Genera that contain: Balistes [ 39 ] records

Acreichthys (subgenus of Pervagor) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1941:183 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 8 (no. 45); ref. 1494] Masc. Balistes tomentosus Linnaeus 1758. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Acreichthys Fraser-Brunner 1941 -- (Matsuura 1979:164 [ref. 7019], Tyler & Lange 1982 [ref. 5509], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:359 [ref. 6441], Hutchins 2001:3932 [ref. 26316], Allen et al. 2006:1880 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:11 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2019:326 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Acreichthys Fraser-Brunner 1941. Monacanthidae.

Alutera Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier) 1817:1183 [Isis (Oken) v. 1 (pt 8) (no. 148); ref. 3303] Fem. Balistes monoceros Linnaeus 1758. Based on "Les Alutères" Cuvier 1816, but latinized first by Cloquet as Aluterus. See also Whitley 1935:136 [ref. 6396]. •Treated as valid by authors (see Aluterus). •Junior objective synonym of Aluterus Cloquet (Dec.) 1816 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:506 [ref. 24550]). Current status: Synonym of Aluterus Cloquet 1816. Monacanthidae.

Aluterus Cloquet [H.] 1816:135 [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles; ref. 852] Masc. Balistes monoceros Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:98 [ref. 2407]. Based on "Les Alutères" Cuvier 1816, first latinized by Cloquet (Dec.) 1816. Misspelled Aleuteres, Aleuterius, Alutarius, Aluterius, Aleisterius and Alutera; see also Alutera Oken 1817. •Valid as Alutera Cloquet 1816 -- (Berry & Vogele 1961:64 [ref. 19549], Matsuura 1979:165 [ref. 7019], Tyler 1980:178 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249]). •Valid as Aluterus Cloquet 1816 -- (Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:361 [ref. 6441], Hutchins 1986:883 [ref. 5673], Lindberg et al. 1997:70 [ref. 23547], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:506 [ref. 24550], Hutchins 2001:3930 [ref. 26316], Matsuura 2003:1971 [ref. 27119], Parin 2003:S33 [ref. 28536], Allen et al. 2006:1881 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:11 [ref. 33576], Parin et al. 2014:550 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Roberts 2015:1718 [ref. 34322], Motomura et al. 2017:231 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:379 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:178 [ref. 36273], Brown et al. 2019:183 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:326 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Aluterus Cloquet 1816. Monacanthidae.

Balistes Linnaeus [C.] 1758:327 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Masc. Balistes vetula Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1865:98 [ref. 416] and 1866:10 [ref. 417]. •Valid as Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Moore 1967:691 [ref. 22820], Torchio 1973:641 [ref. 6892], Tyler 1980:121 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:1335 [ref. 13677], Smith & Heemstra 1986:877 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23547], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:503 [ref. 24550], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:850 [ref. 25968], Matsuura 2003:1964 [ref. 27119], Parin 2003:S32 [ref. 28536], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:75 [ref. 36649], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Parin et al. 2014:550 [ref. 33547], Robertson et al. 2017:106 [ref. 35676], Brown et al. 2019:182 [ref. 36444], Parenti 2021:649 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Balistoides Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1935:659, 662 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 15 (no. 90); ref. 1489] Masc. Balistes viridescens Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by original designation. •Valid as Balistoides Fraser-Brunner 1935 -- (Matsuura 1980:44 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:121 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:357 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:878 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1871 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Sahayak et al. 2014:20 [ref. 37751], Motomura et al. 2017:230 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:376 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:177 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:321 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:651 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Balistoides Fraser-Brunner 1935. Balistidae.

Ballistes Billberg [G. J.] 1833:52 [Linnéska Samfundets Handlingar v. 1 (for 1832); ref. 34146] Masc. Balistes vetula Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Unnecessary replacement name for Balistes Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kullander 2016:109 [ref. 34147], Parenti 2021:649 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Cantherhines (subgenus of Monacanthus) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 327 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Monocanthus (Cantherines) nasutus Swainson 1839 (= Balistes sandwichiensis Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Type by monotypy. Spelled Cantherhines on pp. 194 and 437, Cantherines on p. 327; first reviser not located. Cantherhinus Agassiz 1846:64 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. Swainson's nasutus is an unneeded substitute for sandwichiensis. Cantherines and Cantherhine are both found in current literature. Swainson misspelled Monacanthus as Monocanthus. •Valid as Cantherhines Swainson 1839 -- (Randall 1964:335 [ref. 3148], Matsuura 1979:165 [ref. 7019], Tyler 1980:176 [ref. 4477], Hutchins & Randall 1982 [ref. 5372], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:360 [ref. 6441], Hutchins 1986:884 [ref. 5673], Lindberg et al. 1997:91 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2003:1972 [ref. 27119], Parin 2003:S33 [ref. 28536] as Cantherines, Allen et al. 2006:1883 [ref. 29098], Randall 2011:3 [ref. 31468], Matsuura 2014:11 [ref. 33576], Parin et al. 2014:551 [ref. 33547], Motomura et al. 2017:232 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:380 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:179 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:327 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Cantherhines Swainson 1839. Monacanthidae.

