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

Evistias Jordan [D. S.] 1907:236, 237 Masc. Histiopterus acutirostris Temminck & Schlegel 1844. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Not preoccupied by Evistius Gill 1893 in fishes, Evistiopterus Whitley 1932 is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Evistias Jordan 1907 -- (Hardy 1983:185 [ref. 5385], Hardy 1983:374 [ref. 5392], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:189 [ref. 6441], Bray et al. 2006:1312 [ref. 29091], Shinohara et al. 2011:53 [ref. 31715], Kim 2012:88, 89 [ref. 32039], Trnski 2015:1309 [ref. 34198]). Current status: Valid as Evistias Jordan 1907. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Evistiopterus Whitley [G. P.] 1932:334 Masc. Histiopterus acutirostris Temminck & Schlegel 1844. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Evistias Jordan 1907, not preoccupied by Evistius Gill 1893 in fishes. •Objective synonym of Evistias Jordan 1907 -- (Hardy 1983:185 [ref. 5385], Kim 2012:89 [ref. 32039]). Current status: Synonym of Evistias Jordan 1907. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Gilchristia Jordan [D. S.] 1907:236 Fem. Pentaceros richardsoni Smith 1844. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Objective synonym of Pseudopentaceros Bleeker 1876 -- (Hardy 1983:206 [ref. 5385]). •Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829. Current status: Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Glauertichthys (subgenus of Paristiopterus) Whitley [G. P.] 1945:28 Masc. Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley 1944. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Paristiopterus Bleeker 1876 -- (Hardy 1983:189 [ref. 5385]). Current status: Synonym of Paristiopterus Bleeker 1876. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Griffinetta Whitley [G. P.] & Phillipps [W. J.] 1939:233 Fem. Griffinetta nelsonensis Whitley & Phillipps 1939. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pseudopentaceros Bleeker 1876 -- (Hardy 1983:206 [ref. 5385]). •Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829 based on status of Pentaceros. Current status: Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Histiopterus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1844:86 Masc. Histiopterus typus Temminck & Schlegel 1844. Type by use of typus. •Valid as Histiopterus Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Hardy 1983:179 [ref. 5385], Hardy 1983:374 [ref. 5392], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:189 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:622 [ref. 5660], Mundy & Moser 1997:258 [ref. 23514], Bray et al. 2006:1313 [ref. 29091], Shinohara et al. 2011:53 [ref. 31715], Kim 2012:88 [ref. 32039], Motomura et al. 2017:170 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:112 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:199 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Histiopterus Temminck & Schlegel 1844. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Macullochia Waite [E. R.] 1910:25 Fem. Richardsonia insignis Castelnau 1872. Type by being a replacement name. Text somewhat unclear, but must be regarded as an unneeded replacement for Richardsonia Castelnau 1872, preoccupied by Richardsonia Steindachner 1866, but earlier replaced by Paristiopterus Bleeker 1876. Spelled Maccullochia by Waite 1911:217 and Jordan 1920:537 [ref. 4905]. •Objective synonym of Paristiopterus Bleeker 1876. •Synonym of Paristiopterus but with type as Histiopterus labiosus Günther -- (Hardy 1983:188 [ref. 5385]). Current status: Synonym of Paristiopterus Bleeker 1876. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Parazanclistius Hardy [G. S.] 1983:373 Masc. Parazanclistius hutchinsi Hardy 1983. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Parazanclistius Hardy 1883 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:629 [ref. 22532], Bray et al. 2006:1313 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:611 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:88, 93 [ref. 32039]). Current status: Valid as Parazanclistius Hardy 1983. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Paristiopterus Bleeker [P.] 1876:268 Masc. Richardsonia insignis Castelnau 1872. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Richardsonia Castelnau 1872, preoccupied by Richardsonia Steindachner 1866 in fishes. •Valid as Paristiopterus Bleeker 1876 -- (Hardy 1983:188 [ref. 5385], Gomon et al. 1994:630 [ref. 22532], Bray et al. 2006:1313 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:612 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:88, 92 [ref. 32039], Trnski 2015:1310 [ref. 34198]). Current status: Valid as Paristiopterus Bleeker 1876. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Pentaceropsis Steindachner [F.] in Steindachner & Döderlein 1883:13 Fem. Histiopterus recurvirostris Richardson 1845. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:426 [ref. 4905]. •Valid as Pentaceropsis Steindachner 1883 -- (Hardy 1983:194 [ref. 5385], Gomon et al. 1994:633 [ref. 22532], Bray et al. 2006:1314 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:614 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:88, 91 [ref. 32039] with authorship as Steindachner & Döderlein). Current status: Valid as Pentaceropsis Steindachner 1883. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Pentaceros Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:30 Masc. Pentaceros capensis Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. Not preoccupied by Pentaceros Schulze 1760 or Schröter 1782 in echinoderms, both being nonbinominal; see Follett & Dempster 1963:328 [ref. 6569]. •Valid as Pentaceros Cuvier 1829 -- (Hardy 1983:197 [ref. 5385], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:189 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:623 [ref. 5660], Parin & Kotlyar 1988 [ref. 13518], Gomon et al. 1994:634 [ref. 22532], Mundy & Moser 1997:241 [ref. 23514], Bray et al. 2006:1314 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:615 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:88, 94 [ref. 32039], Trnski 2015:1311 [ref. 34198], Bae et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 35744], Fricke et al. 2018:243 [ref. 35805], Brown et al. 2019:176 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Pentaceros Cuvier 1829. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae.

