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

Archolaemus Korringa [M.] 1970:267 Masc. Archolaemus blax Korringa 1970. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Archolaemus Korringa 1970 -- (see Mago-Leccia 1978:14 [ref. 5489], Triques 1993:123 [ref. 22107], Mago-Leccia 1994:18 [ref. 21320], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:428 [ref. 23853], Alves-Gomes 1998:457 [ref. 23854], Albert 2001:56 [ref. 25614], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:487 [ref. 27061], Meunier et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31379], Vari et al. 2012:670, 676 [ref. 32101], Tagliacollo et al. 2016:31 [ref. 34087] in Eigenmanninae, Ferraris et al. 2017:[30] [ref. 35236], Dutra et al. 2021:40 [ref. 38724]). Current status: Valid as Archolaemus Korringa 1970. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanninae.

Carapus Cuvier [G.] 1816:237 Masc. Gymnotus macrurus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Earliest type designation not researched; Gymnotus macrourus Bloch 1786 is not an available name. Type species now valid as Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Carapus Rafinesque 1810 in fishes; replaced by Giton Kaup 1856. •Synonym of Sternopygus Müller & Troschel 1846 -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:53 [ref. 21320], Campos-da-Paz in Reis et al. 2003:484 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Sternopygus Müller & Troschel 1846. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae.

Cryptops Eigenmann [C. H.] 1894:626 Masc. Sternopygus humboldtii Steindachner 1878. Type by original designation. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Cryptops Leach 1814 in Myriapoda, Cryptops Schoenherr 1823 and Cryptops Solier 1851 in Coleoptera, replaced by Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann 1896. •Synonym of Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Mago-Leccia 1978:19 [ref. 5489], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann 1896. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanninae.

Distocyclus Mago-Leccia [F.] 1978:17, 25 Masc. Eigenmannia conirostris Eigenmann & Allen 1942. Type by original designation. •Valid as Distocyclus Mago-Leccia 1978 -- (Triques 1993:123 [ref. 22107], Mago-Leccia 1994:19 [ref. 21320], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:428 [ref. 23853], Albert 2001:56 [ref. 25614], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:487 [ref. 27061], Meunier et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31379], Meunier et al. 2014:223 [ref. 33538], Dutra et al. 2014:345 [ref. 34029], Tagliacollo et al. 2016:31 [ref. 34087] in Eigenmanninae, Ferraris et al. 2017:[30] [ref. 35236], Dutra et al. 2021:40 [ref. 38724]). Current status: Valid as Distocyclus Mago-Leccia 1978. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanninae.

Eigenmannia Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:340, 341 Fem. Sternopygus humboldtii Steindachner 1878. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Cryptops Eigenmann 1894, preoccupied by Cryptops Leach 1814 in Myriopoda, Cryptops Schoenherr 1823 and Cryptops Solier 1851 in Coleoptera. •Valid as Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Mago-Leccia 1978:19 [ref. 5489], Malabarba 1989:156 [ref. 14217], Triques 1993:123 [ref. 22107], Mago-Leccia 1994:19 [ref. 21320], Triques 1996:1 [ref. 22216], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:428 [ref. 23853], Britski et al. 1999:87 [ref. 24147], Albert 2001:56 [ref. 25614] as "Eigenmannia", Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Proudlove 2006:159 [ref. 28992], Meunier et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31379], Tagliacollo et al. 2016:31 [ref. 34087] in Eigenmanninae, Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016:262 [ref. 34493], Bertaco et al. 2016:422 [ref. 34561], Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:73 [ref. 35026], Dutra et al. 2017:85 [ref. 35186], Peixoto & Waltz 2017:[1] [ref. 35224], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], Waltz & Albert 2018:399 [ref. 35854], Dutra et al. 2018:132 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:1 [ref. 36930], Herrera-Collazos et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37453], Peixoto et al. 2021:1 [ref. 37849], Dutra et al. 2021:40 [ref. 38724], Dutra et al. 2022: 1 [ref. 39192], Cardoso & Dutra 2023:1 [ref. 40651], Dutra et al. 2024:1 [ref. 41236]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann 1896. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanninae.

Guichthys Fernández-Yépez [A.] 1968:[5] Masc. Guichthys caviceps Fernández-Yépez 1968. Type by original designation (also monotypic). On unnumbered p. 5. •Synonym of Rhabdolichops Eigenmann & Allen 1942 -- (Mago-Leccia 1978:14 [ref. 5489], Mago-Leccia 1994:21 [ref. 21320], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[33] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Synonym of Rhabdolichops Eigenmann & Allen 1942. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanninae.

Gymnotes Gill [T. N.] 1864:152 Masc. Gymnotus aequilabiatus Humboldt 1805. Type by monotypy. Gender ambiguous, treated as masculine. •Synonym of Sternopygus Müller & Troschel 1846 -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:23 [ref. 21320], Albert & Fink 1996:86 [ref. 22024], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[34] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Synonym of Sternopygus Müller & Troschel 1846. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae.

Hildatia Fernández-Yépez [A.] 1968:[3] Fem. Hildatia brasiliensis Fernández-Yépez 1968. Type by original designation (also monotypic). On unnumbered p. 3. •Synonym of Sternopygus Müller & Troschel 1846 -- (Mago-Leccia 1978:14, footnote [ref. 5489], Fink 1979 [ref. 6949], Mago-Leccia 1994:23 [ref. 21320], Albert & Fink 1996:86 [ref. 22024], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[34] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Synonym of Sternopygus Müller & Troschel 1846. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae.

Japigny Meunier [F. J.], Jégu [M.] & Keith [P.] 2011:48 Fem. Japigny kirschbaum Meunier, Jégu & Keith 2011. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Named after River Japigny in French Guiana, defined as a feminine noun. •Possible synonym of Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Tagliacollo et al. 2016:32 [ref. 34087]). •Valid as Japigny Meunier, Jégu & Keith 2011 -- (Vari et al. 2012:670 [ref. 32101], Ferraris et al. 2017:[33] [ref. 35236], Dutra et al. 2021:40 [ref. 38724]). Current status: Valid as Japigny Meunier, Jégu & Keith 2011. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanninae.

Rhabdolichops Eigenmann [C. H.] & Allen [W. R.] 1942:316 Masc. Rhabdolichops longicaudatus Eigenmann & Allen 1942. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Rhabdolichops Eigenmann & Allen 1942 -- (Mago-Leccia 1978:17 [ref. 5489], Mago-Leccia & Zaret 1978 [ref. 5488], Triques 1993:123 [ref. 22107], Mago-Leccia 1994:21 [ref. 21320], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:428 [ref. 23853], Keith & Meunier 2000:402 [ref. 25160], Albert 2001:56 [ref. 25614], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Correa et al. 2006:29 [ref. 28541], Meunier et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31379], Tagliacollo et al. 2016:31 [ref. 34087] in Eigenmanninae, Ferraris et al. 2017:[33] [ref. 35236], Dutra et al. 2021:40 [ref. 38724]). Current status: Valid as Rhabdolichops Eigenmann & Allen 1942. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanninae.

Rhinosternarchus Dutra [G. M.], Peixoto [L. A. W.], Abrahão [V. P.], Wosiacki [W. B.], Menezes [N. A.] & de Santana [C. D.] 2021:39 Masc. Eigenmannia goajira Schultz 1949. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Rhinosternarchus Dutra, Peixoto, Abrahão, Wosiacki, Menezes & de Santana 2021. Current status: Valid as Rhinosternarchus Dutra, Peixoto, Abrahão, Wosiacki, Menezes & de Santana 2021. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanninae.

Sternopygus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Müller 1846:194 Masc. Gymnotus aequilabiatus Humboldt 1805. Type by monotypy. Appeared in footnote. Also appeared as new in Müller & Troschel 1849:639 [ref. 3072]. Type selected by Ferraris et al. 2017:[34] [ref. 35236]; not macrurus Bloch; see discussion under Sternopygus on p. 34. •Valid as Sternopygus Müller & Troschel 1846 (often dated 1849 by authors) -- (Mago-Leccia 1978:28 [ref. 5489], Triques 1993:123 [ref. 22107], Mago-Leccia 1994:22 [ref. 21320], Albert & Fink 1996:86 [ref. 22024], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:427 [ref. 23853], Alves-Gomes 1998:453 [ref. 23854], Britski et al. 1999:87 [ref. 24147], Triques 2000:19 [ref. 25027], Albert 2001:56 [ref. 25614], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Hulen et al. 2005:408 [ref. 28485], Meunier et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31379], Vari et al. 2012:670 [ref. 32101], Tagliacollo et al. 2016:27 [ref. 34087] in Sternopygidae, Bertaco et al. 2016:422 [ref. 34561], Ferraris et al. 2017:[34] [ref. 35236], Torgersen & Albert 2022:714 [ref. 39802], Torgersen et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40151]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus Müller & Troschel 1846. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae.