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Genera in the family or subfamily Acestrorhynchidae: [ 14 ] records

Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Kennedy [C. H.] 1903:527 Masc. Salmo falcatus Bloch 1794. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Xiphorhynchus Agassiz 1829, preoccupied by Xiphorhynchus Swainson 1827 in Aves; also replaces Xiphorhamphus Müller & Troschel 1845, preoccupied by Xiphorhamphus Blyth 1843 in Aves. Also appeared in Eigenmann 1903 (Dec.):146 [ref. 1218]. •Valid as Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Géry 1977:326 [ref. 1597], Vari 1983:5 [ref. 5419], Menezes & Géry 1983 [ref. 8307], Menezes 1992 [ref. 21389], Taphorn 1992:99 [ref. 23654], Braga 1994:24 [ref. 27878], Toledo-Piza & Menezes 1996 [ref. 22056], Lucena & Menezes 1998:274 [ref. 23776] in fam. Acestrorhynchidae, Britski et al. 1999:55 [ref. 24147], Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:231 [ref. 27061], Toledo-Piza 2007:691 [ref. 29426], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Acestrorhynchinae, Mirande 2010:482 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:12 [ref. 31685] in Acestrorhynchidae, Sarmiento et al. 2014:35 [ref. 35004], Bertaco et al. 2016:411 [ref. 34561]). Current status: Valid as Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. Acestrorhynchidae: Acestrorhynchinae.

Gilbertella Eigenmann [C. H.] 1903:147 Fem. Anacyrtus (Raestes) alatus Steindachner 1878. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gilbertella Waite 1902 in fishes, replaced by Gilbertolus Eigenmann in Eigenmann & Ogle 1907. •Synonym of Roestes Günther 1864 -- (Menezes 1974:220 [ref. 7129]). •Synonym of Gilbertolus Eigenmann 1907 -- (Menezes & Lucena 1998:279 [ref. 23657], Toledo-Piza in Reis et al. 2003:235 [ref. 27061]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gilbertolus Eigenmann 1907. Acestrorhynchidae: Roestinae.

Gilbertolus Eigenmann [C. H.] in Eigenmann & Ogle 1907:2, 3 Masc. Anacyrtus (Raestes) alatus Steindachner 1878. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Gilbertella Eigenmann 1903, preoccupied by Gilbertella Waite 1902 in fishes. Misspelled Gilbertollus by Eigenmann 1910:445 [ref. 1224]. •Synonym of Roestes Günther 1864 -- (Menezes 1974:221 [ref. 7129]). •Valid as Gilbertolus Eigenmann 1907 -- (Géry 1977:311 [ref. 1597], Menezes & Lucena 1998:281 [ref. 23657], Lucena & Menezes 1998:261, 274 [ref. 23776] in new subfamily Roestinae of Cynodontidae, Toledo-Piza in Reis et al. 2003:235 [ref. 27061], Torrente-Vilara et al. 2008:103 [ref. 29867], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Cynodontinae, Mirande 2010:480 [ref. 31006] in Cynodontinae with question, Oliveira et al. 2011:12 [ref. 31685] in Roestinae, Mattox & Toledo-Pisa 2012:896 [ref. 32651]). Current status: Valid as Gilbertolus Eigenmann 1907. Acestrorhynchidae: Roestinae.

Gnathocharax Fowler [H. W.] 1913:560 Masc. Gnathocharax steindachneri Fowler 1913. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Gnathocharax Fowler 1913 -- (Géry 1977:311 [ref. 1597], Taphorn 1992:191 [ref. 23654], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] and Mirande 2010:489 [ref. 31006] in Characidae, Heterocharacinae with question, Mattox & Toledo-Piza 2012;896:[ref. 32651] in Heterocharacinae, Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Gnathocharax Fowler 1913. Acestrorhynchidae: Heterocharacinae.

Heterocharax Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:258, 405 Masc. Heterocharax macrolepis Eigenmann 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Heterocharax Eigenmann 1912 -- (Géry 1977:314 [ref. 1597], Taphorn 1992:236 [ref. 23654], Toledo-Piza 2000:290 [ref. 25072], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Heterocharacinae, Zarske 2010:83 [ref. 30919], Mirande 2010:489 [ref. 31006], Mattox & Toledo-Piza 2012:896 [ref. 32651] in Heterocharacinae, Mattox et al. 2014:353 [ref. 33387]). Current status: Valid as Heterocharax Eigenmann 1912. Acestrorhynchidae: Heterocharacinae.

Hoplocharax Géry [J.] 1966:286 Masc. Hoplocharax goethei Géry 1966. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hoplocharax Géry 1966 -- (Géry 1977:314 [ref. 1597], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Heterocharacinae, Mirande 2010:489 [ref. 31006], Mattox & Toledo-Piza 2012:896 [ref. 32651] in Heterocharacinae). Current status: Valid as Hoplocharax Géry 1966. Acestrorhynchidae: Heterocharacinae.

