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Genera in the family or subfamily Ipnopidae: [ 16 ] records

Bathycygnus (subgenus of Bathypterois) Sulak [K. J.] 1977:75, 94 Masc. Bathypterois longipes Günther 1878. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878, but a valid subgenus Bathycygnus as described -- (Sulak & Shcherbachev 1988 [ref. 6677], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878. Ipnopidae.

Bathymicrops Hjort [J.] & Koefoed [E.] in Murray & Hjort 1912:88 Masc. Bathymicrops regis Hjort & Koefoed 1912. Type by monotypy. Also in Koefoed 1927:64 [ref. 2650]. •Valid as Bathymicrops Hjort & Koefoed 1912 -- (Nielsen 1973:166 [ref. 6885], Sulak 1977:53 [ref. 4299], Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:414 [ref. 13675], Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644], Sulak 1986:261 [ref. 5720], Merrett & Nielsen 1987 [ref. 6058], Nielsen & Merrett 1992 [ref. 20668], Paxton & Niem 1999:1924 [ref. 24746], Sato & Nakabo 2002:44 [ref. 25953], Thompson 2003:918 [ref. 27003], Gomon 2015:563 [ref. 34251], Fricke et al. 2018:71 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Bathymicrops Hjort & Koefoed 1912. Ipnopidae.

Bathypterois Günther [A.] 1878:183 Fem. Bathypterois longifilis Günther 1878. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:395 [ref. 4904]. Misspelled Brachypterois by Jordan & Seale 1906:189 [ref. 2497]. •Valid as Bathypterois Günther 1878 -- (Nielsen 1973:164 [ref. 6885], Sulak 1977:74 [ref. 4299], Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:414 [ref. 13675], Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:63 [ref. 6441], Sulak 1986:262 [ref. 5720], Merrett & Nielsen 1987 [ref. 6058], Sulak & Shcherbachev 1988 [ref. 6677], Paxton et al. 1989:235 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Niem 1999:1924 [ref. 24746], Thompson 2003:918 [ref. 27003], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:485 [ref. 28996], Franco et al. 2009:801 [ref. 32442], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:23 [ref. 36649], Gomon 2015:564 [ref. 34251], Bañón et al. 2016:310 [ref. 34397], Robertson et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2018:72 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:52 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:66 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Bathypterois Günther 1878. Ipnopidae.

Bathysaurops Fowler [H. W.] 1938:31 Masc. Bathysaurops malayanus Fowler 1938. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bathysauropsis Regan 1911 -- (Sulak 1977:53 [ref. 4299]). Current status: Synonym of Bathysauropsis Regan 1911. Ipnopidae.

Bathysauropsis Regan [C. T.] 1911:126 Fem. Chlorophthalmus gracilis Günther 1878. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Bathysauropsis Regan 1911 -- (Sulak 1977:53 [ref. 4299], Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:62 [ref. 6441], Sulak 1986:264 [ref. 5720], Hartel & Stiassny 1986:10 [ref. 5471], Merrett & Nielsen 1987 [ref. 6058], Paxton et al. 1989:231 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Niem 1999:1924 [ref. 24746], Shcherbachev & Pakhorukov 2002:564 [ref. 26271], Thompson 2003:916 [ref. 27003], Hoese 2006:481 [ref. 28998], Gomon 2015:552 [ref. 34251]). Current status: Valid as Bathysauropsis Regan 1911. Ipnopidae.

Bathytyphlops Nybelin [O.] 1957:258, 260 Masc. Bathymicrops sewelli Norman 1939. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bathytyphlops Nybelin 1957 -- (Nielsen 1973:166 [ref. 6885], Sulak 1977:53 [ref. 4299], Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:419 [ref. 13675], Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644], Sulak 1986:264 [ref. 5720], Merrett & Nielsen 1987 [ref. 6058], Thompson 2003:918 [ref. 27003], Paxton et al. 2006:486 [ref. 28996], Franco et al. 2009:810 [ref. 32442]). Current status: Valid as Bathytyphlops Nybelin 1957. Ipnopidae.

