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Genera in the family or subfamily Lethrinidae: [ 12 ] records

Gnathodentex Bleeker [P.] 1873:41 Masc. Sparus aureolineatus Lacepède 1802. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Gnathodentex Bleeker 1873 -- (Chan & Chilvers 1974:94 [ref. 809], Johnson 1980:11 [ref. 13553], Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:179 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:595 [ref. 5712], Sato 1986:604 [ref. 5152], Carpenter & Allen 1989:17 [ref. 13577], Carpenter 2001:3007 [ref. 26105], Allen et al. 2006:1232 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2018:212 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:170 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Gnathodentex Bleeker 1873. Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae.

Gymnocranius (subgenus of Dentex) Klunzinger [C. B.] 1870:764 Masc. Dentex rivulatus Rüppell 1838 (= Cantharus grandoculis Valenciennes 1830). Type by monotypy. Dentex rivulatus of Rüppell 1838 is not the same as Dentex rivulatus Bennett 1835 (see Carpenter & Allen 1989:19 [ref. 13577]). •Valid as Gymnocranius Klunzinger 1870 -- (Chan & Chilvers 1974:94 [ref. 809], Johnson 1980:11 [ref. 13553], Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:179 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:595 [ref. 5712], Sato 1986:604 [ref. 5152], Carpenter & Allen 1989:18 [ref. 13577], Carpenter 2001:3006 [ref. 26105], Allen et al. 2006:1232 [ref. 29090], Borsa et al. 2010:241 [ref. 30820], Borsa et al. 2013:233 [ref. 33484], Motomura et al. 2017:153 [ref. 35490], Chen et al. 2017:520 [ref. 35766], Fricke et al. 2018:213 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:98 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:170 [ref. 36673], Mehanna et al. 2022:690 [ref. 39427], Chen et al. 2024:1 [ref. 40994]). Current status: Valid as Gymnocranius Klunzinger 1870. Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae.

Lethrinella (subgenus of Lethrinus) Fowler [H. W.] 1904:529 Fem. Sparus miniatus Forster 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lethrinus Cuvier 1829 -- (Carpenter & Allen 1989:33 [ref. 13577], Kottelat 2013:350 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus Cuvier 1829. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae.

Lethrinichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Thompson [W. F.] 1912:558 Masc. Lethrinus nematacanthus Bleeker 1854. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Lethrinus Cuvier 1829 -- (Carpenter & Allen 1989:33 [ref. 13577], Kottelat 2013:350 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus Cuvier 1829. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae.

Lethrinus Cuvier [G.] 1829:184 Masc. Sparus choerorynchus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Thompson 1912:558 [ref. 2541] (not by Bleeker 1876:281 of a non-included species). Spelled Lethrynus by Temminck & Schlegel 1844:74 [ref. 4372]. •Valid as Lethrinus Cuvier 1829 -- (Sato 1978 [ref. 8884], Johnson 1980:11 [ref. 13553], Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:179 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:596 [ref. 5712], Carpenter & Allen 1989:33 [ref. 13577], Carpenter 2001:3006 [ref. 26105], Lo Galbo et al. 2002:754 [ref. 26970], Allen et al. 2006:1234 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:350 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:155 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:213 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:98 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:170 [ref. 36673], Allen et al. 2021:66 [ref. 38562]). Current status: Valid as Lethrinus Cuvier 1829. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae.

Maina Gistel [J.] 1848:IX Fem. Sparus choerorynchus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Lethrinus Cuvier 1829, not preoccupied by Lethrus in Coleoptera; Maina itself preoccupied by Maina Hodgson 1837 in Aves. •Objective synonym of Lethrinus Cuvier 1829 -- (Kottelat 2013:350 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus Cuvier 1829. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae.

Monotaxis Anonymous [Bennett [E. T.]] 1830:688 Fem. Monotaxis indica Anonymous [Bennett] 1830. Type by monotypy. On Code recommendation 51D, the anonymous author is listed in square brackets. •Valid as Monotaxis Anonymous [Bennett] 1830 -- (Chan & Chilvers 1974:94 [ref. 809], Johnson 1980:11 [ref. 13553], Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:178 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:599 [ref. 5712], Sato 1986:603 [ref. 5152], Carpenter 2001:3006 [ref. 26105], Allen et al. 2006:1239 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2018:217 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:100 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:173 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Monotaxis Anonymous [Bennett] 1830. Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae.

Neolethrinus Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:11 Masc. Neolethrinus similis Castelnau 1875. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Lethrinus Cuvier 1829 -- (Kottelat 2013:350 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus Cuvier 1829. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae.

Paradentex Bleeker [P.] 1872:Pl. 308 Masc. Dentex microdon Bleeker 1851. Type by monotypy. Probably dates to Pl. 308 in Atlas vol. 7 in 1872 as above. Subsequently (e.g., Bleeker 1877:95 [ref. 4862]) placed by Bleeker in the synonymy of Gymnocranius. •Synonym of Gymnocranius Klunzinger 1870 -- (Sato 1986:605 [ref. 5152], Carpenter & Allen 1989:18 [ref. 13577]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnocranius Klunzinger 1870. Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae.

Schour (subgenus of Sciaena) Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:33, 45 Not available, no type species or diagnosis. •In the synonymy of Lethrinus Cuvier 1829. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus Cuvier 1829. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae.

Sphaerodon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:112 Masc. Sciaena grandoculis Forsskål 1775. Type by monotypy. Sometimes seen as Sphoerodon. On Code recommendation 51D, the anonymous author is listed in square brackets. •Synonym of Monotaxis Anonymous [Bennett] 1830 -- (Sato 1986:603 [ref. 5152]). Current status: Synonym of Monotaxis Anonymous [Bennett] 1830. Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae.

Wattsia Chan [W. L.] & Chilvers [R. M.] 1974:85 Fem. Gnathodentex mossambicus Smith 1957. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Wattsia Chan & Chilvers 1974 -- (Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:179 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:599 [ref. 5712], Sato 1986:604 [ref. 5152], Carpenter 2001:3007 [ref. 26105], Allen et al. 2006:1240 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2019:173 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Wattsia Chan & Chilvers 1974. Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae.