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Genera in the family or subfamily Prionotinae: [ 12 ] records

Bellator Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:488 Masc. Prionotus militaris Goode & Bean 1896. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bellator Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:441 [ref. 14275], Miller & Richards 1991:635 [ref. 15980], Richards & McCosker 1998:936 [ref. 23599], Richards & Jones 2002:278 [ref. 25990], Richards & Miller 2003:1267 [ref. 27049], Robertson et al. 2017:79 [ref. 35676]). Current status: Valid as Bellator Jordan & Evermann 1896. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Chriolax (subgenus of Prionotus) Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1879:374 Fem. Trigla evolans Linnaeus 1766. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2148 [ref. 2444]. •Objective synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Current status: Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Colotrigla Gill [T. N.] 1905:339 Fem. Prionotus stearnsi Jordan & Swain 1885. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Current status: Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Dinichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1873:83 Masc. Prionotus horrens Richardson 1844. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently first designated by Whitley 1950:44 [ref. 4713]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Dinichthys Newberry 1868 in fossil fishes, replaced by Marubecula Whitley 1950. •Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Fissala (subgenus of Prionotus) Gill [T. N.] 1905:342 Fem. Prionotus alatus Goode & Bean 1883. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Current status: Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Gurnardus (subgenus of Prionotus) Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1898:2148, 2152 Masc. Prionotus gymnostethus Gilbert 1892. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801 -- (Miller & Richards 1991:636 [ref. 15980]). Current status: Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Marubecula Whitley [G. P.] 1950:44 Fem. Prionotus horrens Richardson 1844. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Dinichthys Kaup 1873, preoccupied by Dinichthys Newberry 1868 in fossil fishes. •Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Current status: Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Merulinus (subgenus of Prionotus) Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1898:2148, 2149, 2156 Masc. Trigla carolina Linnaeus 1771. Type by original designation. Not preoccupied by Merulina Ehrenberg 1834, Triscurrichthys Whitley 1931 is an unneeded replacement. •Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:228 [ref. 24550]). Current status: Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Ornichthys (subgenus of Trigla) Swainson [W.] 1839:55, 179, 262 Masc. Trigla punctata Bloch 1793. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1882:277 [ref. 5966]. •Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Current status: Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Prionotus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:336 Masc. Trigla evolans Linnaeus 1766. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Prionotes in Griffith & Smith 1834:136 [ref. 1908]. •Valid as Prionotus Lacepède 1801 -- (Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:443 [ref. 14275], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:240 [ref. 24550], Richards & Jones 2002:278 [ref. 25990], Richards & Miller 2003:1267 [ref. 27049], Robertson et al. 2017:79 [ref. 35676]). Current status: Valid as Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Triscurrichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1931:327, 328 Masc. Trigla carolina Linnaeus 1771. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Merulinus Jordan & Evermann 1898, not preoccupied by Merulina Ehrenberg 1834 in Coelenterata. •Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Current status: Synonym of Prionotus Lacepède 1801. Triglidae: Prionotinae.

Vexillitrigla Whitley [G. P.] 1931:327 Fem. Prionotus militaris Goode & Bean 1896. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for and objective synonym of Bellator Jordan & Evermann 1896, not preoccupied by Bellatrix Boie 1831 in Aves. •Synonym of Bellator Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Miller & Richards 1991:636 [ref. 15980]). Current status: Synonym of Bellator Jordan & Evermann 1896. Triglidae: Prionotinae.