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Genera in the family or subfamily Rhamphichthyidae: [ 9 ] records

Altona Kaup [J. J.] in Duméril 1856:201 Fem. Gymnotus rostratus Linnaeus 1766. Type by monotypy. Not available, no description or indication; in list of genera and species as "Altona rostrata." Presumed to refer to Gymnotus rostratus Linnaeus and therefore in synonymy of Rhamphichthys Müller & Troschel 1846. •In the synonymy of Rhamphichthys Müller & Troschel 1846 -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:40 [ref. 21320], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:492 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[28] [ref. 35236] with author as Duméril, Carvalho & Albert 2023:6 [ref. 40654]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Rhamphichthys Müller & Troschel 1846. Rhamphichthyidae.

Gymnorhamphichthys Ellis [M. M.] in Eigenmann 1912:423, 436 Masc. Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus Ellis 1912. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Ellis 1913:139 [ref. 1271]. •Valid as Gymnorhamphichthys Ellis 1912 -- (Nijssen et al. 1976 [ref. 7078], Mago-Leccia 1978:14 [ref. 5489], Schwassmann 1989 [ref. 13745], Triques 1993:123 [ref. 22107], Mago-Leccia 1994:42 [ref. 21320], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:425 [ref. 23853], Britski et al. 1999:86 [ref. 24147], Albert 2001:56 [ref. 25614], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:492 [ref. 27061], Carvalho et al. 2011:400 [ref. 31553], de Santana & Crampton 2011:1155 [ref. 31643], Tagliacollo et al. 2016:27 [ref. 34087] in Rhamphichthyinae, Ferraris et al. 2017:[26] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Valid as Gymnorhamphichthys Ellis 1912. Rhamphichthyidae.

Hypopygus Hoedeman [J. J.] 1962:99 Masc. Hypopygus lepturus Hoedeman 1962. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hypopygus Hoedeman 1962 -- (see Mago-Leccia 1978:14 [ref. 5489], Triques 1993:123 [ref. 22107], Mago-Leccia 1994:50 [ref. 21320], Triques 1997:31 [ref. 22930], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:426 [ref. 23853], Albert 2001:56 [ref. 25614], Albert & Crampton in Reis et al. 2003:495 [ref. 27061], de Santana & Crampton 2011:1121 [ref. 31643], Peixoto et al. 2013:232 [ref. 32780], Tagliacollo et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34087] in 'Steatogenae', Ferraris et al. 2017:[26] [ref. 35236], Campos-da-Paz 2018:190 [ref. 35891]). Current status: Valid as Hypopygus Hoedeman 1962. Rhamphichthyidae.

Iracema Triques [M. L.] 1996:91 Fem. Iracema caiana Triques 1996. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Iracema Triques 1996 -- (Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:425 [ref. 23853], Albert 2001:56 [ref. 25614], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:492 [ref. 27061], Carvalho & Albert 2011:458 [ref. 31514], Carvalho et al. 2011:400 [ref. 31553], Tagliacollo et al. 2016:27 [ref. 34087] in Rhamphichthyinae, Ferraris et al. 2017:[27] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Valid as Iracema Triques 1996. Rhamphichthyidae.

Rhamphichthys Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Müller 1846:194 Masc. Gymnotus rostratus Linnaeus 1766. Type by monotypy. Appeared in footnote as Ramphichthys, corrected to Rhamphichthys by Müller & Troschel 1849:640 [ref. 3072]; Rhamphichthys in prevailing usage. Appeared first in 1846 as above, then in Müller & Troschel 1949:640 [ref. 3072] and 1849:15 [ref. 3073]. •Valid as Rhamphichthys Müller & Troschel 1846 (often dated to 1849 by authors) -- (see Mago-Leccia 1978:14 [ref. 5489], Triques 1993:123 [ref. 22107], Mago-Leccia 1994:40 [ref. 21320], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:425 [ref. 23853], Britski et al. 1999:86 [ref. 24147], Triques 1999:1 [ref. 24281], Albert 2001:56 [ref. 25614], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:492 [ref. 27061], Carvalho et al. 2011:400 [ref. 31553], de Santana & Crampton 2011:1155 [ref. 31643], Carvalho & Albert 2015:34 [ref. 33681], Tagliacollo et al. 2016:27 [ref. 34087] in Rhamphichthyinae, Bertaco et al. 2016:422 [ref. 34561], Ferraris et al. 2017:[27] [ref. 35236], Carvalho & Albert 2023:6 [ref. 40654]). Current status: Valid as Rhamphichthys Müller & Troschel 1846. Rhamphichthyidae.

Steatogenys Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:428 Fem. Rhamphichthys (Brachyrhamphichthys) elegans Steindachner 1880. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Steatogenys Boulenger 1898 -- (Schwassmann 1984 [ref. 5345], Triques 1993:123 [ref. 22107], Mago-Leccia 1994:49 [ref. 21320], Triques 1997:31 [ref. 22930], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:426 [ref. 23853], Albert 2001:56 [ref. 25614], Albert & Crampton in Reis et al. 2003:495 [ref. 27061], Crampton et al. 2004:78 [ref. 27504], de Santana & Crampton 2011:1155 [ref. 31643], Cox Fernandes et al. 2014:98 [ref. 33285], Tagliacollo et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34087] in 'Steatogenae', Ferraris et al. 2017:[29] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Valid as Steatogenys Boulenger 1898. Rhamphichthyidae.

Stegostenopos Triques [M. L.] 1997:32 Masc. Stegostenopos cryptogenes Triques 1997. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Steatogenys Boulenger 1898 -- (Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:426 [ref. 23853]). •Valid as Stegostenopos Triques 1997 -- (Albert & Crampton in Reis et al. 2003:496 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Hypopygus Hoedeman 1962 -- (de Santana & Crampton 2011:1118, 1121 [ref. 31643], Ferraris et al. 2017:[26] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Synonym of Hypopygus Hoedeman 1962. Rhamphichthyidae.

Tateichthys LaMonte [F. R.] 1929:1 Masc. Tateichthys duidae LaMonte 1929. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Steatogenys Boulenger 1898 -- (Schwassmann 1984:102 [ref. 5345], Mago-Leccia 1994:49 [ref. 21320], Albert & Crampton in Reis et al. 2003:495 [ref. 27061], de Santana & Crampton 2011:1121 [ref. 31643], Ferraris et al. 2017:[29] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Synonym of Steatogenys Boulenger 1898. Rhamphichthyidae.

Urumara Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1920:6 Fem. Urumara rondoni Miranda Ribeiro 1920. Type by monotypy. Urumaria is a misspelling. •Synonym of Gymnorhamphichthys Ellis 1912 -- (Nijssen et al. 1976:40 [ref. 7078], Schwassmann 1989 [ref. 13745], Mago-Leccia 1994:42 [ref. 21320], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:492 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[26] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnorhamphichthys Ellis 1912. Rhamphichthyidae.