Genera that contain: Caracanthus [ 6 ] records

Amphiprionichthys Bleeker [P.] 1855:172 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 347] Masc. Amphiprionichthys apistus Bleeker 1855. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Amphprionichthys by Bleeker on p. 172, correctly as Amphiprionichthys (pp. 169, 173). •Synonym of Caracanthus Krøyer 1845 -- (Mandrytsa 2001:256 [ref. 25636]). Current status: Synonym of Caracanthus Krøyer 1845. Scorpaenidae: Caracanthinae.

Caracanthus Krøyer [H. N.] 1845:264, 267 [Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift (Kjøbenhavn) (n. s.) v. 1; ref. 2689] Masc. Caracanthus typicus Krøyer 1845. Type by monotypy (also by use of typicus). Tthe Caracanthidae is included in the Scorpaenidae following Shinohara & Imamura 2005:64 [ref. 28198], but retain it in a subfamily for now. •Valid as Caracanthus Krøyer 1845 -- (Nakabo in Masuda et al. 1984:318 [ref. 6441], Eschmeyer 1986:481 [ref. 5652], Paxton et al. 1989:458 [ref. 12442], Poss 1999:2355 [ref. 24796], Mandrytsa 2001:256 [ref. 25636], Shinohara & Imamura 2005:64 [ref. 28198] with placement in the Scorpaenidae, Hoese & Gates 2006:919 [ref. 28997] dated 1844, Motomura 2009:64 [ref. 30463], Fricke et al. 2018:129 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:100 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Caracanthus Krøyer 1845. Scorpaenidae: Caracanthinae.

Centropus Kner [R.] 1860:531 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 39 (no. 4); ref. 2633] Masc. Centropus staurophorus Kner 1860. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Caracanthus Krøyer 1845 -- (Mandrytsa 2001:256 [ref. 25636]). Current status: Synonym of Caracanthus Krøyer 1845. Scorpaenidae: Caracanthinae.

Crossoderma Guichenot [A.] 1869:194 [Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 5 (fasc. 3); ref. 1952] Neut. Crossoderma madagascariense Guichenot 1869. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Caracanthus Krøyer 1845 -- (Mandrytsa 2001:256 [ref. 25636]). Current status: Synonym of Caracanthus Krøyer 1845. Scorpaenidae: Caracanthinae.

Micropus Gray [J. E.] 1831:20 [Zoological Miscellany [No. 1]; ref. 1881] Masc. Micropus maculatus Gray 1831. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Micropus Wolf 1810 in Aves, apparently not replaced. On Official Index (Opinion 502) because of homonymy with Micropus Wolf. •Synonym of Caracanthus Krøyer 1845 -- (Mandrytsa 2001:256 [ref. 25636], Hoese & Gates 2006:919 [ref. 28997]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Caracanthus Krøyer 1845. Scorpaenidae: Caracanthinae.

Trachycephalus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:455 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] Masc. Trachycephalus bankiensis De Vis 1884. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Trachycephalus Tschudi 1838 in batrachians, apparently not replaced. •In the synonymy of Caracanthus Krøyer 1845 -- (Mandrytsa 2001:256 [ref. 25636]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Caracanthus Krøyer 1845. Scorpaenidae: Caracanthinae.