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Genera in the family or subfamily Nothobranchiidae: [ 42 ] records

Adamans Huber [J. H.] 2007:211 Masc. Adamas formosus Huber 1979. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement name for Adamas Huber 1979, preoccupied by Adamas Malaise 1945 in Hymenoptera; replaced earlier by Fenerbahce Özdikmen et al. 2006; see account of Fenerbahce. •Synonym of Fenerbahce Özdikmen, Polat, Yilmaz & Yazicioglu 2006 -- (Özdiken 2008:291 [ref. 29474], Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2008:67 [ref. 29487]). Current status: Synonym of Fenerbahce Özdikmen, Polat, Yilmaz & Yazicioglu 2006. Nothobranchiidae.

Adamas Huber [J. H.] 1979:6 Masc. Adamas formosus Huber 1979. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Huber 1979 [ref. 2270]. Preoccupied by Adamas Malaise 1945 in Hymenoptera, replaced by Fenerbahce Özdikmen, Polat, Yilmaz & Yazicioglu 2006 and by Adamas Huber 2007. Fenerbahce appeared in a journal with 2 formats -- print and electronic. Therefore Fenerbahce is available and appeared before Adamans Huber 2007. •Valid as Adamas Huber 1979 -- (Parenti 1981:479 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:195 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:11 [ref. 26378], Poll & Gosse 1995:215 [ref. 24781], Lazara 2001:1 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394]). •Synonym of Fenerbahce Özdikmen, Polat, Yilmaz & Yazicioglu 2006 -- (Özdikmen et al. 2006:167 [ref. 28954], Özdiken 2008:291 [ref. 29474], Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2008:67 [ref. 29487]). Current status: Synonym of Fenerbahce Özdikmen, Polat, Yilmaz & Yazicioglu 2006. Nothobranchiidae.

Adiniops (subgenus of Fundulus) Myers [G. S.] 1924:6 Masc. Fundulus guentheri Pfeffer 1893. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868 -- (Parenti 1981:479 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:263 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:616 [ref. 21590], Seegers 1997:11 [ref. 23895]). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, but a valid subgenus Adiniops as described -- (Lazara 2001:217 [ref. 25711], Neumann 2008:3 [ref. 30291], Costa 2018:[9] [ref. 35808]). Current status: Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868. Nothobranchiidae.

Aphyobranchius (subgenus of Nothobranchius) Wildekamp [R. H.] 1977:326 Masc. Nothobranchius janpapi Wildekamp 1977. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868 -- (Parenti 1981:480 [ref. 7066], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:616 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, but a valid subgenus Aphyobranchus as described -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:263 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1985:1 [ref. 14269], Wildekamp 1992:187 [ref. 20006], Seegers 1997:11 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:217 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, subgenus Adiniops Myers 1924 -- (Costa 2018:[1] [ref. 35808]). Current status: Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868. Nothobranchiidae.

Aphyoplatys Clausen [H. S.] 1967:32 Masc. Epiplatys duboisi Poll 1952. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Aphyoplatys Clausen 1967 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:69 [ref. 26378], Poll & Gosse 1995:217 [ref. 24781], Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394]). •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862, but a valid subgenus Aphyoplatys -- (Parenti 1981:475 [ref. 7066], Lazara 2001:81 [ref. 25711], Collier et al. 2009:192 [ref. 30003], Huber 2024:40 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae.

