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Genera in the family or subfamily Pristigasteridae: [ 18 ] records

Apterygia Gray [J. E.] 1835:Pl. 92 (v. 2) Fem. Apterygia ramcarata Gray 1835. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Raconda Gray 1831 -- (Whitehead 1985:302 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:51 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Raconda Gray 1831. Pristigasteridae.

Chirocentrodon Günther [A.] 1868:463 Masc. Chirocentrodon taeniatus Günther 1868. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Chirocentrodon Günther 1868 -- (Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:90 [ref. 14275], Grande 1985:244 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:286 [ref. 5141], Munroe 2003:796 [ref. 26996]). Current status: Valid as Chirocentrodon Günther 1868. Pristigasteridae.

Euplatygaster (subgenus of Ilisha) Fowler [H. W.] 1934:246 Fem. Pellona brachysoma Bleeker 1852. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Ilisha Richardson 1846 -- (Poll et al. 1984:44 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:261 [ref. 5141], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:49 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ilisha Richardson 1846. Pristigasteridae.

Gnathobolus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:556 Masc. Odontognathus mucronatus Lacepède 1800. Type by being a replacement name. Apparently an unneeded substitute for Odontognathus Lacepède 1800. •Objective synonym of Odontognathus Lacepède 1800 -- (Whitehead 1967:103 [ref. 6464], Whitehead 1985:297 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Odontognathus Lacepède 1800. Pristigasteridae.

Ilisha Richardson [J.] (ex Gray) 1846:306 Fem. Ilisha abnormis Richardson 1846. Type usually regarded as by monotypy, but second species cited by scientific name in footnote and apparently included in Ilisha; earliest type designation possibly by Jordan 1919:227. •Valid as Ilisha Richardson 1846 -- (Poll et al. 1984:44 [ref. 6172], Uyeno & Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:20 [ref. 6441], Grande 1985:244 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:261 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 1989:4 [ref. 13605], Paxton et al. 1989:155 [ref. 12442], Ataur Rahman 1989:253 [ref. 24860], Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:100 [ref. 21589], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:38 [ref. 23876], Randall 1994 [ref. 21649], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:118 [ref. 24550], Monroe et al. 1999:1755 [ref. 24728], Munroe 2003:796 [ref. 26996], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27061], Ataur Rahman 2003:276 [ref. 31338], Gates et al. 2006:319 [ref. 29008], Kimura 2009:24 [ref. 30426], Kottelat 2013:49 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:51 [ref. 33547]). •Possible synonym of Raconda Gray 1831 -- (Lavoué et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 36021]). Current status: Valid as Ilisha Richardson 1846. Pristigasteridae.

Medipellona Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1926:417 Fem. Pellona bleekeriana Poey 1867. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chirocentrodon Günther 1868 -- (Whitehead 1985:286 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Chirocentrodon Günther 1868. Pristigasteridae.

Neoopisthopterus Hildebrand [S. F.] 1948:6 Masc. Odontognathus tropicus Hildebrand 1946. Type by original designation. Correct is Neoopisthopterus. •Valid as Neoopisthopterus Hildebrand 1948 -- (Grande 1985:244 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:287 [ref. 5141], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:121 [ref. 24550] as Neopisthopterus, Munroe 2003:797 [ref. 26996]). Current status: Valid as Neoopisthopterus Hildebrand 1948. Pristigasteridae.

Neosteus Norman [J. R.] 1923:17 Masc. Pellona ditchela Valenciennes 1847. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Norman 1925:25 [ref. 19666] •Synonym of Pellona Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead 1967:105 [ref. 6464], Poll et al. 1984:48 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:278 [ref. 5141], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:51 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pellona Valenciennes 1847. Pristigasteridae.

Odontognathus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:220 Masc. Odontognathus mucronatus Lacepède 1800. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Odontognathus Lacepède 1800 -- (Grande 1985:244 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:297 [ref. 5141], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:120 [ref. 24550], Munroe 2003:797 [ref. 26996], Munroe 2003:797 [ref. 26996]). Current status: Valid as Odontognathus Lacepède 1800. Pristigasteridae.

