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         Comments: Richard van der Laan, Ron Fricke

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


Acanthoplichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1943:72 Masc. Acanthoplichthys pectoralis Fowler 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hoplichthys Cuvier 1829. Current status: Synonym of Hoplichthys Cuvier 1829. Hoplichthyidae.

Hoplichthys Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:264 Masc. Hoplichthys langsdorfii Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. Spelled Oplichthys several times on p. 264, Hoplichthys in table of contents; technical first reviser not researched, but Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:161 [ref. 15964] select Hoplichthys. •Valid as Hoplichthys Cuvier 1829 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:322 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:486 [ref. 5712], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:161 [ref. 15964], Paxton et al. 1989:473 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:524 [ref. 22532], McGrouther 1999:2423 [ref. 24808], Paxton et al. 2006:949 [ref. 29080], Gomon 2008:522 [ref. 30616], Nagano et al. 2012:255 [ref. 32419], Nagano et al. 2013:1 [ref. 32577], Nagano et al. 2014:1 [ref. 33541], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33930], Stewart & Struthers 2015:1115 [ref. 34274]). Current status: Valid as Hoplichthys Cuvier 1829. Hoplichthyidae.

Monhoplichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1938:95 Masc. Monhoplichthys gregoryi Fowler 1938. Type by original designation. Current status: Uncertain. Hoplichthyidae.

Pristhoplichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1938:99 Masc. Hoplichthys platophrys Gilbert 1905. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hoplichthys Cuvier 1829. Current status: Synonym of Hoplichthys Cuvier 1829. Hoplichthyidae.

Rhinhoplichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1938:100 Masc. Hoplichthys haswelli McCulloch 1907. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hoplichthys Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:473 [ref. 12442] based on placement of the type species). Current status: Synonym of Hoplichthys Cuvier 1829. Hoplichthyidae.


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