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Genera in the family or subfamily Percichthyidae: [ 22 ] records


Bostockia Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:126 Fem. Bostockia porosa Castelnau 1873. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Bostockia Castelnau 1873 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:510 [ref. 12442], Musyl & Keenan 1992:1598 [ref. 21991], Pusey & Kennard 2001:22 [ref. 25401], Jerry et al. 2001:342 [ref. 31837], Paxton et al. 2006:1039 [ref. 28995], Morgan et al. 2013:401 [ref. 32652]). Current status: Valid as Bostockia Castelnau 1873. Percichthyidae.

Collundera Blandowski [W.] 1857:134 Fem. Collundera muelleriana Blandowski 1857. Type by monotypy. Name not available, as p. 134 was omitted from distributed journal copies and reprints by order of the Council, of 7 Apr. 1858, therefore not meeting criteria of publication according to ICZN Art. 8.1.1.; publication disclaimed according to ICZN Art. 8.2. See remarks under ref. 34539; see also Iredale & Whitley 1932 [ref. 2299]. •Uncertain in Percichthyidae. Current status: Uncertain. Percichthyidae.

Ctenolates Günther [A.] 1871:320 Masc. Ctenolates macquariensis Günther 1871. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830 -- (MacDonald 1978:692 [ref. 28746], Paxton et al. 1989:512 [ref. 12442]). Current status: Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830. Percichthyidae.

Edelia Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:123 Fem. Edelia vittata Castelnau 1873. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1876:334 [ref. 448]. •Treated as valid but possibly a synonym of Nannoperca Günther 1861 -- (Kuiter & Allen 1986:109 [ref. 5213]). •Valid as Edelia Castelnau 1873 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:539 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:1039 [ref. 28995]). •Synonym of Nannoperca Günther 1861 -- (Morgan et al. 2013:403 [ref. 32652]). Current status: Synonym of Nannoperca Günther 1861. Percichthyidae.

Gadopsis Richardson [J.] 1848:122 Fem. Gadopsis marmoratus Richardson 1848. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Gadopsis Richardson 1848 -- (Jerry et al. 2001:342 [ref. 31837], Paxton et al. 2006:1040 [ref. 28995], Kuiter 2018:32 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Gadopsis Richardson 1848. Percichthyidae.

Guyu Pusey [B. J.] & Kennard [M. J.] 2001:18 Masc. Guyu wujalwujalensis Pusey & Kennard 2001. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Guyu Pusey & Kennard 2001 -- (Paxton et al. 2006:1041 [ref. 28995]). •Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830 -- (Peter Unmack pers. comm.). Current status: Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830. Percichthyidae.

Homodemus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:395 Masc. Homodemus cavifrons De Vis 1884. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Homodemus Fischer 1858 in Hymenoptera. •Synonym of Maccullochella Whitley 1929. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Maccullochella Whitley 1929. Percichthyidae.

Maccullochella Whitley [G. P.] 1929:109 Fem. Grystes macquariensis Cuvier 1829. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Oligorus Günther 1859, preoccupied by Oligorus Dejean 1834 in Coleoptera. Correct spelling of genus of type species is Gristes. •Valid as Maccullochella Whitley 1929 -- (Berra & Weatherley 1972 [ref. 7104], MacDonald 1978:691 [ref. 28746], Paxton et al. 1989:511 [ref. 12442], Musyl & Keenan 1992:1598 [ref. 21991], Rowland 1993:133 [ref. 20841], Pusey & Kennard 2001:22 [ref. 25401], Jerry et al. 2001:342 [ref. 31837], Paxton et al. 2006:1041 [ref. 28995], Nock et al. 2010:980 [ref. 30979], Kuiter 2018:60 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Maccullochella Whitley 1929. Percichthyidae.

Macquaria Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:377 Fem. Macquaria australasica Cuvier 1830. Type by monotypy. Paschalestes Gistel 1848 apparently is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Macquaria Cuvier 1830 -- (MacDonald 1978:692 [ref. 28746], Paxton et al. 1989:512 [ref. 12442], Musyl & Keenan 1992:1598 [ref. 21991], Gomon et al. 1994:550 [ref. 22532], Pusey & Kennard 2001:22 [ref. 25401], Jerry et al. 2001:342 [ref. 31837], Paxton et al. 2006:1042 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:532 [ref. 30616], Kuiter 2018:54 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Macquaria Cuvier 1830. Percichthyidae.

Microperca Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:48 Fem. Microperca yarrae Castelnau 1872. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Microperca Putnam 1863 in fishes, replaced by Percamia Bleeker 1876. •Synonym of Nannoperca Günther 1861. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Nannoperca Günther 1861. Percichthyidae.

Murrayia Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:61 Fem. Murrayia guntheri Castelnau 1872. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by McCulloch 1929:141 [ref. 2948]. Misspelled Murraya by Bleeker 1876:267 [ref. 447]. •Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830 -- (MacDonald 1978:692 [ref. 28746], Paxton et al. 1989:513 [ref. 12442]). Current status: Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830. Percichthyidae.

Nannatherina Regan [C. T.] 1906:451 Fem. Nannatherina balstoni Regan 1906. Type by monotypy. Family placement follows Johnson 1984:465 [ref. 9681]; see also Paxton et al. 1989. •Valid as Nannatherina Regan 1906 -- (Kuiter & Allen 1986:109 [ref. 5213], Paxton et al. 1989:540 [ref. 12442], Jerry et al. 2001:342 [ref. 31837], Paxton et al. 2006:1045 [ref. 28995], Morgan et al. 2013:401 [ref. 32652]). Current status: Valid as Nannatherina Regan 1906. Percichthyidae.

Nannoperca Günther [A.] 1861:116 Fem. Nannoperca australis Günther 1861. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Günther 1861 (June):490 [ref. 1965]; 1861:116 published 1 May according to Fowler (MS). Family placement follows Johnson 1984:465 [ref. 9681]. •Valid as Nannoperca Günther 1861 -- (Kuiter & Allen 1986:109 [ref. 5213], Paxton et al. 1989:540 [ref. 12442], Kuiter et al. in McDowall 1996:168 [ref. 22909] in Nannopercidae, Jerry et al. 2001:342 [ref. 31837], Paxton et al. 2006:1045 [ref. 28995], Morgan et al. 2012:401 [ref. 32652], Knudsen & Clements 2016:259 [ref. 34458], Kuiter 2018:44 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Nannoperca Günther 1861. Percichthyidae.

Oligorus Günther [A.] 1859:251 Masc. Grystes macquariensis Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy, second species conditionally included. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Oligorus Dejean 1834 in Coleoptera, replaced by Maccullochella Whitley 1929. Correct spelling of genus of type species is Gristes. •In the synonymy of Maccullochella Whitley 1929 -- (Berra & Weatherley 1972:54 [ref. 7104], MacDonald 1978:691 [ref. 28746], Paxton et al. 1989:511 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:1041 [ref. 28995]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Maccullochella Whitley 1929. Percichthyidae.

Paradules Klunzinger [C. B.] 1872:20 Masc. Paradules obscurus Klunzinger 1872. Type by subsequent designation. Two included species; earliest type designation not researched; type above as given by Jordan 1919:366 [ref. 4904]. Treated by author as masculine. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Paradules Bleeker 1863 in fishes, not replaced. •In the synonymy of Nannoperca Günther 1861. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Nannoperca Günther 1861. Percichthyidae.

Paschalestes Gistel [J.] 1848:IX Masc. Macquaria australasica Cuvier 1830. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Macquaria Cuvier 1830, name not preoccupied or inappropriate. Misspelled Paschaltestes by Jordan 1919:339 [ref. 2409]. •Objective synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830. Current status: Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830. Percichthyidae.

Percamia Bleeker [P.] 1876:260 Fem. Microperca yarrae Castelnau 1872. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Microperca Castelnau 1872, preoccupied by Microperca Putnam 1863 in fishes. •Synonym of Nannoperca Günther 1861. Current status: Synonym of Nannoperca Günther 1861. Percichthyidae.

Percichthys Girard [C. F.] 1855:197 Masc. Percichthys chilensis Girard 1855 (= Perca trucha Valenciennes 1833). Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gill 1861:51 [ref. 1768]. Girard's Percichthys chilensis is an unneeded substitute for P. trucha Guichenot in Gay = P. trucha Valenciennes. •Valid as Percichthys Girard 1855 -- (Arratia 1982:8 [ref. 143], Dyer 2000:85 [ref. 26678], Heemstra 2003:1299 [ref. 27043], Arratia in Reis et al. 2003:596 [ref. 27061], López-Arbarello 2004:331 [ref. 28106]). Current status: Valid as Percichthys Girard 1855. Percichthyidae.

Percosoma Gill [T. N.] 1861:51 Neut. Percichthys melanops Girard 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Percichthys Girard 1855 -- (Arratia in Reis et al. 2003:596 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Percichthys Girard 1855. Percichthyidae.

Plectroplites Gill [T. N.] 1862:236 Masc. Datnia ambigua Richardson 1845. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830 -- (MacDonald 1978:692 [ref. 28746], Paxton et al. 1989:512 [ref. 12442] based on placement of type species). Current status: Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830. Percichthyidae.

Riverina Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:64 Fem. Riverina fluviatilis Castelnau 1872. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830 -- (MacDonald 1978:692 [ref. 28746], Paxton et al. 1989:513 [ref. 12442]). Current status: Synonym of Macquaria Cuvier 1830. Percichthyidae.

Tilka Blandowski [W.] 1857:134 Fem. Tilka wilsonia Blandowski 1857. Type by monotypy. •Uncertain in Percichthyidae. Current status: Uncertain. Percichthyidae.


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