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Genera in the family or subfamily Ptilichthyidae: [ 1 ] record

Ptilichthys Bean [T. H.] 1881:157 Masc. Ptilichthys goodei Bean 1881. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Ptilichthys Bean 1881 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:785 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27302], Hilton & Kley 2005:571 [ref. 28317], Parin et al. 2014:460 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Ptilichthys Bean 1881. Ptilichthyidae.