Belonopterois Roule [L.] 1916:13 Fem. Belonopterois viridensis Roule 1916. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1868, subgenus Benthosaurus Goode & Bean 1886 -- (Sulak 1977:76 [ref. 4299]). •Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878 -- (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:414 [ref. 13675] as Belonepterois, Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878. Ipnopidae.

Benthosaurus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1886:168 Masc. Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean 1886. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Benthosaurus Goode & Bean 1886 -- (Nielsen 1973:165 [ref. 6885]). •Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878, but a valid subgenus Benthosaurus -- (Sulak 1977:53, 74 [ref. 4299]). •Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878 -- (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:414 [ref. 13675], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878. Ipnopidae.

Discoverichthys Merrett [N. R.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1987:452 Masc. Discoverichthys praecox Merrett & Nielsen 1987. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Discoverichthys Merrett & Nielsen 1987 -- (Sato & Nakabo 2002:44 [ref. 25953]). Current status: Valid as Discoverichthys Merrett & Nielsen 1987. Ipnopidae.

Hemipterois Regan [C. T.] 1911:126 Fem. Bathypterois guentheri Alcock 1889. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated on p. 127. •Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878, subgenus Benthosaurus Goode & Bean 1886 -- (Sulak 1977:76 [ref. 4299]). •Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878 -- (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:414 [ref. 13675] as Hemipterous, Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878. Ipnopidae.

Ipnoceps Fowler [H. W.] 1943:56 Neut. Ipnoceps pristibrachium Fowler 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ipnops Günther 1878 -- (Sulak 1977:53 [ref. 4299], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Ipnops Günther 1878. Ipnopidae.

Ipnops Günther [A.] 1878:187 Masc. Ipnops murrayi Günther 1878. Type by monotypy. On Official List (Opinion 1333), with Lychnoculus Murray 1877 suppressed. •Valid as Ipnops Günther 1878 -- (Sulak 1977:53 [ref. 4299], Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644], Sulak 1986:264 [ref. 5720], Merrett & Nielsen 1987 [ref. 6058], Paxton et al. 1989:236 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Niem 1999:1924 [ref. 24746], Sato & Nakabo 2002:44 [ref. 25953], Thompson 2003:918 [ref. 27003], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:486 [ref. 28996], Franco et al. 2009:811 [ref. 32442], Fricke et al. 2018:72 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Ipnops Günther 1878. Ipnopidae.

Lychnoculus Murray [J.] 1877:132 Masc. Lychnoculus mirabilis Murray 1877. Type by monotypy. Suppressed for priority but not homonymy and placed on Official Index (Opinion 1333). Original not seen. •Synonym of Ipnops Günther 1878 -- (Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Ipnops Günther 1878. Ipnopidae.

Macristiella Berry [F. H.] & Robins [C. R.] 1967:46 Fem. Macristiella perlucens Berry & Robins 1967. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bathytyphlops Nybelin 1957 -- (Sulak 1977:53 [ref. 4299], Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:419 [ref. 13675]). Current status: Synonym of Bathytyphlops Nybelin 1957. Ipnopidae.

Skagerakia Nybelin [O.] 1946:4 Fem. Skagerakia nilssoni Nybelin 1946. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Skagerakia Nybelin 1946 -- (Nielsen 1973:165 [ref. 6885]). •Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878, subgenus Benthosaurus Goode & Bean 1886 -- (Sulak 1977:76 [ref. 4299]). •Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878 -- (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:414 [ref. 13675], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878. Ipnopidae.

Synapteretmus (subgenus of Bathypterois) Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:64 (in key) Masc. Bathypterois quadrifilis Günther 1878. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896:545 [ref. 2443]. •Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878 -- (Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Bathypterois Günther 1878. Ipnopidae.