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Genera in the family or subfamily Microcanthidae: [ 10 ] records

Atypichthys Günther [A.] 1862:510 Masc. Atypus strigatus Günther 1860. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Atypus Günther 1860, preoccupied by Atypus Latreille 1804 in Arachnida. •Valid as Atypichthys Günther 1862 -- (Scott 1976:173 [ref. 7055], Gomon et al. 1994:618 [ref. 22532], Carpenter 2001:3302 [ref. 26124], Hoese & Bray 2006:1318 [ref. 29000], Gomon 2008:603 [ref. 30616], Trnski & Knudsen 2015:1330 [ref. 34205], Knudsen & Clements 2016:259 [ref. 34458], Tea et al. 2020:48 [ref. 37595]). Current status: Valid as Atypichthys Günther 1862. Microcanthidae.

Atypus Günther [A.] 1860:64 Masc. Atypus strigatus Günther 1860. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Atypus Latreille 1804 in Arachnida, replaced by and objective synonym of Atypichthys Günther 1862. •Synonym of Atypichthys Günther 1862 -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1318 [ref. 29000]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Atypichthys Günther 1862. Microcanthidae.

Helotosoma Kaup [J. J.] 1863:162 Neut. Helotosoma servus Kaup 1863. Type by monotypy. •Questionable synonym of Microcanthus Swainson 1839 -- (Tea et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37595]). Current status: Uncertain as Microcanthus Swainson 1839. Microcanthidae.

Microcanthus (subgenus of Chaetodon) Swainson [W.] 1839:170, 215 Masc. Chaetodon strigatus Cuvier 1831. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Microcanthus Swainson 1839 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:181 [ref. 6441], Gosline 1985:353 [ref. 5283], Carpenter 2001:3302 [ref. 26124], Parin 2003:S14 [ref. 28536], Hoese & Bray 2006:1324 [ref. 29000], Parin et al. 2014:376 [ref. 33547], Knudsen & Clements 2016:259 [ref. 34458], Tea et al. 2019:[6] [ref. 36907], Tea et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37595]). Current status: Valid as Microcanthus Swainson 1839. Microcanthidae.

Neatypus Waite [E. R.] 1905:64 Masc. Neatypus obliquus Waite 1905. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Neatypus Waite 1905 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:619 [ref. 22532], Hoese & Bray 2006:1325 [ref. 29000], Gomon 2008:604 [ref. 30616], Tea et al. 2020:48 [ref. 37595]). Current status: Valid as Neatypus Waite 1905. Microcanthidae.

Neochaetodon Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:130 Masc. Neochaetodon vittatum [vittatus] Castelnau 1873. Type by monotypy. Correct spelling of type species is vittatus. •Synonym of Microcanthus Swainson 1839 -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1324 [ref. 29000], Tea et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37595]). Current status: Synonym of Microcanthus Swainson 1839. Microcanthidae.

Paracoradion (subgenus of Chaetodon) Ahl [E.] 1923:47, 107 Neut. Chaetodon ocellipinnis Macleay 1878. Type by monotypy. Described as a section of Chaetodon. •Synonym of Tilodon Thominot 1881 based on placement of the type species -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1326 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Tilodon Thominot 1881. Microcanthidae.

Therapaina Kaup [J. J.] 1860:140 Fem. Chaetodon strigatus Cuvier 1831. Type by monotypy. •Objective synonym of Microcanthus Swainson 1839 -- (Tea et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37595]). Current status: Synonym of Microcanthus Swainson 1839. Microcanthidae.

Tilodon Thominot [A.] (ex Guichenot) 1881:140 Masc. Tilodon australis Thominot 1881. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Tilodon Thominot 1881 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:624 [ref. 22532], Hoese & Bray 2006:1326 [ref. 29000], Gomon 2008:604 [ref. 30616], Tea et al. 2020:47 [ref. 37595]). Current status: Valid as Tilodon Thominot 1881. Microcanthidae.

Vinculum McCulloch [A. R.] 1914:110 Neut. Chaetodon sexfasciatus Richardson 1842. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Tilodon Thominot 1881 based on placement of type species -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1326 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Tilodon Thominot 1881. Microcanthidae.