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Genera in the family or subfamily Oreosomatidae: [ 7 ] records


Allocyttus McCulloch [A. R.] 1914:114 Masc. Allocyttus propinquus McCulloch 1914. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated as "Cyttosoma verrucosum, Gilchrist, var. propinquus, var. nov.; based on Art. 61.4, the type should be referred to as Allocyttus propinquus McCulloch. •Valid as Allocyttus McCulloch 1914 -- (Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:118 [ref. 6441], Karrer 1986:438 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:314 [ref. 6639], Paxton et al. 1989:392 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:423 [ref. 22532], Ward et al. 1996:36 [ref. 22511], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:327 [ref. 25968], Tyler et al. 2003:35 [ref. 26742], Heemstra 2003:1213 [ref. 27043], Paxton et al. 2006:789 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:441 [ref. 30620], Parin et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33547], Bray 2015:1043 [ref. 34280], Grande et al. 2018:32 [ref. 35804], Fricke et al. 2018:118 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Allocyttus McCulloch 1914. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae.

Crassispinus Maul [G. E.] 1948:51 Masc. Crassispinus granulosus Maul 1948. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Neocyttus Gilchrist 1906 -- (Wheeler 1973:352 [ref. 7190]). Current status: Synonym of Neocyttus Gilchrist 1906. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae.

Cyttosoma Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1904:6 Neut. Cyttosoma boops Gilchrist 1904. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Oreosoma Cuvier 1829 -- (Karrer 1986:439 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:302 [ref. 6639]). Current status: Synonym of Oreosoma Cuvier 1829. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae.

Neocyttus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1906:153 Masc. Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist 1906. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Neocyttus Gilchrist 1906 -- (Wheeler 1973:352 [ref. 7190], Karrer in Whitehead et al. 1986:775 [ref. 13676], Karrer 1986:439 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:309 [ref. 6639], Paxton et al. 1989:392 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:424 [ref. 22532], Ward et al. 1996:13 [ref. 22511], Yearsley & Last 1998:557 [ref. 23667], Tyler et al. 2003:35 [ref. 26742], Paxton et al. 2006:790 [ref. 29077], Arronte & López 2008:89 [ref. 30484], Bray 2008:442 [ref. 30620], Bray 2015:1045 [ref. 34280], Bañón et al. 2016:320 [ref. 34397], Grande et al. 2018:32 [ref. 35804], Fricke et al. 2018:118 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Neocyttus Gilchrist 1906. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae.

Oreosoma Cuvier [G.] 1829:171 Neut. Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent monotypy. Appeared first without species as above; one species included by Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829 (Nov.):515 [ref. 998]. •Valid as Oreosoma Cuvier 1829 -- (Karrer 1986:439 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:302 [ref. 6639], Paxton et al. 1989:393 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:425 [ref. 22532], Ward et al. 1966:15 [ref. 22511], Tyler et al. 2003:35 [ref. 26742], Paxton et al. 2006:791 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:445 [ref. 30620], Bray 2015:1047 [ref. 34280], Grande et al. 2018:32 [ref. 35804]). Current status: Valid as Oreosoma Cuvier 1829. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae.

Pseudocyttus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1906:152 Masc. Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist 1906. Type by monotypy. New subfamily established by Tyler et al. 2003:35 [ref, 26742]. •Valid as Pseudocyttus Gilchrist 1906 -- (Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:172 [ref. 14235], Karrer 1986:440 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:293 [ref. 6639], Paxton et al. 1989:393 [ref. 12442], Heemstra 1990:226 [ref. 21682], Miller 1993:577 [ref. 21297] Gomon et al. 1994:426 [ref. 22532], Ward et al. 1996:15 [ref. 22511], Tyler et al. 2003:35 [ref. 26742], Heemstra 2003:1213 [ref. 27043], Paxton et al. 2006:791 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:446 [ref. 30620], Bray 2015:1048 [ref. 34280], Grande et al. 2018:32 [ref. 35804]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocyttus Gilchrist 1906. Oreosomatidae: Pseudocyttinae.

Xenocyttus Abe [T.] 1957:225 Masc. Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe 1957. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pseudocyttus Gilchrist 1906 -- (Karrer 1986:440 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:293 [ref. 6639]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudocyttus Gilchrist 1906. Oreosomatidae: Pseudocyttinae.


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