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Genera in the family or subfamily Heterenchelyidae: [ 5 ] records

Heterenchelys Regan [C. T.] 1912:323 Fem. Heterenchelys microphthalmus Regan 1912. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:545 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Pythonichthys Poey 1868 -- (Smith 1989:52 [ref. 13285], Smith et al. 2012:491 [ref. 32196]). Current status: Synonym of Pythonichthys Poey 1868. Heterenchelyidae.

Lophenchelys Ben-Tuvia [A.] 1953:9 Fem. Lophenchelys fowleri Ben-Tuvia 1953. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Panturichthys Pellegrin 1913 -- (Blache et al. 1973:228 [ref. 7185], Smith et al. 2012:490 [ref. 32196]). Current status: Synonym of Panturichthys Pellegrin 1913. Heterenchelyidae.

Ophisichthys Osório [B.] 1917:129 Masc. Ophisichthys dubius Osório 1917. Type by monotypy. Spelled Ophisichtys once on p. 130, Ophisichthys elsewhere (p. 105, 129). •Synonym of Panturichthys Pellegrin 1913 -- (Blache et al. 1973:228 [ref. 7185], Smith et al. 2012:490 [ref. 32196]). Current status: Synonym of Panturichthys Pellegrin 1913. Heterenchelyidae.

Panturichthys Pellegrin [J.] 1913:117 Masc. Panturichthys mauritanicus Pellegrin 1913. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Panturichthys Pellegrin 1913 -- (Blache et al. 1973:228 [ref. 7185], Saldanha in Whitehead et al. 1986:545 [ref. 13676], Smith 1989:52 [ref. 13285], Klausewitz 1989:258 [ref. 13650], Smith et al. 2012:484, 491 [ref. 32196]). Current status: Valid as Panturichthys Pellegrin 1913. Heterenchelyidae.

Pythonichthys Poey [F.] 1868:265 Masc. Pythonichthys sanguineus Poey 1868. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Pythonichthys Poey 1868 -- (Rosenblatt & Rubinoff 1972 [ref. 7124], McCosker & Phillips 1979 [ref. 6980], Smith 1989:52 [ref. 13285], Smith 2003:694 [ref. 26989], Smith et al. 2012:490 [ref. 32196]). Current status: Valid as Pythonichthys Poey 1868. Heterenchelyidae.