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Genera in the family or subfamily Melamphaidae: [ 9 ] records

Lophocephalus Osório [B.] 1906:173 Masc. Lophocephalus anthrax Osório 1906. Type by monotypy. Also described as new in Osório 1909:8 [ref. 3317]. •Synonym of Poromitra Goode & Bean 1883 -- (Maul 1973:344 [ref. 7171], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:760 [ref. 13676], Kotlyar 2004:4 [ref. 27590], Kotylar 2008:480 [ref. 29813], Kotlyar 2024:1265 [ref. 41730]). Current status: Synonym of Poromitra Goode & Bean 1883. Melamphaidae.

Melamphaes Günther [A.] 1864:433 Masc. Metopias typhlops Lowe 1843. Type by being a replacement name. Treated by authors as masculine. Replacement for Metopias Lowe 1843, preoccupied by Metopias Gory 1832 [not researched]. •Valid as Melamphaes Günther 1864 -- (Ebeling 1962 [ref. 5896], Maul 1973:343 [ref. 7171], Ebeling & Weed 1973:451 [ref. 6898], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:111 [ref. 6441], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:757 [ref. 13676], Ebeling 1986:427 [ref. 5651], Paxton et al. 1989:371 [ref. 12442], Gon 1990:218 [ref. 21680], Gomon et al. 1994:415 [ref. 22532], Kotlyar 1996:272 [ref. 23292], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:317 [ref. 25968], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Kotlyar 2004:1 [ref. 27590], Paxton et al. 2006:748 [ref. 28995], Bray 2008:410 [ref. 30620], Kotlyar 2011:558 [ref. 31578], Kotlyar 2011:569 [ref. 31579], Kotlyar 2012:137 [ref. 31963], Kotlyar 2012:247 [ref. 32009], Kotlyar 2013:775 [ref. 37797], Mincarone et al. 2014:1548 [ref. 33546], Parin et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33547], Kotlyar 2014:632 [ref. 33889], Kotlyar 2015:260 [ref. 33882], Kotlyar 2015:619 [ref. 33995], Kotlyar 2015:636 [ref. 34100], Stewart & Bray 2015:980 [ref. 34276], Kotlyar 2016:19 [ref. 34170], Kotlyar 2016:251 [ref. 34507], Kotlyar 2016:379 [ref. 35038], Robertson et al. 2017:73 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2018:109 [ref. 35805], Kimura et al. 2019:85 [ref. 37116], Kotlyar 2024:1135 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes Günther 1864. Melamphaidae.

Metopias Lowe [R. T.] 1843:89 Masc. Metopias typhlops Lowe 1843. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Metopias Gory 1821 [or 1832] [not researched], replaced by Melamphaes Günther 1864. •Synonym of Melamphaes Günther 1864 -- (Ebeling 1962:20 [ref. 5896], Maul 1973:343 [ref. 7171], Ebeling & Weed 1973:451 [ref. 6898], Paxton et al. 1989:371 [ref. 12442], Kotlyar 1996:272 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:1 [ref. 27590], Paxton et al. 2006:748 [ref. 28995], Kotlyar 2011:557 [ref. 31578], Parin et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33547], Kotlyar 2024:1135 [ref. 41726]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Melamphaes Günther 1864. Melamphaidae.

Plectromus Gill [T. N.] 1883:257 Masc. Plectromus suborbitalis Gill 1883. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Melamphaes Günther 1864 -- (Ebeling 1962:20 [ref. 5896], Maul 1973:343 [ref. 7171], Ebeling & Weed 1973:451 [ref. 6898], Kotlyar 1996:272 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:1 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2011:557 [ref. 31578], Kotlyar 2024:1135 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Synonym of Melamphaes Günther 1864. Melamphaidae.