Canthidermis (subgenus of Balistes) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 325 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Fem. Balistes oculatus Gray 1831. Type by subsequent designation. Spelled Canthidermes on pp. 194, 437 (index), Canthidermis on p. 325. First type designation apparently by Bleeker 1866:11 [ref. 417] as Balistes oculatus; not Balistes angulosus designated by Swain 1882:282 [ref. 5966]. •Valid as Canthidermis Swainson 1839 -- (Moore 1967:695 [ref. 22820], Fedoryako 1979:981 [ref. 8721], Matsuura 1980:66 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:120 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:359 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:878 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:63 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Matsuura 2003:1964 [ref. 27119], Parin 2003:S33 [ref. 28536], Allen et al. 2006:1872 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Parin et al. 2014:550 [ref. 33547], Sahayak et al. 2014:57 [ref. 37752], Motomura et al. 2017:230 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:377 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:177 [ref. 36273], Brown et al. 2019:182 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:321 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:653 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Canthidermis Swainson 1839. Balistidae.

Capriscus Artedi [P.] in Röse 1793:114 [Petri Artedi Angermannia; ref. 3833] Masc. Balistes capriscus Gmelin 1789. Also appeared as new in Billberg 1833:52 [ref. 34146], but no species included, therefore nomen nudum; see Kullander 2016:109 [ref. 34147]. •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Capriscus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:41, 58 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Masc. Capriscus porcus Rafinesque 1810. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2019:108 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Centriscus Cuvier [G.] 1816:350 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Masc. Balistes scolopax Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy (with synonyms mentioned in footnote). Not Centriscus Linnaeus 1758. Cuvier did not propose this as new (citing "L." after the genus), and it could be regarded merely as a subsequent use of the name. •Synonym of Macroramphosus Lacepède 1803 -- (Wheeler 1973:273 [ref. 7190]). Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus Lacepède 1803. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae.

Ceratacanthus Gill [T. N.] 1861:57 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13 (Suppl.); ref. 1766] Masc. Balistes aurantiacus Mitchill 1815. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Aluterus Cloquet 1816 -- (Berry & Vogele 1961:65 [ref. 19549]). Current status: Synonym of Aluterus Cloquet 1816. Monacanthidae.

Chaetodermis (subgenus of Monacanthus) Swainson [W.] 1839:327 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Fem. Balistes penicilligerus Cuvier 1816. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1866:12, 26 [ref. 417]. On Official List (Opinion 764); treated as masculine by ICZN but classically feminine. Choetoderma Swainson 1839:194 [ref. 4303], and Chaetoderma p. 438 are misspellings and on Official Index. Swainson misspelled Monacanthus as Monocanthus. •Valid as Chaetodermis Swainson 1839 -- (Matsuura 1979:164 [ref. 7019], Tyler 1980:176 [ref. 4477] and Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249] as Chaetoderma, Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:359 [ref. 6441], Hutchins 2001:3931 [ref. 26316], Allen et al. 2006:1885 [ref. 29098]). Current status: Valid as Chaetodermis Swainson 1839. Monacanthidae.

Chalisoma (subgenus of Capriscus) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 325 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Neut. Balistes pulcherrimus Lesson 1830. Type by subsequent designation. Spelled Chalisomus on p. 194 and 438, Chalisoma on 325. Type designated by Swain 1882:282 [ref. 5966]. Technical first reviser not researched. Details for species not located. •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2021:649 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Erythrodon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:34 [Fische und deren Skelette; ref. 3846] Masc. Xenodon (Balistes) niger Rüppell 1836. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Xenodon Rüppell 1836, preoccupied in Amphibia; replaced earlier by Odonus Gistel 1848. •Objective synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848 -- (Matsuura 1980:33 [ref. 6943], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848. Balistidae.

