:46 [ref. 6474]). Current status: Synonym of Centroscyllium Müller & Henle 1841. Etmopteridae.

Spinax Cuvier [G.] 1816:129 Masc. Squalus spinax Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy. Also appeared as new in Bonaparte 1838:207 [ref. 4979]. According to Whitley 1935:136 [ref. 6396], Bosc published this name first [not investigated]. •Synonym of Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:42 [ref. 7165], Compagno 1984:69 [ref. 6474], Cappetta 1987:58 [ref. 6348]). Current status: Synonym of Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810. Etmopteridae.

Trigonognathus Mochizuki [K.] & Ohe [F.] 1990:385 Masc. Trigonognathus kabeyai Mochizuki & Ohe 1990. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Trigonognathus Mochizuki & Ohe 1990 -- (Shirai & Okamura 1992 [ref. 19849], Compagno 1999:473 [ref. 25589], Straube et al. 2011:137 [ref. 31563]). Current status: Valid as Trigonognathus Mochizuki & Ohe 1990. Etmopteridae.