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Genera in the family or subfamily Gerreidae: [ 20 ] records

Catochaenum Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1037 [55] Neut. Gerres vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Gerres Cuvier 1824, apparently not preoccupied by Gerris (Latr.) Fabricius 1794 in Hemiptera. On p. 55 of separate. •Objective synonym of Podager Gistel 1848. •Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Roux 1986:325 [6209], Kottelat 2013:345 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Gerreidae.

Chthamalopteryx Ogilby [J. D.] 1888:616 Fem. Gerres melbournensis Castelnau 1872. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Parequula Steindachner 1879. Current status: Synonym of Parequula Steindachner 1879. Gerreidae.

Clara Gill [T. N.] 1862:127 Fem. Equula longimana Cantor 1849. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pentaprion Bleeker 1850 -- (Kottelat 2013:347 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pentaprion Bleeker 1850. Gerreidae.

Deckertichthys Vergara-Solana [F. J.] In Vergara-Solana, García-Rodriguez, Tavera, De Luna et al. 2014:6 Masc. Gerres aureolus Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Not yet available (7 Apr. 2014). •Valid as Deckertichthys Vergara-Solana 2014. Current status: Valid as Deckertichthys Vergara-Solana 2014. Gerreidae.

Diapterus Ranzani [C.] 1842:340 Masc. Diapterus auratus Ranzani 1842. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209]). •Valid as Diapterus Ranzani 1842 -- (Deckert & Greenfield 1987:184 [ref. 6778], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:319 [ref. 24550], Gilmore 2003:1508 [ref. 27093], González-Acosta et al. 2007:369 [ref. 34191], Vergara-Solana et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33272]). Current status: Valid as Diapterus Ranzani 1842. Gerreidae.

Eucinostomus Baird [S. F.] & Girard [C. F.] in Baird 1855:334 [20] Masc. Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard 1855. Type by monotypy. On page 20 of separate. Authorship is as above, with "B. and G." given with the original description (interpretation by Hubbs & Miller 1965:7 [ref. 9217] is in error). •Valid as Eucinostomus Baird & Girard 1855 -- (Matheson & McEachran 1984 [ref. 5228], Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209], Deckert & Greenfield 1987:184 [ref. 6778], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:310 [ref. 24550], Gilmore 2003:1507 [ref. 27093], Vergara-Solana et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33272], De La Cruz-Agüero 2015:180 [ref. 35419], Jacobina et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37282]). Current status: Valid as Eucinostomus Baird & Girard 1855. Gerreidae.

Eugerres Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1927:506 Masc. Gerres plumieri Cuvier 1830. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209]). •Valid as Eugerres Jordan & Evermann 1927 -- (Deckert & Greenfield 1987:188 [ref. 6778], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:323 [ref. 24550], Gilmore 2003:1508 [ref. 27093], González-Acosta et al. 2005:661 [ref. 28660], González-Acosta et al. 2007:109 [ref. 32146], González-Acosta & Rodiles-Hernández 2013:307 [ref. 32753], Vergara-Solana et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33272]. Martínez-Guevara et al. 2016:393 [ref. 34136]). Current status: Valid as Eugerres Jordan & Evermann 1927. Gerreidae.

Gerreomorpha Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:274 Fem. Gerreomorpha rostrata Alleyne & Macleay 1877. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Gerreomorpha Alleyne & Macleay 1877 -- (Ye in Pan et al. 1991:397 [ref. 23876]). •Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209], Kottelat 2013:345 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Gerreidae.