Poromitra Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1883:214 Fem. Poromitra capito Goode & Bean 1883. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Poromitra Goode & Bean 1883 -- (Maul 1973:344 [ref. 7171], Ebeling & Weed 1973:431 [ref. 6898], Ebeling 1975 [ref. 7105], Parin & Ebeling 1980 [ref. 5523], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:110 [ref. 6441], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:760 [ref. 13676], Ebeling 1986:429 [ref. 5651], Paxton et al. 1989:372 [ref. 12442], Gon 1990:219 [ref. 21680], Kotlyar 1996:274 [ref. 23292], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:317 [ref. 25968], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Kotlyar 2004:4 [ref. 27590], Paxton et al. 2006:748 [ref. 28995], Kotlyar 2008:480 [ref. 29813], Kotlyar 2008:553 [ref. 29825], Bray 2008:410 [ref. 30620], Kotlyar 2009:421 [ref. 30275], Kotlyar 2009:563 [ref. 30590], Kotlyar 2009:710 [ref. 30627], Kotlyar 2010:231 [ref. 30796], Kotlyar 2010:808 [ref. 32452], Kotlyar 2012:409 [ref. 32474], Mincarone et al. 2014:1546 [ref. 33546], Parin et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Bray 2015:984 [ref. 34276], Robertson et al. 2017:74 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2018:109 [ref. 35805], Brown et al. 2019:162 [ref. 36444], Kotlyar 2024:1265 [ref. 41730]). Current status: Valid as Poromitra Goode & Bean 1883. Melamphaidae.

Poromitrella Zugmayer [E.] 1911:7 Fem. Poromitrella nigriceps Zugmayer 1911. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Zugmayer 1911 (Dec.):100 [ref. 4846]. •Possibly a synonym of Scopelogadus Vaillant 1888 -- (Maul 1973:344 [ref. 7171]). •Synonym of Poromitra Goode & Bean 1883 -- (Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:760 [ref. 13676], Kotlyar 2004:4 [ref. 27590], Kotylar 2008:481 [ref. 29813], Kotlyar 2024:1265 [ref. 41730]). Current status: Synonym of Poromitra Goode & Bean 1883. Melamphaidae.

Scopeloberyx Zugmayer [E.] 1911:8 Masc. Scopeloberyx opercularis Zugmayer 1911. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Zugmayer 1911 (Dec.):103 [ref. 4846]. •Valid as Scopeloberyx Zugmayer 1911 -- (Maul 1973:346 [ref. 7171], Ebeling & Weed 1973:444 [ref. 6898], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:110 [ref. 6441], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:762 [ref. 13676], Ebeling 1986:430 [ref. 5651], Paxton et al. 1989:372 [ref. 12442], Kotlyar 1996:276 [ref. 23292], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:317 [ref. 25968], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2004:582 [ref. 27867], Kotlyar 2004:725 [ref. 27961], Kotlyar 2005:21 [ref. 28178], Paxton et al. 2006:748 [ref. 28995], Bray 2008:410 [ref. 30620], Parin et al. 2014:200 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Bray 2015:988 [ref. 34276], Kotlyar 2024:571 [ref. 41352], Kotlyar 2024:1346 [ref. 41745]). Current status: Valid as Scopeloberyx Zugmayer 1911. Melamphaidae.

Scopelogadus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:141 Masc. Scopelogadus cocles Vaillant 1888. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Scopelogadus Vaillant 1888 -- (Ebeling & Weed 1963 [ref. 4616], Maul 1973:344 [ref. 7171], Ebeling & Weed 1973:422 [ref. 6898], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:110 [ref. 6441], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:765 [ref. 13676], Ebeling 1986:431 [ref. 5651], Paxton et al. 1989:372 [ref. 12442], Kotlyar 1996:275 [ref. 23292], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Paxton et al. 2006:749 [ref. 28995], Bray 2008:41 [ref. 30620], Mincarone et al. 2014:1554 [ref. 33546], Stewart & Bray 2015:989 [ref. 34276], Brown et al. 2019:162 [ref. 36444], Kotlyar 2021:3 [ref. 38100], Kotlyar 2021:797 [ref. 38954], Kotlyar 2024:1390 [ref. 41746]). Current status: Valid as Scopelogadus Vaillant 1888. Melamphaidae.

Sio Moss [S. A.] 1962:4 Masc. Melamphaes (Plectromus) nordenskjoldii Lönnberg 1905. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Sio Moss 1962 -- (Ebeling 1986:431 [ref. 5651], Paxton et al. 1989:372 [ref. 12442], Gon 1990:220 [ref. 21680], Kotlyar 1996:252 [ref. 23292], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Kotlyar 2002:32 [ref. 25959], Kotlyar 2004:7 [ref. 27590], Paxton et al. 2006:749 [ref. 28995], Bray 2008:412 [ref. 30620], Stewart & Bray 2015:991 [ref. 34276], Kotlyar 2024:1430 [ref. 41731]). Current status: Valid as Sio Moss 1962. Melamphaidae.