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Genera in the family or subfamily Opisthoproctidae: [ 13 ] records

Bathylychnops Cohen [D. M.] 1958:48 Masc. Bathylychnops exilis Cohen 1958. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bathylychnops Cohen 1958 -- (Cohen 1973:156 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1984:395 [ref. 13675], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:42 [ref. 6441], Badcock 1988:423 [ref. 24463], Parin et al. 2009:839 [ref. 30628], Parin et al. 2014:107 [ref. 33547], Prokofiev 2020:704 [ref. 37861]). Current status: Valid as Bathylychnops Cohen 1958. Opisthoproctidae.

Dolichopteroides Parin [N. V.], Belyanina [T. N.] & Evseenko [S. A.] 2009:847, 848 Masc. Dolichopteryx binocularis Beebe 1932. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type species established in Acknowledgments (p. 839). •Valid as Dolichopteroides Parin, Belyanina & Evseenko 2009 -- (Prokofiev 2020:706 [ref. 37861]). Current status: Valid as Dolichopteroides Parin, Belyanina & Evseenko 2009. Opisthoproctidae.

Dolichopteryx Brauer [A.] 1901:127 Fem. Dolichopteryx anascopa Brauer 1901. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Dolichopteryx Brauer 1901 -- (Cohen 1973:157 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1984:396 [ref. 13675], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:42 [ref. 6441], Paxton & Cohen 1999:1887 [ref. 24738], Kobyliansku & Fedorov 2001:125 [ref. 25190], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:154 [ref. 25968], Carter & Hartel 2003:872 [ref. 27000], Parin 2005:139 [ref. 28180], Fukui & Kitagawa 2006:7 [ref. 28500], Fukui & Kitagawa 2006:113 [ref. 28687], Fukui et al. 2008:267 [ref. 29762], Parin et al. 2009:841 [ref. 30628], Parin et al. 2014:107 [ref. 33547], Mizusawa et al. 2014:236 [ref. 35458], Stewart 2015:327 [ref. 34215], Prokofiev 2020:706 [ref. 37861]). Current status: Valid as Dolichopteryx Brauer 1901. Opisthoproctidae.

Duolentops Prokofiev [A. M.] 2020:704 Fem. Dolichopteryx minuscula Fukui & Kitagawa 2006. Type by original designation. •Valid as Duolentops Prokofiev 2020. Current status: Valid as Duolentops Prokofiev 2020. Opisthoproctidae.

Grimaldia Chapman [W. M.] 1942:(272) 299 Fem. Opisthoproctus grimaldii Zugmayer 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Grimaldia Chevreux 1889 in Crustacea, replaced by Monacoa Whitley 1943. •In the synonymy of Opisthoproctus Vaillant 1888 -- (Cohen 1973:156 [ref. 6589]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Opisthoproctus Vaillant 1888. Opisthoproctidae.

Hyalorhynchus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & von Bonde [C.] 1924:4 Masc. Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Hyalorhynchus Ogilby 1910 in fishes, replaced by Rhynchohyalus Barnard 1925. •Synonym of Rhynchohyalus Barnard 1925 -- (Cohen 1973:157 [ref. 6589], Paxton et al. 1989:170 [ref. 12442]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Rhynchohyalus Barnard 1925. Opisthoproctidae.

Ioichthys Parin [N. V.] 2004:437 Masc. Ioichthys kashkini Parin 2004. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ioichthys Parin 2004 -- (Parin et al. 2009:841 [ref. 30628], Prokofiev 2020:703 [ref. 37861]). Current status: Valid as Ioichthys Parin 2004. Opisthoproctidae.

Macropinna Chapman [W. M.] 1939:509 Fem. Macropinna microstoma Chapman 1939. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Macropinna Chapman 1939 -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:41 [ref. 6441], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:154 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2014:107 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Macropinna Chapman 1939. Opisthoproctidae.

Monacoa Whitley [G. P.] 1943:171 Fem. Opisthoproctus grimaldii Zugmayer 1911. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Grimaldia Chapman 1942, preoccupied by Grimaldia Chevreux 1889 in Crustacea. •Synonym of Opisthoproctus Vaillant 1888 -- (Cohen 1973:156 [ref. 6589]). •Valid as Monacoa Whitley 1943 -- (Poulsen et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34664]). Current status: Valid as Monacoa Whitley 1943. Opisthoproctidae.

Ophthalmopelton Maul [G. E.] 1946:62 Neut. Ophthalmopelton macropus Maul 1946. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Rhynchohyalus Barnard 1925 -- (Cohen 1973:157 [ref. 6589]). Current status: Synonym of Rhynchohyalus Barnard 1925. Opisthoproctidae.

Opisthoproctus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:105 Masc. Opisthoproctus soleatus Vaillant 1888. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Opisthoproctus Vaillant 1888 -- (Cohen 1973:156 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1984:396 [ref. 13675], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Heemstra 1986:217 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:170 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:241 [ref. 22532], Paxton & Cohen 1999:1887 [ref. 24738], Carter & Hartel 2003:872 [ref. 27000], Paxton et al. 2006:371 [ref. 28996], Gomon 2008:198 [ref. 30616], Stewart 2015:328 [ref. 34215]). Current status: Valid as Opisthoproctus Vaillant 1888. Opisthoproctidae.

Rhynchohyalus Barnard [K. H.] 1925:130 Masc. Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Hyalorhynchus Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924, preoccupied by Hyalorhynchus Ogilby 1910 in fishes. •Valid as Rhynchohyalus Barnard 1925 -- (Cohen 1973:157 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1984:398 [ref. 13675], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:41 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:217 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:170 [ref. 12442], Carter & Hartel 2003:872 [ref. 27000] as Rhuncohyalus in key, Paxton et al. 2006:372 [ref. 28996], Stewart 2015:330 [ref. 34215], Prokofiev & Kukuev 2020:513 [ref. 37762]). Current status: Valid as Rhynchohyalus Barnard 1925. Opisthoproctidae.

Winteria Brauer [A.] 1901:126 Fem. Winteria telescopa Brauer 1901. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Winteria Brauer 1901 -- (Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:42 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:218 [ref. 5660], Paxton & Cohen 1999:1887 [ref. 24738], Carter & Hartel 2003:872 [ref. 27000], Paxton et al. 2006:372 [ref. 28996], Parin et al. 2014:108 [ref. 33547], Stewart 2015:331 [ref. 34215]). Current status: Valid as Winteria Brauer 1901. Opisthoproctidae.