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Genera in the family or subfamily Howellidae: [ 6 ] records

Bathysphyraenops Parr [A. E.] 1933:28 Masc. Bathysphyraenops simplex Parr 1933. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Placement follows Johnson 1984:465 [ref. 9681]. •Valid as Bathysphyraenops Parr 1933 -- (Fraser 1972:41 [ref. 5195], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:125 [ref. 6441] in Percichthyidae, Carpenter 1999:2437 [ref. 24813], Heemstra 2003:1300 [ref. 27043] in Acropomatidae, Prokofiev 2006 [ref. 28960], Prokofiev 2007:423 [ref. 29273] in Howellidae, Prokofiev 2007:566 [ref. 29274] in Howellidae, Rajakrishnan et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39790]). Current status: Valid as Bathysphyraenops Parr 1933. Howellidae.

Galeagra Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:193 Fem. Galeagra pammelas Heller & Snodgrass 1903. Taken from the stomach of a Carcharhinus (Böhlke 1953:72 [ref. 12291]). •Synonym of Howella Ogilby 1899 -- (Post & Quéro 1991:118 [ref. 15760], Prokofiev 2007:576 [ref. 29274]). Current status: Synonym of Howella Ogilby 1899. Howellidae.

Howella Ogilby [J. D.] 1899:734 Fem. Howella brodiei Ogilby 1899. Type by monotypy. Family placement uncertain; sometimes placed in the Percichthyidae, or incertae sedis in Percoidei as by Johnson 1984:465 [ref. 9681] or in Howellidae or in Acropomatidae. Prokofiev 2006 [ref. 28960] suggests that Howella, Pseudohowella andBathysphyraenops should be placed in a family Howellidae. •Valid as Howella Ogilby 1899 -- (Tortonese 1973:366 [ref. 7192], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:125 [ref. 6441], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:795 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:562 [ref. 5660], Fraser 1972:41 [ref. 5195], Paxton et al. 1989:511 [ref. 12442], Post & Quéro 1991:111 [ref. 15760], Gomon et al. 1994:549 [ref. 22532], Carpenter 1999:2437 [ref. 24813], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:646 [ref. 25968], Heemstra 2003:1301 [ref. 27043], Parin 2003:S1 [ref. 28536], Paxton et al. 2006:977 [ref. 28994], Prokofiev 2006:3 [ref. 28960], Prokofiev 2007:413 [ref. 29273], Prokofiev 2007:566 [ref. 29274], Gomon 2008:564 [ref. 30616], Parin et al. 2014:350 [ref. 33547], Roberts 2015:1227 [ref. 34193], Brown et al. 2019:175 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Howella Ogilby 1899. Howellidae.

Pseudohowella Fedoryako [B. I.] 1976:179 Fem. Pseudohowella intermedia Fedoryako 1976. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pseudohowella Fedoryako 1976 -- (Carpenter 1999:2437 [ref. 24813], Prokofiev 2006 [ref. 28960], Prokofiev 2007:576 [ref. 29274]). Current status: Valid as Pseudohowella Fedoryako 1976. Howellidae.

Rhectogramma Norman [J. R.] 1930:348 Fem. Rhectogramma sherborni Norman 1930. Type by original designation (also monotypic). The genus is feminine, not neuter; name referes to the interrupted condition of the lateral line. •Synonym of Howella Ogilby 1899 -- (Tortonese 1973:366 [ref. 7192], Post & Quéro 1991:118 [ref. 15760], Prokofiev 2007:576 [ref. 29274]). Current status: Synonym of Howella Ogilby 1899. Howellidae.

Schistoperca Fowler [H. W.] 1943:61 Fem. Schistoperca macrobrachium Fowler 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Howella Ogilby 1899 -- (Prokofiev 2007:576 [ref. 29274]). •Synonym of Bathysphyraenops Parr 1933 -- (Rajakrishnan et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39790]). Current status: Synonym of Bathysphyraenops Parr 1933. Howellidae.