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Genera in the family or subfamily Pholidae: [ 17 ] records


Allopholis Yatsu [A.] 1981:178 Fem. Centronotus laetus Cope 1873. Type by original designation. •Valid as Allopholis Yatsu 1981 -- (Yatsu 1985:281 [ref. 5149]). •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:454 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:212 [ref. 34440], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:185 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Apodichthys Girard [C. F.] 1854:150 Masc. Apodichthys flavidus Girard 1854. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2411 [ref. 2445]. •Valid as Apodichthys Girard 1854 -- (Yatsu 1981:182 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:774 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27299], Radchenko et al. 2010:728 [ref. 32451], Radchenko et al. 2012:650 [ref. 32480]). Current status: Valid as Apodichthys Girard 1854. Pholidae: Apodichthyinae.

Asternopteryx Günther [A.] (ex Rüppell) 1861:288 Fem. Not available; name in synonymy. Apparently never subsequently made available. •In the synonymy of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1124 [ref. 13677], Mecklenburg 2003:6 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:454 [ref. 33547]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Centronotus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:165 Masc. Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bory de Saint-Vincent, v. 7, 1835:597 [ref. 3853] (see Whitley 1935:137 [ref. 6396]). Type not C. fasciatus Bloch & Schneider 1801 as recorded by Jordan 1917:58 [ref. 2407]. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Dactyleptus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:82 Masc. Blennius muraenoides Zuiew 1779. Type by being a replacement name. As "Dactyleptus R. [Rafinesque] Muraenoide Lac. [Lacepède]." Apparently an available (unneeded) replacement name for Muraenoides Lacepède 1800. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Enedrias Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:2414 Masc. Gunnellus nebulosus Temminck & Schlegel 1845. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Enedrias Jordan & Gilbert 1898 -- (Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:303 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:38 [ref. 7348], Yatsu 1985:273 [ref. 5149], Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1124 [ref. 13677], Yatsu 1986:674 [ref. 5150], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:454 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:185 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Gunnellops Bleeker [P.] 1874:368 Masc. Blennius roseus Pallas 1814. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Incertae sedis in Pholidae -- (Mecklenburg 2003:6 [ref. 27299]). Current status: Uncertain. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Gunnellus Fleming [J.] 1828:207 Masc. Gunnellus vulgaris Fleming 1828 (= Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus 1758). Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Muraenoides Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:324 Masc. Muraenoides sujef Lacepède 1800 (= Blennius muraenoides Zuiew 1779). Type by monotypy. B. sujef Lacepède is an unneeded replacement for Blennius muraenoides Zuiew. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:212 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Ophisomus Swainson [W.] 1839:73, 83, 183, 277 Masc. Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Proposed for Gunnellus of authors; regarded as a replacement name. •Objective synonym of Gunnellus Fleming 1828. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Pholidus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:82 Masc. Not available; name only and evidently an incorrect subsequent spelling of Pholis Gronow, which is Pholis Scopoli 1777 • In the synonymy of Pholis Scooli 1777 -- (Mecklenburg 2003:6 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Pholis Gronow [L. T.] 1763:78 Fem. Not available, published in a rejected work placed on Official Index (Opinion 261). •In the synonymy of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Mecklenburg 2003:6 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Pholis Scopoli [J. A.] (ex Gronow) 1777:456 Fem. Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as name only; see Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889] on designation of type. See Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299] for gender. •Valid as Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:38 [ref. 7348], Yatsu 1981 [ref. 4814], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:303 [ref. 6441], Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1124 [ref. 13677], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:774 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27299], Radchenko et al. 2010:728 [ref. 32451], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:129 [ref. 31212], Radchenko et al. 2012:650 [ref. 32480], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:211 [ref. 34440], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:183 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Valid as Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Rhodymenichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:474 Masc. Gunnellus ruberrimus Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1124 [ref. 13677]). •Valid as Rhodymenichthys Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Yatsu 1981:181 [ref. 4814], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:304 [ref. 6441], Yatsu 1985:281 [ref. 5149], Miki 1986:949 [ref. 6330], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:774 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg 2003:6 [ref. 27299], Radchenko et al. 2010:728 [ref. 32451], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:129 [ref. 31212], Radchenko et al. 2012:650 [ref. 32480], Parin et al. 2014:457 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:186 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Valid as Rhodymenichthys Jordan & Evermann 1896. Pholidae: Apodichthyinae.

Ulvicola Gilbert [C. H.] & Starks [E. C.] in Gilbert 1897:455 Masc. Ulvicola sanctaerosae Gilbert & Starks 1897. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Apodichthys Girard 1854 -- (Yatsu 1981:182 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27299]). •Valid as Ulvicola Gilbert & Starks 1897 -- (Radchenko et al. 2010:728 [ref. 32451]). Current status: Valid as Ulvicola Gilbert & Starks 1897. Pholidae: Apodichthyinae.

Urocentrus Kner [R.] 1868:30 Masc. Urocentrus pictus Kner 1868. Type by monotypy. Also appeared as new in Kner 1868:342 [ref. 2646]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Urocentrus Düben 1845:111 [ref. 17421]. •In the synonymy of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1124 [ref. 13677], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Xererpes Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Starks 1895:846 Masc. Apodichthys fucorum Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Xererpes Jordan & Gilbert 1895 -- (Radchenko et al. 2010:728 [ref. 32451], Radchenko et al. 2012:650 [ref. 32480]). •Synonym of Apodichthys Girard 1854 -- (Yatsu 1981:182 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27299]). Current status: Synonym of Apodichthys Girard 1854. Pholidae: Apodichthyinae.


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