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Genera in the family or subfamily Moringuidae: [ 14 ] records

Anguillichthys Mowbray [L. L.] in Breder 1927:10 Masc. Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray 1927. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Smith 1989:65 [ref. 13285], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.

Aphthalmichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:68 Masc. Aphthalmichthys javanicus Kaup 1856. Type by monotypy. Also in Kaup 1857:105 [ref. 2573] and as name only (Aphthalmoichthys) in Kaup in Duméril 1856: 200 [ref. 1154]. •Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Smith 1989:65 [ref. 13285], McCosker et al. 2011:272 [ref. 31452], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.

Aphthalmoichthys Kaup [J. J.] in Duméril 1856:200 Masc. Not available, appeared as Aphthalmoichthys Javanicus in list of genera and species taken from Kaup manuscript, without description or indication. Correctly as Aphthalmichthys Kaup 1856:68 [ref. 2572]. Nomen Nudum. Moringuidae.

Chrinorhinus Howell Rivero [L.] 1932:8 Masc. Chrinorhinus torrei Howell Rivero 1932. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Neoconger Girard 1858 -- (Smith 1989:60 [ref. 13285], Smith et al. 2024:112 [ref. 41349]). Current status: Synonym of Neoconger Girard 1858. Moringuidae.

Mayerina Silvester [C. F.] 1915:214 Fem. Mayerina mayeri Silvester 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Smith 1989:65 [ref. 13285], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989] dated 1916). Current status: Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.

Merinthichthys Howell Rivero [L.] 1934:343 Masc. Merinthichthys sanchezi Howell Rivero 1934. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Smith 1989:65 [ref. 13285], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.

Moringua Gray [J. E.] 1831:Pl. 95 (v. 1) Fem. Moringua linearis Gray 1831. Type by monotypy. Treated as feminine by current authors. Appeared as above on 25 Jan. 1831; also in Gray 1831:9 [ref. 1879] which Fowler dates to Feb. 1831. Bleeker 1864:14 [ref. 4860] lists M. raitaborua Cantor as type. Gray 1831:9 credits species as "Anguilla linearis, Hardw. MSS." but species authorship should be Gray. See also Smith 1989:65 for nomenclatural comments. •Valid as Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:21 [ref. 6441], Castle 1986:187 [ref. 5644], Paxton et al. 1989:111 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:65 [ref. 13285], Ataur Rahman 1989:45 [ref. 24860], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:64 [ref. 23876], Smith 1999:1637 [ref. 24661], Smith 2003:695 [ref. 26989], Ataur Rahman 2003:60 [ref. 31338], Paxton et al. 2006:239 [ref. 28995], Zhang et al. 2010:221 [ref. 31511], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:27 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:31 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.

Neoconger Girard [C. F.] 1858:171 Masc. Neoconger mucronatus Girard 1858. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Neoconger Girard 1858 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:112 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:60 [ref. 13285], Smith 1999:1638 [ref. 24661], Smith 2003:695 [ref. 26989], Paxton et al. 2006:240 [ref. 28995], Smith et al. 2024:112 [ref. 41349]). Current status: Valid as Neoconger Girard 1858. Moringuidae.

Pachyurus (subgenus of Muraena) Swainson [W.] 1839:196, 335 Masc. Moringua linearis Gray 1831. Type by monotypy. Spelled Pachiurus by Swainson 1839:196 [ref. 4303]; technical first reviser not researched. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pachyurus Agassiz 1831 in Recent fishes. •In the synonymy of Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Smith 1989:65 [ref. 13285], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.

Pseudomoringua Bleeker [P.] 1864:15 Fem. Moringua lumbricoidea Richardson 1845. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Bleeker 1864:15 published 21 Sept. 1864; also in Bleeker 1865:114 [ref. 409]. Kottalet says this is a replacement name for Pachyurus Swainson. •Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Smith 1989:95 [ref. 13285], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.

Pterurus (subgenus of Anguilla) Swainson [W.] 1839:196, 334 Masc. Anguilla (Pterurus) maculatus Swainson 1839 (= Muraena raitaborua Hamilton 1822). Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1882:283 [ref. 5966]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pterurus Rafinesque 1810 in fishes, not replaced. •Objective synonym of Rataboura Gray 1831. •In the synonymy of Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Smith 1989:65 [ref. 13285], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.

Ptyobranchus McClelland [J.] 1844:199, 221 Masc. Ptyobranchus arundinaceus McClelland 1844. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently first designated by Jordan 1919:220 [ref. 2410]. •Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Smith 1989:65 [ref. 13285], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.

Rataboura Gray [J. E.] 1831:Pl. 95 (v. 1) Fem. Rataboura hardwickii Gray 1831. Type by monotypy. Appeared as above on 25 Jan. 1831; also in Gray 1831:9 [ref. 1879] of apparently later date [Fowler MS says Feb. 1831] with two species. Raitaborua is a misspelling. •Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Smith 1989:65 [ref. 13285], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.

Stilbiscus Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.] 1889:549 Masc. Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman 1889. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831 -- (Smith 1989:65 [ref. 13285], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Moringua Gray 1831. Moringuidae.