Prosoplismus Waite [E. R.] 1903:59 Masc. Histiopterus recurvirostris Richardson 1845. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated on p. 56. •Objective synonym of Pentaceropsis Steindachner 1883 -- (Hardy 1983:194 [ref. 5385], Kim 2012:91 [ref. 32039], Kim 2012:91[ref. 32039]). Current status: Synonym of Pentaceropsis Steindachner 1883. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Pseudopentaceros Bleeker [P.] 1876:270 Masc. Pentaceros richardsoni Smith 1844. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pseudopentaceros Bleeker 1876 -- (Hardy 1983:206 [ref. 5385], Heemstra 1986:623 [ref. 5660], Humphreys & Tagami 1986 [ref. 6000], Humphreys et al. 1989 [ref. 9286], Gomon et al. 1994:635 [ref. 22532], Mundy & Moser 1997:241 [ref. 23514], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:658 [ref. 25968], Bray et al. 2006:1315 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:616 [ref. 30616]). •Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829 -- (Kim 2012:94 [ref. 32039]). Current status: Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae.

Quadrarius Jordan [D. S.] 1907:236 Masc. Pentaceros decacanthus Günther 1859. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829 -- (Hardy 1983:197 [ref. 5385]). Current status: Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae.

Quinquarius Jordan [D. S.] 1907:236, 238 Masc. Pentaceros japonicus Steindachner 1883. Type by original designation. Technically not proposed as a replacement for Pentaceros Cuvier 1829 although its preoccupation was noted by Jordan; described as a new genus with stated type as Pentaceros japonicus and with capensis included (p. 236). •Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829 -- (Hardy 1983:197 [ref. 5385]). Current status: Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae.

Richardsonia Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:112 Fem. Richardsonia insignis Castelnau 1872. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Richardsonia Steindachner 1866 in fishes, replaced by Paristiopterus Bleeker 1876 and by Macullochia Waite 1910. •In the synonymy of Paristiopterus Bleeker 1876 -- (Hardy 1983:188 [ref. 5385], Bray et al. 2006:1313 [ref. 29091]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Unknown. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.

Undecimus Whitley [G. P.] 1934:unpaginated Masc. Quinquarius hendecacanthus McCulloch 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829 -- (Hardy 1983:197 [ref. 5385]). Current status: Synonym of Pentaceros Cuvier 1829. Pentacerotidae: Pentacerotinae.

Zanclistius Jordan [D. S.] 1907:236 Masc. Histiopterus elevatus Ramsay & Ogilby 1888. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Zanclistius Jordan 1907 -- (Hardy 1983:183 [ref. 5385], Hardy 1983:373 [ref. 5392], Gomon et al. 1994:636 [ref. 22532], Bray et al. 2006:1316 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:617 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:88, 90 [ref. 32039], Trnski 2015:1313 [ref. 34198]). Current status: Valid as Zanclistius Jordan 1907. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.