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Genera that contain: Chilomycterus [ 4 ] records

Atinga Le Danois [Y.] 1954:2356 [Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences v. 238 (no. 24); ref. 6451] Fem. Diodon atringa Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy; one species but four subspecies; type is the nominate subspecies. Le Danois apparently misspelled Linnaeus' species as atinga. See also Leis & Bauchot 1984:85 [ref. 12539]. Also Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990 [ref. 20647]. •In the synonymy of a temporary category "Atlantic Chilomycterus" -- (Leis 2006:82-83 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus Brisout de Barneville 1846. Diodontidae.

Chilomycterus Brisout de Barneville [C. N. F.] (ex Bibron) 1846:140 [Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne (Paris) 1846; ref. 296] Masc. Diodon reticulatus of Brisout de Barneville 1846 (= Diodon reticulatus Linnaeus 1758). Type by monotypy. •Valid as Chilomycterus Brisout de Barnville 1846 -- (Tortonese 1973:648 [ref. 7192], Tyler 1980:367 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:207 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:366 [ref. 6441], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:1346 [ref. 13677], Leis 1986:904 [ref. 5686], Lindberg et al. 1997:175 [ref. 23547], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:518 [ref. 24550], Leis 2001:3959 [ref. 26318], Leis 2003:2008 [ref. 27121], Leis 2006:78 [ref. 28932], Bray et al. 2006:1931 [ref. 29091], Leis 2015:1743 [ref. 34323], Brown et al. 2019:184 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Chilomycterus Brisout de Barneville 1846. Diodontidae.

Cyanichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1855:231 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 21 (pt. 1); ref. 2571] Masc. Cyanichthys coeruleus of Kaup (not of Quoy & Gaimard) 1855. Type by monotypy. Evidently based on a misidentified type species, not Diodon coeruleus Quoy & Gaimard according to Jordan 1919:265 [ref. 2410]. •Synonym of Chilomycterus Brisout de Barneville 1846 -- (Leis 2006:78 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus Brisout de Barneville 1846. Diodontidae.

Lyosphaera Evermann [B. W.] & Kendall [W. C.] 1898:131 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 17 (art. 5) (for 1897); ref. 1281] Fem. Lyosphaera globosa Evermann & Kendall 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Mention for 5 Atlantic species -- (Leis 2006:78 [ref. 28932]). •In the synonymy of a temporary category "Atlantic Chilomycterus" -- (Leis 2006:82 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Uncertain as Chilomycterus. Diodontidae.


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