Hemibalistes (subgenus of Sufflamen) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1935:662 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 15 (no. 90); ref. 1489] Masc. Balistes bursa Bloch & Schneider 1801. Not available from Fraser-Brunner 1935; two included species and no type designated after 1930 (Art. 13.3). Can date to Burton 1936 in Zoological Record for 1935 (see remarks on Art. 13.3 in Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990 [ref. 20647]). •In the synonymy of Sufflamen Jordan 1916 -- (Matsuura 1980:48 [ref. 6943], Parenti 2021:659 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Sufflamen Jordan 1916. Balistidae.

Leprogaster (subgenus of Monacanthus) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1941:184 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 8 (no. 45); ref. 1494] Fem. Balistes ciliatus Mitchill 1818. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Monacanthus Oken 1817. Current status: Synonym of Monacanthus Oken 1817. Monacanthidae.

Liocornus (subgenus of Cantherines) Tortonese [E.] 1939:389 [Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino. (Ser. 3) v. 47 (no. 100); ref. 4414] Fem. Balistes unicornus Basilewsky 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Thamnaconus Smith 1949. Current status: Synonym of Thamnaconus Smith 1949. Monacanthidae.

Macrognathus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:147 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Masc. Balistes scolopax Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Macrognathus Lacepède 1800 in fishes and by Macrognathus Burmeister in Hope 1845 in Coleoptera. •Synonym of Macroramphosus Lacepède 1803. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus Lacepède 1803. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae.

Melichthys (subgenus of Balistes) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 325 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Balistes ringens Osbeck (not of Linnaeus) 1765 (= Balistes niger Bloch 1786). Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1866:10 [ref. 417] as "Balistes ringens Osb." Possibly based on a misidentified type species. Melanichthys Günther 1870:212, 227 [ref. 1995] (not of Temminck & Schlegel) apparently is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Melichthys Swainson 1839 -- (Randall & Klausewitz 1973:58 [ref. 7581], Matsuura 1980:40 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:120 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:879 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:60 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3912 [ref. 26315], Matsuura 2003:1964 [ref. 27119], Allen et al. 2006:1872 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Motomura et al. 2017:230 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:377 [ref. 35805], Brown et al. 2019:182 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:321 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:654 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Melichthys Swainson 1839. Balistidae.

Monacanthus Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier) 1817:1183 [Isis (Oken) v. 1 (pt 8) (no. 148); ref. 3303] Masc. Balistes chinensis Osbeck 1765. Based on "Les Monacanthes" of Cuvier 1816:152. See Gill 1903:966 [ref. 5768]. First technical addition of species not researched. •Valid as Monacanthus Oken 1817 -- (Matsuura 1979:164 [ref. 7019], Tyler 1980:176 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Gomon et al. 1994:887 [ref. 22532], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:359 [ref. 6441], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:506 [ref. 24550], Hutchins 2001:3931 [ref. 26316], Allen et al. 2006:1890 [ref. 29098], Hutchins 2008:838 [ref. 30658], Matsuura 2014:12 [ref. 33576], Motomura et al. 2017:232 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Monacanthus Oken 1817. Monacanthidae.

Navodon Whitley [G. P.] 1930:179 [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 5811] Masc. Balistes australis Donovan 1824. Type by original designation. Name an anogram or Donovan. •Valid as Navodon Whitley 1930 -- (Matsuura 1979:165 [ref. 7019], Tyler 1980:176 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661]). •Synonym of Meuschenia Whitley 1929 -- (Hutchins 1977 [ref. 2283], Matsuura 2014:12 [ref. 33576]). Current status: Synonym of Meuschenia Whitley 1929. Monacanthidae.

Nematobalistes Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1935:659, 661 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 15 (no. 90); ref. 1489] Masc. Balistes forcipatus Gmelin 1789. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Tyler 1980:123 [ref. 4477], Parenti 2021:650 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Odonus Gistel [J.] 1848:XI [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] Masc. Xenodon (Balistes) niger Rüppell 1836. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Xenodon Rüppell 1836, preoccupied; predates Erythrodon Rüppell 1852 and Pyrodon Kaup 1855. •Valid as Odonus Gistel 1848 -- (Matsuura 1980:33 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:120 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:879 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:57 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3912 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1873 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2018:377 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:177 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:322 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Odonus Gistel 1848. Balistidae.

Osbeckia Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:424 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 21 (for 1895) Appendix 5; ref. 2442] Fem. Balistes scriptus Osbeck 1765. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Aluterus Cloquet 1816 -- (Berry & Vogele 1961:65 [ref. 19549]). Current status: Synonym of Aluterus Cloquet 1816. Monacanthidae.

Oxymonacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1865:Pl. 224 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 5; ref. 416] Masc. Balistes hispidus longirostris Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by monotypy. Apparently dates to Pl. 224 published in part 19 (1865), with type by monotypy as Oxymonacanthus longirostris; corresponding text (pp. 100, 137) published in part 21 (in 1869). May date to Bleeker 1865:183 [ref. 414] with type Monacanthus chrysospilus Bleeker by monotypy. Also in Bleeker 1866:13 [ref. 417]. •Valid as Oxymonacanthus Bleeker 1865 -- (Matsuura 1979:165 [ref. 7019], Tyler 1980:176 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:200 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:361 [ref. 6441], Hutchins 1986:884 [ref. 5673], Hutchins 2001:3930 [ref. 26316], Allen et al. 2006:1892 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:12 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2018:380 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:179 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:328 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Oxymonacanthus Bleeker 1865. Monacanthidae.

Pachynathus (subgenus of Capriscus) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 326 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Pachynathus triangularis Swainson 1839 (= Balistes capistratus Shaw 1804). Type by monotypy. Regarded as a misspelling for Pachygnathus (Opinion 29) and therefore preoccupied by Pachygnathus Dugès 1834 in arachnids; replaced by Sufflamen Jordan 1916. •Objective synonym of Sufflamen Jordan 1916 -- (Matsuura 1980:47 [ref. 6943], Allen et al. 2006:1875 [ref. 29098], Parenti 2021:659 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Sufflamen Jordan 1916. Balistidae.

Parabalistes (subgenus of Balistes) Bleeker [P.] 1865:Pl. 225 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 5; ref. 416] Masc. Balistes chrysospilos Bleeker 1853. Type by monotypy. Apparently dates to Pl. 225 in Atlas (1865); corresponding text (pp. 98, 110) not published until 1869; also in Bleeker 1866:10 [ref. 417]. A second species was figured with question on Pl. 231 on same date; type by monotypy (type also designated in 1866:10 [ref. 417] and in corresponding text in 1869). Original spelling of species is chrysospilos, subsequently changed by Bleeker to chrysospilus. •Valid as Parabalistes Bleeker 1865 -- (Sahayak et al. 2014:25 [ref. 37751]). •Uncertain in family Balistidae. •Synonym of Pseudobalistes Bleeker 1865 -- (Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudobalistes Bleeker 1865. Balistidae.

Parika Whitley [G. P.] 1955:111 [Australian Zoologist v. 12 (pt 2); ref. 4722] Fem. Balistes scaber Forster 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Parika Whitley 1955 -- (Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661]). •Synonym of Meuschenia Whitley 1929 -- (based on current placement of the type species). Current status: Synonym of Meuschenia Whitley 1929. Monacanthidae.

Pseudobalistes (subgenus of Balistes) Bleeker [P.] 1865:Pls. 218, 225 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 5; ref. 416] Masc. Balistes flavimarginatus Rüppell 1829. Type by monotypy. Apparently dates to Pl. 218 and Pl. 225 (1865, in part 19), with type as flavimarginatus of Bleeker = Balistes flavimarginatus Rüppell 1829; viridescens appears in Pl. 231 (part 20); corresponding text (99, 110) not published until 1869. Also in Bleeker 1866:11 [ref. 417] with type designated as viridescens (also 1869:99 [ref. 416]). •Valid as Pseudobalistes Bleeker 1865 -- (Matsuura 1980:35 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:123 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:880 [ref. 5714], Matsuura 2001:3912 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1873 [ref. 29098], Sahayak et al. 2014:23 [ref. 37751], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Motomura et al. 2017:231 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:378 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:177 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:323 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Pseudobalistes Bleeker 1865. Balistidae.

Pyrodon Kaup [J. J.] 1855:222 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 21 (pt. 1); ref. 2571] Masc. Xenodon (Balistes) niger Rüppell 1836. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Xenodon Rüppell 1836, twice replaced before Kaup 1855. •Objective synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848 -- (Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848. Balistidae.

Rhinecanthus (subgenus of Balistes) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 325 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Balistes ornatissimus Lesson 1831. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1882:282 [ref. 5966]. •Valid as Rhinecanthus Swainson 1829 -- (Tyler 1980:121 [ref. 4477], Randall & Steene 1983 [ref. 6023], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:880 [ref. 5714], Matsuura & Shiobara 1989 [ref. 13563], Lindberg et al. 1997:59 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1874 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Struthers 2015:1715 [ref. 34302], Fricke et al. 2018:378 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:178 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:323 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Rhinecanthus Swainson 1839. Balistidae.

Scobinichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1931:332 [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] Masc. Balistes granulata Shaw 1790. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Scobinichthys Whitley 1931 -- (Matsuura 1979:165 [ref. 7019], Tyler 1980:178 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:200 [ref. 14249], Gomon et al. 1994:889 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:3933 [ref. 26316], Allen et al. 2006:1897 [ref. 29098], Hutchins 2008:840 [ref. 30658], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576]). Current status: Valid as Scobinichthys Whitley 1931. Monacanthidae.

Sufflamen Jordan [D. S.] 1916:27 [Copeia No. 29; ref. 2405] Neut. Balistes capistratus Shaw 1804. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Pachynathus Swainson 1839 in fishes (ruled in Opinion 29 of the ICZN to be a typographical error for Pachygnathus; preoccupied by Pachygnathus Dugés 1834 in arachnids). Cotilla Billberg 1833 is a senior synonym (see Kullander 2016:109 [ref. 34147]), but Sufflamen Jordan 1916 is in prevailing usage and therefore here used as the valid name for the genus. •Valid as Sufflamen Jordan 1916 -- (Matsuura 1980:47 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980:123 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:881 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1875 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2018:379 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:178 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:325 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:659 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Sufflamen Jordan 1916. Balistidae.

Triacanthus Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier) 1817:1183 [Isis (Oken) v. 1 (pt 8) (no. 148); ref. 3303] Masc. Balistes biaculeatus Bloch 1786. Type by monotypy. Based on "Les Triacanthes" Cuvier 1816:153 [ref. 995]. See Gill 1903:966 [ref. 5768]. •Valid as Triacanthus Oken 1817 -- (Tyler 1968:253 [ref. 6438], Tyler 1980:98 [ref. 4477], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:357 [ref. 6441], Kottelat 1989:21 [ref. 13605], Lindberg et al. 1997:50 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3906 [ref. 26315], Hoese et al. 2006:1866 [ref. 29067], Kottelat 2013:468 [ref. 32989], Matsuura 2014:6 [ref. 33576]). Current status: Valid as Triacanthus Oken 1817. Triacanthidae.

Trichoderma (subgenus of Monocanthus) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 328 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Neut. Balistes scopas Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Genus should have been Monacanthus. Type species available from footnote, based on Lacepède 1798, Pl. 17 (fig. 3). Type designated by Swain 1882:283 [ref. 5966]. •Synonym of Amanses Gray 1835 -- (Randall 1964:333 [ref. 3148]). Current status: Synonym of Amanses Gray 1835. Monacanthidae.

Verrunculus (subgenus of Balistes) Jordan [D. S.] 1924:82 [Copeia No. 134; ref. 2425] Masc. Balistes polylepis Steindachner 1876. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Described as "a distinct subgenus or genus under Balistes." •Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Tyler 1980:123 [ref. 4477], Parenti 2021:650 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Balistes Linnaeus 1758. Balistidae.

Xanthichthys Kaup [J. J.] in Richardson 1856:313 [Ichthyology. In: The Encyclopaedia Britannica v. 12; ref. 3747] Masc. Balistes curassavicus Gmelin 1789. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Xanthichthys Kaup 1856 -- (Randall et al. 1978 [ref. 5532], Fedoryako 1979:991 [ref. 8721], Matsuura 1980:59 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:359 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:881 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:59 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Matsuura 2003:1964 [ref. 27119], Allen et al. 2006:1876 [ref. 29098], Pyle & Earle 2013:1 [ref. 32891], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Parenti 2021:661 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Xanthichthys Kaup 1856. Balistidae.

Xenodon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1836:52 [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Masc. Xenodon niger Rüppell 1836. Type by monotypy. Spelled Zenodon by Swainson 1839:194, 325 [ref. 4303]. Genus is in the part published in 1836, species in 1837. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Xenodon Boie 1827 in Amphibia; replaced by Odonus Gistel 1848, Erythrodon Rüppell 1852, and Pyrodon Kaup 1853. Type based on "Baliste noir" Lacepède 1798; Günther 1870 renamed niger Rüppell as Balistes erythrodon; not Balistes niger Bloch 1786. •In the synonymy of Odonus Gistel 1848 -- (Matsuura 1980:33 [ref. 6943], Allen et al. 2006:1873 [ref. 29098], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Odonus Gistel 1848. Balistidae.