Species that contain: Lepisosteus and platostomus [ 6 ] records

albus, Lepisosteus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:169 [Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 7306] Ohio River, U.S.A. No type known. Described as belonging to subgenus Cylindrosteus, but listed as above. Also in Rafinesque 1820:73 [ref. 3592]. •Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820 -- (Wiley 1976:46 [ref. 7091], Grande 2010:156 [ref. 31167]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820. Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater.

platostomus, 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] U.S.A. Neotype: FMNH 110246 (dried specimen). Also in Rafinesque 1820:72 [ref. 3592]. Lepisosteus platystomus Günther 1870:329 [ref. 1995] is an unjustified emendation. Neotype selected by Grande 2010:156 [ref. 31167] but without locality given -- a new specimen with good locality and samples for DNA analysis would have been more appropriate. •Valid as Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820 -- (Wiley 1976:46 [ref. 7091], Lee et al. 1980:50 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:55 [ref. 22186], Robison & Buchanan 1988:93 [ref. 23393], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:24 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:30 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:30 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:113 [ref. 22809], Warren et al. 1994:132 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Stauffer et al. 1995:37 [ref. 23376], Cross & Collins 1995:34 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:95 [ref. 25836], Scott & Crossman 1998:ix, 104 [ref. 24570], Fuller et al. 1999:26 [ref. 25838], Lyons et al. 2000:21 [ref. 26594], Ross et al. 2001:91 [ref. 25978], Wiley 2003:674 [ref. 26988], Nelson et al. 2004:58 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:56 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:119 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2005:8 [ref. 28940], Grande 2010:156 [ref. 31167], Page & Burr 2011:131 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:58 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40505], Sinopoli et al. 2024:139 [ref. 40953]). Current status: Valid as Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820. Lepisosteidae. Distribution: North America: central and south-central U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

platystomus, Lepidosteus Günther [A.] 1870:329 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] Günther specimens: BMNH 1861.6.27.2 (1, stuffed). •Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820. Unjustified Emend.. Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820. Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater.

rafinesquii, Cylindrosteus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:352 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 2; ref. 1147] U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5796 (dry, in bottle). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:258 [ref. 293]. •Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820. Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820. Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater.

scabriceps, Cylindrosteus Fowler [H. W.] 1911:607, Pl. 38 (figs. 8-9) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 62 (for 1910); ref. 17599] Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S.A. Holotype: ANSP 621. Paratypes: ANSP 622 (1). Additional material: ANSP (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:119 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820 -- (Wiley 1976:46 [ref. 7091], Grande 2010:156 [ref. 31167]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820. Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater.

zadockii, Cylindrosteus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:353 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 2; ref. 1147] Upper Mississippi River, U.S.A. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5799 (1, mounted), 5800 (1, mounted). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:258 [ref. 293]. •Questionably a synonym of Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864 -- (Wiley 1976:58 [ref. 7091], Grande 2010:187 [ref. 31167]). •Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820 -- (Sinopoli et al. 2024:141 [ref. 40953]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820. Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.