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Species in the family or subfamily Chirocentridae: [ 10 ] records

chirocentrus, Esox Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1803:296, 317, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] No locality. No types known. Based on description and illustration in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). •Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål 1775) -- (Whitehead 1985:23 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:57 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Chirocentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

clupeoides, Esox Broussonet [P. M. A.] in Richardson 1846:311 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Not available, name mentioned in synonymy of Chirocentrus dorab. •In the synonymy of Chioncentrus dorab (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Chirocentridae.

dentex, Clupea Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:428 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea; Al-Mukhā, Yemen, Red Sea. No types known. An unneeded substitute name for Clupea dorab Forsskål 1775. •Objective synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål 1775) -- (Dor 1984:44 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:23 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:57 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:16 [ref. 30182]). Current status: Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Chirocentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dorab, Clupea Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:72, xiii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea; [Mochhae] Al-Mukhā, Yemen, Red Sea. No types known. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:16 [ref. 30182]. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:81 [ref. 24106] is invalid (SMNS 1772); see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Incorrectly spelled dorae by Károli 1882:184 [ref. 14295]. •Valid as Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:24 [ref. 19756], Kyushin et al. 1982:28 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:44 [ref. 29757], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:20 [ref. 6441], Whitehead 1985:23 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1986:207 [ref. 6285], Allen & Swainston 1988:30 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:163 [ref. 12442], Goren & Dor 1994:11 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:73 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:138 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:50 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:16 [ref. 26476], Larson & Williams 1997:348 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:120 [ref. 23922], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:8 [ref. 24670], Myers 1999:63 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:80 [ref. 24106], Munroe et al. 1999:1773 [ref. 24729], Mishra et al. 1999:83 [ref. 25315], Johnson 1999:722 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:251 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:343 [ref. 25191], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:97 [ref. 26368], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:127 [ref. 27511], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Zhang 2001:157 [ref. 26586], Nakabo 2002:251 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:151, 497 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Randall et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27624], Khan 2003:7 [ref. 27710], Heemstra et al. 2004:3317 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:60 [ref. 28239], Paxton et al. 2006:322 [ref. 28996], Kimura 2009:27 [ref. 30426], Fricke et al. 2011:355 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:34 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:35 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2014:24 [ref. 33932], Parin et al. 2014:52 [ref. 33547], Psomadakis et al. 2015:160 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:310 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:53 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:32 [ref. 36273], Jawad et al. 2018:100 [ref. 36262], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:45 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:24 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:56 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:63 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:302 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37637], Zajonz et al. 2022:45 [ref. 40522]). •Valid as Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:16 [ref. 30182], Kovačić et al. 2021:86 [ref. 39014], Heemstra 2022:178 [ref. 39695]). Current status: Valid as Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Chirocentridae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Madagascar and eastern Mascarenes (Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Indonesia, Fiji and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia at 22°15'S, New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dorae, Chirocentrus Károli [J.] 1882:184 [Természetrajzi Füzetek, Budapest v. 5 (no. 2) (for 1881); ref. 14295] Not available; not intended as a new name as authorship is credited to Forsskål. An incorrect subsequent spelling of Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål 1775). Misspelling. Chirocentridae.

hypselosoma, Chirocentrus Bleeker [P.] 1852:71 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 16832] [one of the following] Singapore; Semarang, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7104. Non-types: RMNH 24958 [ex 7104] (2). Based on literature and one specimen; for technical reasons the one specimen was designated lectotype by Eschmeyer 1998:757 [ref. 23416]. •Valid as Chirocentrus hypselosoma Bleeker 1852 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:28 [ref. 19754]). •Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål 1775) -- (Whitehead 1985:23 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1773 [ref. 24729], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Chirocentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nudus, Chirocentrus Swainson [W.] 1839:294 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] No locality [Visakhapatnam, India, eastern Indian Ocean]. No types known. Based on Russell, pl. 199 -- which is Russell 1803:Pl 199 [ref. 13862]. •Valid as Chirocentrus nudus Swainson 1839 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:28 [ref. 19754], Whitehead 1985:24 [ref. 5141], Coad 1991:25 [ref. 15702], Goren & Dor 1994:11 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:73 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:140 [ref. 27969], Carpenter et al. 1997:120 [ref. 23922], Fricke 1999:81 [ref. 24106], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:239 [ref. 24754], Munroe et al. 1999:1773 [ref. 24729], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Zhang 2001:158 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:22 [ref. 27712], Paxton et al. 2006:322 [ref. 28996], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:16 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:160 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:310 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:53 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:32 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:24 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:302 [ref. 37272], Heemstra 2022:178 [ref. 39695]). Current status: Valid as Chirocentrus nudus Swainson 1839. Chirocentridae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles and Madagascar east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

nudus, Esox Hermann [J.] 1804:313 [Observationes zoologicae; ref. 2146] No locality. No types known. This species is usually dated to Swainson 1839; apparently not in current use. Chirocentridae. Habitat: freshwater.

russellii, Chirocentrus Swainson [W.] 1838:289 [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] Vizagapatam, India. No types known. Based on "Wallah" of Russell 1803 [ref. 13862]. Treated by Whitehead 1985:23 [ref. 5141] as a forgotten name. •Same as Chirocentrus nudus of later date (Swainson 1839) -- (Whitehead 1985:24 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Chirocentrus nudus Swainson 1839. Chirocentridae. Habitat: marine.

vorax, Neosudis Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:119 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Nouméa, New Caledonia. Syntypes: NMV 51862 (1). •Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:319 [ref. 28867], Fricke et al. 2011:355 [ref. 31242], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Chirocentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.