Aphyosemion Myers [G. S.] 1924:2 Neut. Aphyosemion castaneum Myers 1924. Type by original designation. •Valid as Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Huber 1978 [ref. 6070], Parenti 1981:476 [ref. 7066], Woeltjes 1983:2 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198], Amiet 1987 [ref. 16153], Seegers 1988 [ref. 19980], Lévêque et al. 1989:120 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:340 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:591 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378], van der Zee & Wildekamp 1994:431 [ref. 22655], Dadaniak et al. 1995:238 [ref. 36170], Poll & Gosse 1995:217 [ref. 24781], Romand & Ozouf-Costaz 1995:39 [ref. 21952], Huber 1999:106 [ref. 23915], Murphy et al. 1999:349 [ref. 25491], Murphy & Collier 1999:351 [ref. 25490], Dankwa et al. 1999:40 [ref. 28023], Lazara 2001:7 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], Legros & Zentz 2007:1 [ref. 29472], van der Zee et al. 2007:133 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:44 [ref. 30120], Litz & Koerber 2009:45 [ref. 30140], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010:58 [ref. 31068], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:73 [ref. 31317], Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2012:3 [ref. 32079], Valdesalici & Eberl 2013:157 [ref. 32900], Huber 2013:11 [ref. 33091], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:111 [ref. 33277], Eberl 2015:65 [ref. 33885], Valdesalici & Eberl 2015:110 [ref. 33901], Eberl 2016:1 [ref. 34296], Valdesalici & Eberl 2016:61 [ref. 34405], van der Zee et al. 2018:63 [ref. 35718], Agnèse et al. 2018:1 [ref. 36256], Van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:4 [ref. 36381], Malumbres et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39641], Valdesalici & Malumbres 2022:45 [ref. 39819]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Archiaphyosemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Radda [A. C.] 1977:214 Neut. Aphyosemion guineense Daget 1954. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:197 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Archiaphyosemion as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:602 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378]). •Valid as Archiaphyosemion Radda 1977 -- (Murphy et al. 1999:349 [ref. 25491], Lazara 2001:53 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], Sonnenberg & Busch 2009:2 [ref. 30570], Costa 2015:138 [ref. 35411]). Current status: Valid as Archiaphyosemion Radda 1977. Nothobranchiidae.

Caeruleamsemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Valdesalici [S.] & Malumbres [F. J.] 2023:150 Neut. Aphyosemion coeleste Huber & Radda 1977. Type by original designation. First published in an ICZN unavailable publication [ref. 39819]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus as described. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Callopanchax (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Myers [G. S.] 1933:184 Masc. Aphyosemion occidentale Clausen 1966. Type designated by the ICZN under plenary powers. On Official List (Opinion 1010). •Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Callopanchax as described -- (Parenti 1981:479 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp 1996:151 [ref. 23649]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Callopanchax as described -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:596 [ref. 21590], Romand & Ozouf-Costaz 1995:39 [ref. 21952]). •Valid as Callopanchax Myers 1933 -- (Murphy et al. 1999:349 [ref. 25491], Lazara 2001:65 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], Sonnenberg & Busch 2009:2 [ref. 30570], Sonnenberg & Busch 2010:3 [ref. 30789], Costa 2015:140 [ref. 35411]). Current status: Valid as Callopanchax Myers 1933. Nothobranchiidae.

Chromaphyosemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Radda [A. C.] 1971:118 Neut. Fundulopanchax multicolor Meinken 1930. Type by original designation. Treatment of Chromaphyosemion as a genus is premature, as this would mean that Aphyosemion would have to be split up completely into at least 10 genera (see Huber 2013 [ref. 33091]). DNA needs further study. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198]). •Valid as Chromaphyosemion Radda 1971 -- (Sonnenberg 2000:82 [ref. 26135], Völker et al. 2007:1 [ref. 29147], Sonnenberg 2007:1 [ref. 29286], Sonnenberg 2008:359 [ref. 29383]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Chromaphyosemion as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:595 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:7 [ref. 25711], Agnèse et al. 2006:332 [ref. 30131], van der Zee et al. 2007:151 [ref. 30034], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191], Huber 2013:12 [ref. 33091]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Cynobranchius (subgenus of Nothobranchius) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2018:[7] Masc. Fundulus microlepis Vinciguerra 1897. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, but a valid subgenus as described. Current status: Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868. Nothobranchiidae.

Diapteron (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Huber [J. H.] & Seegers [L.] 1977:146 Neut. Aphyosemion georgiae Lambert & Géry 1968. Type by original designation. Also published as new in Huber & Seegers 1978:115 [ref. 2272]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Diapteron as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:7 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:169 [ref. 30034], Huber 2013:12 [ref. 33091]). •Valid as Diapteron Huber & Seegers 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:242 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1997:7 [ref. 23895], Poll & Gosse 1995:215 [ref. 24781], van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718], Eberl 2022: 210 [ref. 39346]). Current status: Valid as Diapteron Huber & Seegers 1977. Nothobranchiidae.

