Genera that contain: Lepisosteus [ 6 ] records

Atractosteus (subgenus of Lepisosteus) Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:171 [Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 7306] Masc. Lepisosteus (Atractosteus) ferox Rafinesque 1820. Type by monotypy. Also in Rafinesque 1820:75 (Dec.) [ref. 3592]. See Grande 2010:292 [ref. 31167] for included fossil synonyms. •Synonym of Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803 -- (Suttkus 1963:69 [ref. 7110]). •Valid as Atractosteus Rafinesque 1820 -- (Wiley 1976:61 [ref. 7091]); or a valid subgenus of Lepisosteus (e.g., Robins et al. 1980:70 [ref. 7111]). •Valid as Atractosteus Rafinesque 1820 -- (Wiley 2003:673 [ref. 26988], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:29 [ref. 27061], Grande 2010:292 [ref. 31167], Wright et al. 2012:850 [ref. 32445]. Angulo et al. 2013:989 [ref. 33194], Esmaeili et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36089]). Current status: Valid as Atractosteus Rafinesque 1820. Lepisosteidae.

Cylindrosteus (subgenus of Lepisosteus) Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:168 [Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 7306] Masc. Lepisosteus (Cylindrosteus) platostomus Rafinesque 1820. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Copeland 1877:160 [ref. 5961]. Also in Rafinesque 1820:72 (Dec.) [ref. 3592]. •Synonym of Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803 -- (Suttkus 1963:69 [ref. 7110], Wiley 1976:41 [ref. 7091], Grande 2010:27 [ref. 31167]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803. Lepisosteidae.

Lepisosteus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:331 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Masc. Lepisosteus gavial Lacepède 1803. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1877:84 [ref. 4907]. Lepidosteus of authors is an incorrect subsequent spelling or unjustified emendation (see Briggs 1961:162 [ref. 13439]). Original spelling of species is gravial; often cited as gravialis. •Valid as Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803 -- (Suttkus 1963 [ref. 7110], Wiley 1976:41 [ref. 7091], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:196 [ref. 21581], Wiley 2003:674 [ref. 26988], Grande 2010:27 [ref. 31167], Wright et al. 2012:848 [ref. 32445], Sinopoli et al. 2024:139 [ref. 40953]). Current status: Valid as Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803. Lepisosteidae.

Litholepis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1818:445 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 3 (no. 6) (art. 6) (Oct.); ref. 3587] Fem. Litholepis adamantinus Rafinesque 1818. Type by monotypy. Regarded (e.g., by Jordan 1917:109 [ref. 2407]) as based on a mythical gar, but original description is reasonably correct for Lepisosteus spatula (see Markle 1997:445 [ref. 23370]). •Synonym of Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803 -- (Suttkus 1963:69 [ref. 7110], Grande 2010:27 [ref. 31167]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803. Lepisosteidae.

Psalidostomus Minding [J.] 1832:121 [Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte der Fische; ref. 3022] Masc. Esox osseus Linnaeus 1758. Misprinted on p. 121 as Palidostomus, corrected in corrigenda after p. 131. An objective synonym of Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803. •Synonym of Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803 -- (Grande 2010:27 [ref. 31167]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803. Lepisosteidae.

Sarchirus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1818:418 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 3588] Masc. Sarchirus vittatus Rafinesque 1818. Type by monotypy. Rafinesque 1818:418 published 7 Nov.; also appeared in Nov. in Rafinesque 1818:41 [ref. 3589]. •Synonym of Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803 -- (Suttkus 1963:69 [ref. 7110], Wiley 1976:41 [ref. 7091], Grande 2010:27 [ref. 31167]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus Lacepède 1803. Lepisosteidae.