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Genera in the family or subfamily Hemilepidotidae: [ 5 ] records


Calycilepidotus Ayres [W. O.] 1855:76 Masc. Calycilepidotus spinosus Ayres 1855. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:1936 [ref. 2444]. •Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829 -- (Bolin 1944:13 [ref. 6379]). •Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829, but a valid subgenus Calycilepidotus -- (Peden 1978:16 [ref. 24080]). Current status: Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829. Hemilepidotidae.

Hemilepidotus Cuvier [G.] 1829:165 Masc. Cottus hemilepidotus Tilesius 1811. Type by absolute tautonymy (two species mentioned, one possibly the same as the other). •Valid as Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829 -- (Bolin 1944:13 [ref. 6379], Watanabe 1960:48 [ref. 11959], Peden 1978:14 [ref. 24080], Washington et al. 1984:442 [ref. 13660], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:323 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:181 [ref. 15964], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:400 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S75 [ref. 28300], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:122 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:250 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:40 [ref. 34694], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34440], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:64 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Valid as Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829. Hemilepidotidae.

Melletes Bean [T. H.] 1880:354 Masc. Melletes papilio Bean 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Melletes Bean 1880 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:182 [ref. 15964], Parin et al. 2002:S79 [ref. 28300]). •Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829, but a valid subgenus Melletes -- (Peden 1978:39 [ref. 24080], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:122 [ref. 31212]). •Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829 -- (Parin et al. 2014:250 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:64 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829. Hemilepidotidae.

Neohemilepidotus Sakamoto [K.] 1932:4 Masc. Neohemilepidotus japonicus Sakamoto 1932. Type by monotypy. Sakamoto [K.] is the same person as Matsubara [K.]. •Valid as Neohemilepidotus Sakamoto 1932 -- (Watanabe 1960:44 [ref. 11959], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:182 [ref. 15964]). •Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829, subgenus Melletes Bean 1880 -- (Peden 1978:39 [ref. 24080]). •Synonym of Melletes Bean 1880 -- (Parin et al. 2002:S79 [ref. 28300]). •Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829 -- (Parin et al. 2014:250 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829. Hemilepidotidae.

Temnistia Richardson [J.] 1836:59 Fem. Blepsias ventricosus Eschscholtz 1829. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829 -- (Bolin 1944:13 [ref. 6379], Peden 1978:23 [ref. 24080]). Current status: Synonym of Hemilepidotus Cuvier 1829. Hemilepidotidae.


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