Epiplatys Gill [T. N.] 1862:136 Masc. Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation found that of Jordan 1919:314 [ref. 4904]. •Valid as Epiplatys Gill 1862 -- (Parenti 1981:474 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:244 [ref. 6198], Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:341 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:625 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:213 [ref. 24781], Wildekamp 1996:21 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:8 [ref. 23895], Murphy et al. 1999:347 [ref. 25491], Dankwa et al. 1999:43 [ref. 28023], Lazara 2001:99 [ref. 25711], Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], van der Zee et al. 2007:83 [ref. 30034], Collier et al. 2009:190 [ref. 30003], Sonnenberg & Busch 2009:2 [ref. 30570], van der Zee et al. 2013:411 [ref. 32829], Pezold et al. 2021:77 [ref. 38075], Huber 2024:18 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae.

Episemion (subgenus of Epiplatys) Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1987:18 Neut. Episemion callipteron Radda & Pürzl 1987. Type by monotypy. The authors also treated the name as a valid genus. •Valid as Episemion Radda & Pürzl 1987 -- (Wildekamp 1996:133 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:10 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:117 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], Sonnenberg et al. 2006:2 [ref. 28868]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Huber 2013:13 [ref. 33091]). Current status: Valid as Episemion Radda & Pürzl 1987. Nothobranchiidae.

Fenerbahce Özdikmen [H.], Polat [N.], Yilmaz [M.] & Yazicioglu [O.] 2006:167 Masc. Adamas formosus Huber 1979. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Adamas Huber 1979, preoccupied. Fenerbahce regarded as unavailable by Huber 2006:211 [ref. 29114] who provided the replacement name Adamans. But correspondence with Dr. Özdikmen revealed that Fenerbache appeared in a journal with both a print format and an electronic presentation; therefore Fenerbahce is available and is the valid name. •Valid as Fenerbahce Özdikmen, Polat, Yilmaz & Yazicioglu 2006 -- (Özdiken 2008:291 [ref. 29474], Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2008:67 [ref. 29487]). Current status: Valid as Fenerbahce Özdikmen, Polat, Yilmaz & Yazicioglu 2006. Nothobranchiidae.

Foerschichthys Scheel [J. J.] & Romand [R.] 1981:22, 30 Masc. Aplocheilichthys flavipinnis Meinken 1932. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Foerschichthys Scheel & Romand 1981 -- (Parenti 1982 [ref. 5427], Wildekamp et al. 1986:262 [ref. 6198], Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:639 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:213 [ref. 24781], Wildekamp 1996:147 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:10 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:123 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394]). Current status: Valid as Foerschichthys Scheel & Romand 1981. Nothobranchiidae.

Fundulopanchax (subgenus of Fundulus) Myers [G. S.] 1924:4 Masc. Fundulus gularis var. caerulea Boulenger 1915. Type by original designation. For purposes of the type species, the variety caerulea is raised to species level; type not gularis. On Official List (Opinion 1010). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Fundulopanchax as described -- (Radda 1977:209 [ref. 3580], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:598 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198]). •Valid as Fundulopanchax Myers 1924 -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], van der Zee & Wildekamp 1994:417 [ref. 22655], Wildekamp 1996:151 [ref. 23649], Murphy et al. 1999:349 [ref. 25491], Murphy & Collier 1999:351 [ref. 25490], Lazara 2001:125 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], Huber 2006:66 [ref. 30603], Akum et al. 2007:41 [ref. 29214], van der Zee et al. 2007:99 [ref. 30034]). Current status: Valid as Fundulopanchax Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Fundulosoma Ahl [E.] 1924:50, 52 Neut. Fundulosoma thierryi Ahl 1924. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868 -- (Parenti 1981:479 [ref. 7066]). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, but a valid subgenus Fundulosoma -- (Lazara 2001:217 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Fundulosoma Ahl 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:262 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:54 [ref. 19980], Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:615 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:217 [ref. 24781], Wildekamp 1996:219 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:10 [ref. 23895], Dankwa et al. 1999:40 [ref. 28023] as Fundolosoma, Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], Neumann 2008:97 [ref. 30291], Costa 2018:[6] [ref. 35808]). Current status: Valid as Fundulosoma Ahl 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Gularopanchax (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Radda [A. C.] 1977:210 Masc. Fundulus gularis Boulenger 1902. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:197 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Gularopanchax as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp 1996:151 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:125 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Heminothobranchius (subgenus of Nothobranchius) Klee [A. J.] & Thomerson [J. E.] 1964:10 Masc. A name mentioned in passing and not treated as valid as, "One ichthyologist, for example, has even suggested placing this fish [Aphyosemion walkeri] in a new subgenus, "Heminothobrachius." •Not available; in the synonymy of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924. Current status: Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Iconisemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Huber [J. H.] 2013:11 Masc. Haplochilus striatus Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Iconisemion as described. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Kathetys (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Huber [J. H.] 1977:unnum. p. 10 Masc. Haplochilus exiguus Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation. Treated as masculine, Art. 30.2.4. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Kathetys as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:602 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:7 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:177 [ref. 30034], Huber 2013:13 [ref. 33091]). •Valid as Kathetys Huber 1977 -- (Sonnenberg & Schunke 2010:337 [ref. 30994]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Kulonplatys (subgenus of Epiplatys) Huber [J. H.] 2024:44 Masc. Haplochilus fasciolatus Günther 1866. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862, but a valid subgenus as described. Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae.

