Genera that contain: Opistognathus [ 7 ] records

Gnathypops Gill [T. N.] 1862:241 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1664] Masc. Opisthognathus maxillosus Poey 1860. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation found that of Jordan & Evermann 1898:2283 [ref. 2445]. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Opistognathus. •Synonym of Opistognathus Cuvier 1816 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino 1985:18 [ref. 6721], Bussing & Lavenberg 2004:529 [ref. 27787], Smith-Vaniz 2023:26 [ref. 40049]). Current status: Synonym of Opistognathus Cuvier 1816. Opistognathidae.

Lonchopisthus Gill [T. N.] 1862:241 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1664] Masc. Opisthognathus micrognathus Poey 1860. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Opistognathus. •Valid as Lonchopisthus Gill 1862 -- (Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:401 [ref. 14275], Castro-Aguirre & Villavicencio-Garayzar 1988:115 [ref. 17648], Smith-Vaniz 1997:1074 [ref. 22985], Smith-Vaniz 2003:1376 [ref. 27083], Smith-Vaniz & Walsh 2017:56 [ref. 35628]). Current status: Valid as Lonchopisthus Gill 1862. Opistognathidae.

Merogymnoides Whitley [G. P.] 1966:239 [Australian Zoologist v. 13 (pt 3); ref. 4734] Masc. Merogymnoides carpentariae Whitley 1966. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Opistognathus Cuvier 1816 -- (Smith-Vaniz 2023:26 [ref. 40049]). Current status: Synonym of Opistognathus Cuvier 1816. Opistognathidae.

Merogymnus Ogilby [J. D.] 1908:18 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 21; ref. 3286] Masc. Merogymnus eximius Ogilby 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated on p. 2. •Synonym of Opistognathus Cuvier 1816 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino 1985:18 [ref. 6721], Smith-Vaniz 2023:26 [ref. 40049]). Current status: Synonym of Opistognathus Cuvier 1816. Opistognathidae.

Opistognathus Cuvier [G.] 1816:252 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Masc. Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell 1830. Type by subsequent monotypy. Original spelling Opistognathus, often misspelled Opisthognathus. O. sonneratii is a nomen nudum in 1816; the type species is Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell 1830 (Smith-Vaniz 2009:70 [ref. 30149]). •Valid as Opistognathus Cuvier 1816 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:200 [ref. 6441], Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino 1985 [ref. 6721], Smith-Vaniz 1986:726 [ref. 5718], Allen & Robertson 1991 [ref. 19718], Smith-Vaniz 1997:1074 [ref. 22985], Smith-Vaniz 1999:2583 [ref. 24833], Smith-Vaniz 2003:1376 [ref. 27083], Smith-Vaniz 2004:209 [ref. 27780], Bussing & Lavenberg 2003:529 [ref. 27787], Hoese & Bray 2006:1073 [ref. 29000], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2007:35 [ref. 29354], Smith-Vaniz 2009:70 [ref. 30149], Motomura & Satapoomin 2009:99 [ref. 30492], Smith-Vaniz 2010:39 [ref. 30922], Smith-Vaniz 2011:34 [ref. 31597], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2012:20 [ref. 32262], Biswas et al. 2013:1 [ref. 32524], Hiramatsu & Endo 2013:19 [ref. 32573], Smith-Vaniz 2016:278 [ref. 34922], Motomura et al. 2017:93 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:162 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:133 [ref. 36273], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2018:95 [ref. 36264], Shinogara 2021:157 [ref. 38285], Smith-Vaniz 2023:26 [ref. 40049], Fujiwara et al. 2023:353 [ref. 40475], Fujiwara & Ikeda 2024:1 [ref. 40858]). Current status: Valid as Opistognathus Cuvier 1816. Opistognathidae.

Tandya Whitley [G. P.] 1930:19 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4671] Fem. Opisthognathus maculatus Alleyne & Macleay 1877. Type by original designation. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Opistognathus. Treated as feminine, Art. 30.2.4. •Synonym of Opistognathus Cuvier 1816 -- (Smith-Vaniz 2004:221 [ref. 27780], Smith-Vaniz 2023:26 [ref. 40049]). Current status: Synonym of Opistognathus Cuvier 1816. Opistognathidae.

Upsilonognathus Fowler [H. W.] 1946:4 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 181; ref. 1455] Masc. Upsilonognathus chaplini Fowler 1946. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Opistognathus Cuvier 1816 -- (Smith-Vaniz 2023:26 [ref. 40049]). Current status: Synonym of Opistognathus Cuvier 1816. Opistognathidae.