Gerres Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] (ex Cuvier) 1824:292 Masc. Gerres vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:117 [ref. 2407]. On Official List (Opinion 962). Misspelled Gerrus by Griffith & Smith 1834:170 [ref. 1908] and Gerris by Swainson 1839:28 [ref. 4303]. •Valid as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Akazaki & Juso in Masuda et al. 1984:161 [ref. 6441], Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209], Woodland 1986:608 [ref. 6299], Deckert & Greenfield 1987 [ref. 6778], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:394 [ref. 23876], Allen 1991:138 [ref. 21090], Bauchot in Lévêque et al. 1992:691 [ref. 21590], Iwatsuki & Kimura 1998:79 [ref. 23351], Iwatsuki et al. 1999:21 [ref. 23737], Iwatsuki et al. 1999:377 [ref. 24200], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:309 [ref. 24550], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2001:1043 [ref. 25822], Woodland 2001:2947 [ref. 26102], Gilmore 2003:1507 [ref. 27093], Hoese & Bray 2006:1213 [ref. 29000], Iwatsuki et al. 2007:168 [ref. 29158], Gomon 2008:586 [ref. 30616], Liu & Yan 2009:555 [ref. 31089], Kottelat 2013:345 [ref. 32989], Vergara-Solana et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33272], Motomura et al. 2017:140 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:204 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:95 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:160 [ref. 36673], García-Rodríguez 2019:[11] [ref. 36709]). Current status: Valid as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Gerreidae.

Moharra Poey [F.] 1875:124 Fem. Gerres rhombeus Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209]). •Synonym of Diapterus Ranzani 1842 -- (Deckert & Greenfield 1987:184 [ref. 6778], Vergara-Solana et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33272]). Current status: Synonym of Diapterus Ranzani 1842. Gerreidae.

Mormyrus Catesby [M.] 1771:2 Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 89, Opinion 259). Suppressed. Gerreidae.

Parequula Steindachner [F.] 1879:8 Fem. Parequula bicornis Steindachner 1879. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Parequula Steindachner 1879 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:598 [ref. 22532], Woodland 2001:2946 [ref. 26102], Hoese & Bray 2006:1217 [ref. 29000], Gomon 2008:587 [ref. 30616], Iwatsuki et al. 2012:43 [ref. 32126]). Current status: Valid as Parequula Steindachner 1879. Gerreidae.

Parochusus Whitley [G. P.] 1930:16 Masc. Gerres profundus Macleay 1878. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209], Kottelat 2013:345 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Gerreidae.

Pentaprion Bleeker [P.] 1850:13 Masc. Pentaprion gerreoides Bleeker 1850. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Pentaprion Bleeker 1850 -- (Akazaki & Juso in Masuda et al. 1984:161 [ref. 6441], Woodland 2001:2947 [ref. 26102], Hoese & Bray 2006:1217 [ref. 29000], Kottelat 2013:347 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:141 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Pentaprion Bleeker 1850. Gerreidae.

Pertica (subgenus of Gerres) Fowler [H. W.] 1904:530 Fem. Gerres filamentosus Cuvier 1829. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209], Kottelat 2013:345 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Gerreidae.

Podager Gistel [J.] 1848:IX Masc. Gerres vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Gerres Cuvier 1824, not preoccupied by Gerris Fabricius 1794 in insects. Podager itself is preoccupied (see Jordan 1919:338 [ref. 2409]). •Objective synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Kottelat 2013:345 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Gerreidae.

Synistius Gill [T. N.] 1862:238 Masc. Gerres longirostris Günther 1861. Type by monotypy. Not Labrus longirostris Lacepède 1802. Günther's longirostris the basis for Gerres rappi Barnard 1927. •Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209], Kottelat 2013:345 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Gerreidae.

Ulaema Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] in Jordan 1895:471 Neut. Diapterus lefroyi Goode 1874. Type by original designation (name in parentheses), also monotypic. •Valid as Ulaema Jordan & Evermann 1895 -- (Deckert & Greenfield 1987:184 [ref. 6778], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:308 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Eucinostomus Baird & Girard 1855 -- (Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209]). Current status: Synonym of Eucinostomus Baird & Girard 1855. Gerreidae.

Victor Whitley [G. P.] 1951:68 Masc. Gerres filamentosus Cuvier 1829. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Pertica Fowler 1904, preoccupied [details not researched]. •Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Kottelat 2013:345 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Gerreidae.

Xystaema Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] in Jordan 1895:471 Neut. Mugil cinereus Walbaum 1792. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Roux 1986:325 [ref. 6209] as Xistaema, Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:309 [ref. 24550], Kottelat 2013:345 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Gerreidae.