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Genera in the family or subfamily Procatopodinae: [ 16 ] records

Aapticheilichthys Huber [J. H.] 2011:4 Masc. Procatopus websteri Huber 2007. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Aapticheilichthys Huber 2011. Current status: Valid as Aapticheilichthys Huber 2011. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Andreasenius (subgenus of Procatopus) Clausen [H. S.] 1959:264 Masc. Procatopus aberrans Ahl 1927. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Procatopus Boulenger 1904, but a valid subgenus Andreasenius as described -- (Lazara 2001:259 [ref. 25711]). •See Huber 1999:55 et seq. [ref. 23835]. •Synonym of Procatopus Boulenger 1904 -- (Parenti 1981:511 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:193 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:618 [ref. 21590], van der Zee et al. 2007:69 [ref. 30034]). •See Huber 1999:55 et seq. [ref. 23835]. Current status: Synonym of Procatopus Boulenger 1904. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Congopanchax Poll [M.] 1971:303 Masc. Aplocheilichthys myersi Poll 1952. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Aplocheilichthys Bleeker 1863, but a valid subgenus Congopanchax as described -- (Parenti 1981:508 [ref. 7066], Lazara 2001:35 [ref. 25711]). •See Huber 1999:56 et seq. [ref. 23835]. •Valid as Congopanchax Poll 1917 -- (Radda 1981:8 [ref. 31276], Wildekamp et al. 1986:187 [ref. 6198], Poll & Gosse 1995:209 [ref. 24781], Bragança & Costa 2019:[7] [ref. 36577], Bragança et al. 2023:100 [ref. 40597]). Current status: Valid as Congopanchax Poll 1971. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Cynopanchax Ahl [E.] 1928:115 Masc. Haplochilichthys bukobanus Ahl 1924. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Aplocheilichthys. •See Huber 1999:55 et seq. [ref. 23835]. •Synonym of Aplocheilichthys Bleeker 1863, subgenus Lacustricola Myers 1924 -- (Lazara 2001:35 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Cynopanchax Ahl 1928 -- (Parenti 1981:513 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:187 [ref. 6198], Poll & Gosse 1995:211 [ref. 24781], Ghedotti 2000:11 [ref. 27228]). •Synonym of Lacustricola Myers 1924 -- (Huber 1999:58 [ref. 23835]). Current status: Synonym of Lacustricola Myers 1924. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Hylopanchax Poll [M.] & Lambert [J. G.] 1965:623 Masc. Hypsopanchax silvestris Poll & Lambert 1958. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Procatopus Boulenger 1904 -- (Parenti 1981:511 [ref. 7066]). •Valid as Hylopanchax Poll & Lambert 1965 -- (Radda 1981:8 [ref. 31276], Wildekamp et al. 1986:188 [ref. 6198], Poll & Gosse 1995:211 [ref. 24781], Lazara 2001:165 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394], van der Zee et al. 2007:69 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2013:35 [ref. 32863], Sonnenberg et al. 2014:577 [ref. 33430], Bragança et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37950]). Current status: Valid as Hylopanchax Poll & Lambert 1965. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Hypsopanchax Myers [G. S.] 1924:41 Masc. Haplochilus platysternus Nichols & Griscom 1917. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hypsopanchax Myers 1924 -- (Parenti 1981:513 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:188 [ref. 6198], Poll & Gosse 1995:211 [ref. 24781], Huber 1999:55 [ref. 23835], Ghedotti 2000:11 [ref. 27228], Lazara 2001:171 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394], van der Zee et al. 2007:75 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2015:87 [ref. 33870]). Current status: Valid as Hypsopanchax Myers 1924. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Laciris Huber [J. H.] 1981:33 Fem. Haplochilichthys pelagicus Worthington 1932. Type by monotypy. Correct spelling of genus of type species is Aplocheilichthys. •Valid as Laciris Huber 1981 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:190 [ref. 6198], Poll & Gosse 1995:209 [ref. 24781], Lazara 2001:175 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394]). •See Huber 1999:56 et seq. [ref. 23835]. Current status: Valid as Laciris Huber 1981. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Lacustricola (subgenus of Micropanchax) Myers [G. S.] 1924:43 Masc. Haplochilus pumilus Boulenger 1906. Type by monotypy. Retained for now as a valid genus since a number of species are treated as valid in Lacustricola. •Synonym of Aplocheilichthys Bleeker 1863 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:170 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:619 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Aplocheilichthys Bleeker 1863, but a valid subgenus Lacustricola as described -- (Parenti 1981:508 [ref. 7066], Lazara 2001:35 [ref. 25711]). •See Huber 1999:55 et seq. [ref. 23835]. •Synonym of Micropanchax Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Lacustricola as described -- (Ghedotti 2000:11 [ref. 27228]). •Valid as Lacustricola Myers 1924 -- (Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394], Nagy & Manda 2020:201 [ref. 37857], Huber 2020:4 [ref. 37934], Bragança et al. 2021:123 [ref. 38199], Nagy & Watters 2022:44 [ref. 39198]). Current status: Valid as Lacustricola Myers 1924. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Lamprichthys Regan [C. T.] 1911:325 Masc. Haplochilus tanganicanus Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lamprichthys Regan 1911 -- (Parenti 1981:508 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:191 [ref. 6198], Poll & Gosse 1995:209 [ref. 24781], Huber 1999:55, 67 [ref. 23835], Ghedotti 2000:11 [ref. 27228], Lazara 2001:177 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394]). Current status: Valid as Lamprichthys Regan 1911. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Micropanchax Myers [G. S.] 1924:42 Masc. Haplochilus schoelleri Boulenger 1904. Type by original designation. Misspelled Microphanchax in Zoological Record for 1924. •Synonym of Aplocheilichthys Bleeker 1863 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:170 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:619 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Aplocheilichthys Bleeker 1863, but a valid subgenus Micropanchax -- (Parenti 1981:506 [ref. 7066], Lazara 2001:35 [ref. 25711]). •See Huber 1999:55, et seq. [ref. 23835]. •Valid as Micropanchax Myers 1924, subgenus Micropanchax -- (Ghedotti 2000:11 [ref. 27228]). •Valid as Micropanchax Myers 1924 -- (Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394], van der Zee et al. 2007:59 [ref. 30034], Marshall 2011:195 [ref. 31755], Nagy & Vreven 2018:157 [ref. 35737]). Current status: Valid as Micropanchax Myers 1924. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Mohanga Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:261 Fem. Haplochilus tanganicanus Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. •Objective synonym of Lamprichthys Regan 1911 [Regan's article preceded Boulenger's in same journal] -- (Parenti 1981:508 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:191 [ref. 6198], Huber 1999:55 [ref. 23835], Lazara 2001:177 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Lamprichthys Regan 1911. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Plataplochilus Ahl [E.] 1928:116 Masc. Haplochilichthys ngaensis Ahl 1924. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Aplocheilichthys. •See Huber 1999:55 et seq. [ref. 23835]. •Valid as Plataplochilus Ahl 1928 -- (Lambert & Clausen 1967:392 [ref. 29217], Parenti 1981:513 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:191 [ref. 6198], Poll & Gosse 1995:207 [ref. 24781], Ghedotti 2000:11 [ref. 27228], Lazara 2001:255 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394], van der Zee et al. 2007:61 [ref. 30034], Eberl et al. 2020:189 [ref. 37863], Walsh et al. 2022:2849 [ref. 39051]). Current status: Valid as Plataplochilus Ahl 1928. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Platypanchax Ahl [E.] 1928:116 Masc. Haplochilus modestus Pappenheim 1914. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hypsopanchax Myers 1924 -- (Parenti 1981:513 [ref. 7066]). •See Huber 1999:55 et seq. [ref. 23835]. •Synonym of Hypsopanchax Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Platypanchax -- (Lazara 2001:171 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Platypanchax Ahl 1928 -- (Ghedotti 2000:11 [ref. 27228], Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394]). Current status: Valid as Platypanchax Ahl 1928. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Poropanchax Clausen [H. S.] 1967:12, 36 Masc. Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus Meinken 1932. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Aplocheilichthys Bleeker 1863 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:170 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:619 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Aplocheilichthys Bleeker 1863, but a valid subgenus Poropanchax -- (Parenti 1981:508 [ref. 7066], Lazara 2001:35 [ref. 25711]). •See Huber 1999:56 et seq. [ref. 23835]. •Synonym of Micropanchax Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Poropanchax -- (Ghedotti 2000:11 [ref. 27228]). •Valid as Poropanchax Clausen 1967 -- (van der Zee et al. 2007:55 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2019:1 [ref. 37017]). Current status: Valid as Poropanchax Clausen 1967. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Procatopus Boulenger [G. A.] 1904:20 Masc. Procatopus nototaenia Boulenger 1904. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Procatopus Boulenger 1904 -- (Parenti 1981:511 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:193 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:618 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:209 [ref. 24781], Huber 1999:54 [ref. 23835], Ghedotti 2000:11 [ref. 27228], Lazara 2001:259 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394], van der Zee et al. 2007:69 [ref. 30034], Huber 2007:110 [ref. 29381]). Current status: Valid as Procatopus Boulenger 1904. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.

Rhexipanchax (subgenus of Procatopus) Huber [J. H.] 1999:73 Masc. Haplochilichthys nimbaensis Daget 1948. Type by original designation. With subtitle: "Description of Rhexipanchax, n. subgen., a new Periguinean taxon with a broken outline of the lower body shape." •Synonym of Apocheilichthys Bleeker 1863, but a valid subgenus Rhexipanchax as described -- (Lazara 2001:36 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Rhexipanchax Huber 1999 -- (Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394]). Current status: Valid as Rhexipanchax Huber 1999. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.