Lonchogenys Myers [G. S.] 1927:121 Fem. Lonchogenys ilisha Myers 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lonchogenys Myers 1927 -- (Géry 1977:314 [ref. 1597], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Heterocharacinae, Mirande 2010:489 [ref. 31006], Mattox & Toledo-Piza 2012:896 [ref. 32651] in Heterocharacinae). Current status: Valid as Lonchogenys Myers 1927. Acestrorhynchidae: Heterocharacinae.

Lycodon Kner [R.] 1860:52 Masc. Cynopotamus molossus Kner 1858. Type by monotypy. Kner placed his new species molossus in the established genus Cynopotamus but suggested it might represent a distinct genus for which he proposed Lycodon. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Lycodon Fitzinger 1826 in Reptilia. •Synonym of Roestes Günther 1864 -- (Menezes 1974:219 [ref. 7129], Menezes & Lucena 1998:285 [ref. 23657], Toledo-Piza in Reis et al. 2003:236 [ref. 27061], Torrente-Vilara et al. 2008:103 [ref. 29867]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Roestes Günther 1864. Acestrorhynchidae: Roestinae.

Priocharax Weitzman [S. H.] & Vari [R. P.] 1987:641 Masc. Priocharax ariel Weitzman & Vari 1987. Type by original designation. •Valid as Priocharax Weitzman & Vari 1987 -- (Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:204 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] and Mirande 2010:490 [ref. 31006] in Characidae, Characinae with question, Toledo-Piza et al. 2014:229 [ref. 33370], Mattox et al. 2020:417 [ref. 37712] in Heterocharacinae, Mattox et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38426], Mattox et al. 2023:1 [ref. 39984]). Current status: Valid as Priocharax Weitzman & Vari 1987. Acestrorhynchidae: Heterocharacinae.

Roestes (subgenus of Anacyrtus) Günther [A.] 1864:345, 347 Masc. Cynopotamus molossus Kner 1858. Type by monotypy. Described in key (p. 345) as a section or subgenus of Anacyrtus with corresponding single species on p. 347. Treated as masculine, Art. 30.2.4. Same as Lycodon Kner 1860 (preoccupied) but Günther does not indicate he was providing a replacement name. •Valid as Roestes Günther 1864 -- (Menezes 1974 [ref. 7129], Géry 1977:311 [ref. 1597], Prada-Pedreros 1997:353 [ref. 24956], Menezes & Lucena 1998:285 [ref. 23657], Lucena & Menezes 1998:261, 274 [ref. 23776] in new subfamily Roestinae, Britski et al. 1999:55 [ref. 24147], Toledo-Piza in Reis et al. 2003:236 [ref. 27061], Torrente-Vilara et al. 2008:103 [ref. 29867], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Cynodontinae, Mirande 2010:480 [ref. 31006] in Cynodontinae with question, Oliveira et al. 2011:12 [ref. 31685] in Roestinae, Mattox & Toledo-Piza 2012:896 [ref. 32651], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Roestes Günther 1864. Acestrorhynchidae: Roestinae.

Sphyraenocharax (subgenus of Acestrorhynchus) Fowler [H. W.] 1907:460 Masc. Xiphorhamphus abbreviatus Cope 1878. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Taphorn 1992:99 [ref. 23654], Braga 1994:24 [ref. 27878], Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:231 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. Acestrorhynchidae: Acestrorhynchinae.

Xiphocharax Fowler [H. W.] 1914:251 Masc. Xiphocharax ogilviei Fowler 1914. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Roestes Günther 1864 -- (Menezes 1974:221 [ref. 7129]). •Synonym of Gilbertolus Eigenmann 1903, but type species placed in Roestes on p. 287 -- (Menezes & Lucena 1998:281 [ref. 23657], Toledo-Piza in Reis et al. 2003:235 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Roestes Günther 1864. Acestrorhynchidae: Roestinae.

Xiphorhamphus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:92 Masc. Salmo falcatus Bloch 1794. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Xiphorhynchus Agassiz 1829, preoccupied by Xiphorhynchus Swainson 1827 in Aves. Xiphorhamphus itself preoccupied by Xiphorhamphus Blyth 1843 in Aves; replaced by Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. •In the synonymy of Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Taphorn 1992:99 [ref. 23654], Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:231 [ref. 27061]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. Acestrorhynchidae: Acestrorhynchinae.

Xiphorhynchus (subgenus of Hydrocyon) Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1829:76 Masc. Salmo falcatus Bloch 1794. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:132 [ref. 2407]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Xiphorhynchus Swainson 1827 in Aves, replaced first by Xiphorhamphus Müller & Troschel 1845 (itself preoccupied) then by Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. For authorship and date see Kottelat 1988:78 [ref. 13380]. •In the synonymy of Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Taphorn 1992:99 [ref. 23654], Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:231 [ref. 27061]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. Acestrorhynchidae: Acestrorhynchinae.