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Genera in the family or subfamily Polypteridae: [ 3 ] records

Calamoichthys Smith [J. A.] 1866:113 Masc. Erpetoichthys calabaricus Smith 1865. Type by being a replacement name. Calamichthys in a misspelling. Apparently an unndeeded replacement for Erpetoichthys Smith 1865, regarded as preoccupied by Swainson 1838 in fishes (as Erpichthys) or by Herpetoichthys Kaup 1856. Described later in more detail by Smith 1866:654 [ref. 20732]. •Valid as Calamoichthys Smith 1866 -- (Gosse 1984:18 [ref. 6169]), but probably Erpetoichthys should be used instead, not preoccupied by Erpichthys Swainson. Rizzato & Bockmann 2017 [ref. 35251] disagree. Swinney & Heppell 1982 [ref. 20746] concluded that Erpetoichthys is the valid name. •Valid as Calamoichthys Smith 1866 -- (Rizzato & Bockmann 2017:62 [ref. 35251]). •Synonym of Erpetoichthys Smith 1865 -- (Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:86 [ref. 21589], Swinney & Heppell 1982 [ref. 20746], Fricke, van der Laan & Eschmeyer, 4/14/2017 personal communication, Moritz & Britz 2019:[5] [ref. 36886]). Current status: Synonym of Erpetoichthys Smith 1865. Polypteridae.

Erpetoichthys Smith [J. A.] 1865:273 Masc. Erpetoichthys calabaricus Smith 1865. Type by monotypy. Unjustifiably emended or misspelled Herpetoichthys by authors. Apparently not preoccupied by Erpichthys Swainson 1838 in fishes; replacement Calamoichthys Smith 1866 not needed. Also appeared as new in Smith in Anonymous 1865:2 [ref. 20730]. Treated as valid (see Calamoichthys) as concluded by Swinney & Heppell 1982:98 [ref. 20746]. See also discussion by Rizzato & Bockmann 2017 [ref. 35251]. •Valid as Erpetoichthys Smith 1865 -- (Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:80 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:77 [ref. 24781], Britz 2007:173 [ref. 30014], Suzuki et al. 2010:3 [ref. 31060], Moritz & Britz 2019:[5] [ref. 36886]). Current status: Valid as Erpetoichthys Smith 1865. Polypteridae.

Polypterus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:340 Masc. Polypterus bichir Lacepède 1803. Type by subsequent monotypy. Extensive first description was given by Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1802 [1798]:97-98 [ref. 4183] and 1802:57-68 [ref. 26737], but genus name given only in the vernacular; apparently latinized first by Lacepède 1803 as above, with one species. •Valid as Polypterus Lacepède 1803 -- (Gosse 1984:19 [ref. 6169], Gosse 1988 [ref. 6868], Lévêque et al. 1989:113 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:332 [ref. 26477], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:80 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:28 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:62 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:11 [ref. 28023], Britz 2004:179 [ref. 27800], Schliewen & Schäfer 2006:23 [ref. 28498], Britz 2007:169 [ref. 30014] with authorship as Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Suzuki et al. 2010:3 [ref. 31060], Moritz & Britz 2019:[11] [ref. 36886]). Current status: Valid as Polypterus Lacepède 1803. Polypteridae.