Opisthopterus Gill [T. N.] 1861:38 Masc. Pristigaster tartoor Valenciennes 1847 (= Pristigaster tardoore Cuvier 1829). Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Opisthopterus Gill 1861 -- (Whitehead 1967:121 [ref. 6464], Grande 1985:244 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:290 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 1989:4 [ref. 13605], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:120 [ref. 24550], Monroe et al. 1999:1755 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:51 [ref. 32989]). •Possible synonym of Raconda Gray 1831 -- (Lavoué et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 36021]). Current status: Valid as Opisthopterus Gill 1861. Pristigasteridae.

Pellona Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:300 Fem. Pellona orbignyana Valenciennes 1847. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gill 1861:38 [ref. 1767] (see Whitehead 1967:105 [ref. 6464]). •Valid as Pellona Valenciennes 1847 -- (Poll et al. 1984:48 [ref. 6172], Grande 1985:245 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:278 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:202 [ref. 6284], Paxton et al. 1989:156 [ref. 12442], Ataur Rahman 1989:254 [ref. 24860], Britski et al. 1999:22 [ref. 24147], Monroe et al. 1999:1755 [ref. 24728], Munroe 2003:797 [ref. 26996], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27061], Ataur Rahman 2003:278 [ref. 31338], Gates et al. 2006:319 [ref. 29008], Kottelat 2013:51 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:51 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Pellona Valenciennes 1847. Pristigasteridae.

Platygaster (subgenus of Clupea) Swainson [W.] 1838:278, 280 Fem. Clupea africana Bloch 1795. Type by subsequent designation. Also in Swainson 1839:186, 294 [ref. 4303]. Type designated by Swain 1882:280 [ref. 5966]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Platygaster Latreille 1809 in Hymenoptera and Platygaster Schilling 1829 in Hemiptera; not replaced. •In the synonymy of Ilisha Richardson 1846 -- (Poll et al. 1984 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:261 [ref. 5141], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:49 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Ilisha Richardson 1846. Pristigasteridae.

Pliosteostoma Norman [J. R.] 1923:21 Neut. Pristigaster lutipinnis Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Pliosteostoma Norman 1923 -- (Grande 1985:245 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:284 [ref. 5141], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:119 [ref. 24550]). Current status: Valid as Pliosteostoma Norman 1923. Pristigasteridae.

Pristigaster Cuvier [G.] 1816:176 Fem. Pristigaster cayanus Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent designation. First appeared (1816:176 [ref. 993]) with description of 1 unnamed species; 2 species named in Cuvier 1829:321 [ref. 995], P. cayanus traceable to 1816:176 (as type); type also restricted by Gill 1861; see Whitehead 1967:100 [ref. 6464]. Spelled Pristogaster by Swainson 1838:266 [ref. 4302]. •Valid as Pristigaster Cuvier 1816 -- (Grande 1985:245 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:301 [ref. 5141], Menezes & de Pinna 2000:238 [ref. 24411], Munroe 2003:797 [ref. 26996], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Pristigaster Cuvier 1816. Pristigasteridae.

Pristogaster Swainson [W.] 1838:266 et seq. Fem. Also in Swainson 1839:186, 294 [ref. 4303]. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Pristigaster Cuvier 1816. •In the synonymy of Pristigaster Cuvier 1816. Unjustified Emend.. Current status: Synonym of Pristigaster Cuvier 1816. Pristigasteridae.

Pseudochirocentrodon Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1920:8 Masc. Pseudochirocentrodon amazonicum Miranda Ribeiro 1920. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Ilisha Richardson 1846 -- (Poll et al. 1984:44 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:261 [ref. 5141], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:49 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ilisha Richardson 1846. Pristigasteridae.

Raconda Gray [J. E.] 1831:9 Fem. Raconda russeliana Gray 1831. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Raconda Gray 1831 -- (Grande 1985:245 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:302 [ref. 5141], Monroe et al. 1999:1755 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:51 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Raconda Gray 1831. Pristigasteridae.

Zunasia Jordan [D. S.] & Metz [C. W.] 1913:7 Fem. Pristigaster chinensis Basilewsky 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ilisha Richardson 1846 -- (Poll et al. 1984:44 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:261 [ref. 5141], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:49 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ilisha Richardson 1846. Pristigasteridae.