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

Avocettina Jordan [D. S.] & Davis [B. M.] 1891:655 Fem. Nemichthys infans Günther 1878. Type by original designation. Apparently not preoccupied by Avocettinus Mulsant & Verreaux 1866 in Aves; Borodinula Whitley 1931 is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Avocettina Jordan & Davis 1891 -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:22 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:551 [ref. 13676], Castle 1986:193 [ref. 5644], Paxton et al. 1989:134 [ref. 12442], Smith & Nielsen 1989:447 [ref. 13290], Gomon et al. 1994:208 [ref. 22532], Smith 1999:1679 [ref. 24661], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:124 [ref. 25968], Smith 2003:742 [ref. 26989], Paxton et al. 2006:285 [ref. 28995], Smith 2008:170 [ref. 30621], Zhang et al. 2010:310 [ref. 31511], Parin et al. 2014:49 [ref. 33547], Smith & Stewart 2015:264 [ref. 34234], Cruz-Mena & Angulo 2016:1 [ref. 34749], Robertson et al. 2017:35 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2019:54 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Avocettina Jordan & Davis 1891. Nemichthyidae.

Avocettinops Roule [L.] & Bertin [L.] 1924:63 Masc. Avocettinops schmidti Roule & Bertin 1924. Type by monotypy. Also appeared as new in Roule & Bertin 1929:30 [ref. 3829] but clearly dates to 1924. •Synonym of Avocettina Jordan & Davis 1891 -- (Smith & Nielsen 1976:4 [ref. 7084], Smith & Nielsen 1989:447 [ref. 13290]). Current status: Synonym of Avocettina Jordan & Davis 1891. Nemichthyidae.

Belonopsis Brandt [J. F.] 1851:175 Fem. Leptorhynchus leuchtenbergi Lowe 1851. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Leptorhynchus Lowe 1851, preoccupied by Leptorhynchus Clift 1828 in Reptilia, Du Bus 1835 and Ménétries 1835 in Aves, and Smith 1840 in fishes. •Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848 -- (Larsen 1973:231 [ref. 7187], Smith & Nielsen 1989:452 [ref. 13290]). Current status: Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848. Nemichthyidae.

Borodinula Whitley [G. P.] 1931:334 Fem. Nemichthys infans Günther 1878. Type by being a replacement name. An unneeded replacement for Avocettina Jordan & Davis 1891, not preoccupied by Avocettinus Mulsant & Verreaux 1866 in Aves [not investigated], nor by Avocettinus Bonaparte 1850 in Aves. •Valid as Borodinula Whitley 1931 -- (Larsen 1973:231 [ref. 7187], Karmovskaya 1982:152 [ref. 5204]). •Synonym of Avocettinops Roule & Bertin 1924 -- (Smith & Nielsen 1976:4 [ref. 7084]). •Synonym of Avocettina Jordan & Davis 1891 -- (Smith & Nielsen 1989:447 [ref. 13290], Paxton et al. 2006:285 [ref. 28995], Zhang et al. 2010:310 [ref. 31511], Parin et al. 2014:49 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Avocettina Jordan & Davis 1891. Nemichthyidae.

Cercomitus Weber [M.] 1913:54 Masc. Cercomitus flagellifer Weber 1913. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Ceromitus by Jordan 1920:551 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848 -- (Smith & Nielsen 1989:452 [ref. 13290]). Current status: Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848. Nemichthyidae.

Investigator Goode [G. B.] in Goode & Bean 1896:518 Masc. Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock 1894. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848 -- (Smith & Nielsen 1989:452 [ref. 13290]). Current status: Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848. Nemichthyidae.

Labichthys Gill [T. N.] & Ryder [J. A.] 1883:261 Masc. Labichthys carinatus Gill & Ryder 1883. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first as name only in Gill 1883:253 [ref. 1724]. Type designated by Jordan & Davis 1891:655 [ref. 2437]. •Valid as Labichthys Gill & Ryder 1883 -- (Karmovskaya 1982:154 [ref. 5204], Smith & Nielsen 1989:450 [ref. 13290], Smith 1999:1679 [ref. 24661], Smith 2003:742 [ref. 26989], Paxton et al. 2006:285 [ref. 28995], Smith & Stewart 2015:266 [ref. 34234], Fricke et al. 2018:48 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Labichthys Gill & Ryder 1883. Nemichthyidae.

Leptorhynchus Lowe [R. T.] 1851:172 Masc. Leptorhynchus leuchtenbergi Lowe 1851. Type by monotypy. Also in Lowe 1852:54 [ref. 2836] and in Lowe [R. T.] 1852:252 [ref. 2835]. Misspelled Leptorhyncus in genus heading, but correctly as Leptorhynchus elsewhere. Dates to separate of Lowe 1851 [ref. 9184]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Leptorhynchus Clift 1828 in Reptilia, Du Bus 1835 and Ménétries 1835 in Aves, and Smith 1840 in fishes; replaced by Belonopsis Brandt 1851. •Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848 -- (Larsen 1973:231 [ref. 7187], Smith & Nielsen 1989:452 [ref. 13290]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848. Nemichthyidae.

Nematoprora Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:587 Fem. Nematoprora polygonifera Gilbert 1905. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848 -- (Smith & Nielsen 1989:452 [ref. 13290]). Current status: Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848. Nemichthyidae.

Nemichthys Richardson [J.] 1848:25 Masc. Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848. Type by monotypy. Type species sometimes as N. scolopacea. •Valid as Nemichthys Richardson 1848 -- (Larsen 1973:231 [ref. 7187], Karmovskaya 1982:155 [ref. 5204], Karrer 1982:102 [ref. 5679], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:22 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:552 [ref. 13676], Castle 1986:193 [ref. 5644], Paxton et al. 1989:134 [ref. 12442], Smith & Nielsen 1989:452 [ref. 13290], Smith 1999:1679 [ref. 24661], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:124 [ref. 25968], Smith 2003:742 [ref. 26989], Paxton et al. 2006:285 [ref. 28995], Smith 2008:171 [ref. 30621], Fricke et al. 2009:21 [ref. 30213], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:18 [ref. 36649], Zhang et al. 2010:308 [ref. 31511], Parin et al. 2014:49 [ref. 33547], Smith & Stewart 2015:267 [ref. 34234], Pietsch & Orr 2015:18 [ref. 34694], Bañón et al. 2016:305 [ref. 34397], Cruz-Mena & Angulo 2016:4 [ref. 34749], Robertson et al. 2017:36 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2018:48 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:54 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Nemichthys Richardson 1848. Nemichthyidae.

Paravocettinops Kanazawa [R. H.] & Maul [G. E.] 1967:2 Masc. Paravocettinops trilinearis Kanazawa & Maul 1967. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paravocettinops Kanazawa & Maul 1967 -- (Larsen 1973:231 [ref. 7187]). •Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848 -- (Smith & Nielsen 1976 [ref. 7084], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:552 [ref. 13676], Smith & Nielsen 1989:452 [ref. 13290]). Current status: Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848. Nemichthyidae.

Tilurella Roule [L.] 1911:734 Fem. Tilurella gaussiana Pappenheim 1914. Type by subsequent monotypy. No type named; based on larval specimen. See synonymy in Smith & Nielsen 1989:454 [ref. 13290] for possible subsequent addition of species. If above is first addition of species, then name is a synonym of Nemichthys. •Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848 -- (Larsen 1973:231 [ref. 7187]). Current status: Synonym of Nemichthys Richardson 1848. Nemichthyidae.