Lycocyprinus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:146 Masc. Poecilia sexfasciata Peters 1864. Type by monotypy. Poecilia sexfasciata Peters 1864 preoccupied by Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862 when both are placed in Epiplatys; Peter's species equals Epiplatys dageti Poll 1953 according to Wildekamp et al. 1986:244 [ref. 6198] or Epiplatys monroviae Arnoult & Daget 1965 according to Huber 2024:32 [ref. 41036]. •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862 -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:625 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:21 [ref. 23649]). •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862, but a valid subgenus Lycocyprinus -- (Parenti 1981:475 [ref. 7066], Lazara 2001:81 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:32 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae.

Mesoaphyosemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Radda [A. C.] 1977:213 Neut. Haplochilus cameronensis Boulenger 1903. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:197 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:616 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Mesoaphyosemion as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378], Huber 1999:106 [ref. 23915], Lazara 2001:7 [ref. 25711], Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:211 [ref. 28302], Van de Zee et al. 2007:181 [ref. 30034], Huber 2013:14 [ref. 33091]). •Valid as Mesoaphyosemion Radda 1977 -- (Sonnenberg & Schunke 2010:337 [ref. 30994], Malumbres et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39641]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Nimbapanchax Sonnenberg [R.] & Busch [E.] 2009:8 Masc. Nimbapanchax leucopterygius Sonnenberg & Busch 2009. Type by original designation. •Valid as Nimbapanchax Sonnenberg & Busch 2009 -- (Costa 2015:138 [ref. 35411]). Current status: Valid as Nimbapanchax Sonnenberg & Busch 2009. Nothobranchiidae.

Nothobranchius Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:145 Masc. Cyprinodon orthonotus Peters 1844. Type by monotypy. Also in Peters 1868:60 [ref. 3440]; above apparently earliest but not researched. •Valid as Nothobranchius Peters 1868 -- (Parenti 1981:479 [ref. 7066], Seegers 1985 [ref. 14269], Wildekamp et al. 1986:263 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1987 [ref. 5994], Wildekamp 1990:193 [ref. 19788], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:616 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1994:193 [ref. 21566], van der Zee & Wildekamp 1994:431 [ref. 22655], Poll & Gosse 1995:217 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:274 [ref. 23725], Seegers 1997:11 [ref. 23895], Murphy et al. 1999:349 [ref. 25491], Lazara 2001:217 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], Valdesalici & Wildekamp 2004:241 [ref. 28097], Neumann 2008:3 [ref. 30291], Watters et al. 2008:130 [ref. 29473], Valdesalici & Hengstler 2008:187 [ref. 29898], Valdesalici et al. 2009:143 [ref. 30277], Costa 2009:112 [ref. 30421], Watters 2009:37 [ref. 30571], Wildekamp et al. 2009:237 [ref. 30677], Valdesalici 2010:51 [ref. 30802], Shidlovskiy et al. 2010:37 [ref. 31079], Nagy 2010:9 [ref. 33749], Valdesalici & Kardashev 2011:89 [ref. 31318], Valdesalici & Amato 2011:11 [ref. 31284], Marshall 2011:192 [ref. 31755], Valdesalici et al. 2012:19 [ref. 32064], Valdesalici 2012:191 [ref. 32258]. Costa & Amorim 2013:63 [ref. 32799], Wildekamp et al. 2013:2 [ref. 33613], Nagy 2014:347 [ref. 33245], Nagy 2014:167 [ref. 33512], Valdesalici 2014:4 [ref. 33527], Nagy 2014:259 [ref. 33623], Dorn et al. 2014:1 [ref. 34059], Valdesalici 2015:17 [ref. 34043], Tweddle et al. 2015:134 [ref. 34444], Valdesalici 2016:153 [ref. 34901], Nagy et al. 2016:233 [ref. 34906], Costa 2017:35 [ref. 35059], Costa 2017:[1] [ref. 35350], Nagy et al. 2017:201 [ref. 35665], Nagy 2018:115 [ref. 35736], Costa 2018:[6] [ref. 35808], Costa 2019:73 [ref. 36530], Valdesalici & Amato 2019:111 [ref. 36960], Watters et al. 2019:1 [ref. 37232], Nagy et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37462], Watters et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37621], Nagy 2021:133 [ref. 38078], Nagy et al. 2021:103 [ref. 38200], Bragança et al. 2022:508 [ref. 39466]). Current status: Valid as Nothobranchius Peters 1868. Nothobranchiidae.

