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Genera in the family or subfamily Caproidae: [ 2 ] records

Capros Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:590 Masc. Zeus aper Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. The family Caproidae is placed in the order Perciformes by Heemstra 1986:495 [ref. 5660]. •Valid as Capros Lacepède 1802 -- (Krefft 1973:353 [ref. 7166], Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1986:778 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:506 [ref. 5660], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:35 [ref. 36649], Gill & Leis 2019:22 [ref. 36999]). Current status: Valid as Capros Lacepède 1802. Caproidae.

Polyacanthus Kaup [J. J.] 1827:610 Masc. Zeud aper Linnaeus 1758. Listed in Neave 1940:848. Homonym of Polyacanthus Cuvier 1829. Not used as valid after 1899; therefore reversal of precedence according to ICZN Art. 23.9 in favour of Polyacanthus Cuvier 1829. •Synonym of Capros Lacepède 1802. Current status: Synonym of Capros Lacepède 1802. Caproidae.