Paludopanchax (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Radda [A. C.] 1977:211 Masc. Fundulus arnoldi Boulenger 1908. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:197 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Paludopanchax as described -- (Parenti 1981:479 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp 1996:151 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:125 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:105 [ref. 30034]). Current status: Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Paranothobranchius Seegers [L.] 1985:47 Masc. Paranothobranchius ocellatus Seegers 1985. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, but tentatively a valid subgenus Paranothobranchius -- (Wildekamp & Haas 1992:15 [ref. 14383]). •Valid as Paranothobranchius Seegers 1985 -- (Seegers 1997:13 [ref. 23895]). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, but a valid subgenus Paranothobranchius as described -- (Lazara 2001:217 [ref. 25711], Neumann 2008:3 [ref. 30291], Costa 2018:[8] [ref. 35808], Watters et al. 2020:170 [ref. 37621]). Current status: Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868. Nothobranchiidae.

Paraphyosemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Radda [A. C.] 1977:212 Neut. Aphyosemion gardneri (Boulenger) 1911. Appeared first in Kottelat 1976:24 [ref. 6566], unavailable. Described with a list of species in Radda 1977 in reference to Kottelat 1976 with type species. See also Huber 2006:23 [ref. 28935]. •In the synonymy of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Paraphyosemion -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198]). Current status: Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Paraphyosemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Kottelat [M.] 1976:24 Neut. Fundulus gardneri Boulenger 1911. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first as above, with a description to follow in the same journal, but this was not published (Kottelat, pers. comm., July 1990); no description in 1976 and unavailable (Art. 13.1.1). Dates to Radda 1977:213 [ref. 3580]. Type designated by Lazara 2001:125 [ref. 25711]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:611 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Paraphyosemion as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp 1996:151 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:125 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Parepiplatys (subgenus of Epiplatys) Clausen [H. S.] 1967:28 Masc. Haplochilus grahami Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862 -- (Parenti 1981:475 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:244 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:625 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:21 [ref. 23649]). •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862, but a valid subgenus Parepiplatys as described -- (Lazara 2001:81 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:91 [ref. 30034], Huber 2024:36 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae.

Pauciradius (subgenus of Fundulopanchax) Wildekamp [R. H.] & van der Zee [J. R.] 2005:131 Masc. Aphyosemion scheeli Radda 1970. Type by original designation. Appeared first in a provisional way (unavailable) in Wildekamp and Van der Zee in Paugy et al. 2003 -- The Fresh and Brackish Water fishes of West Africa, vol. 1. Validly proposed as above. Sometimes misspelled as Pauciradiatus. •Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Pauciradius as described. Current status: Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Plesiobranchius (subgenus of Nothobranchius) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2018:[7] Masc. Nothobranchius virgatus Chambers 1984. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, but a valid subgenus as described. Current status: Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868. Nothobranchiidae.

Pronothobranchius (subgenus of Nothobranchius) Radda [A. C.] 1969:162 Masc. Nothobranchius kiyawensis Ahl 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868 -- (Parenti 1981:479 [ref. 7066], Seegers 1985:2 [ref. 14269], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:616 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, but a valid subgenus Pronothobranchius as described -- (Lazara 2001:217 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Pronothobranchius Radda 1969 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:276 [ref. 6198], Poll & Gosse 1995:217 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1997:13 [ref. 23895], Dankwa et al. 1999:43 [ref. 28023], Neumann 2008:99 [ref. 30291], Shidlovskiy et al. 2010:55 [ref. 31079], Valdesalici 2013:33 [ref. 33090], Costa 2018:[6] [ref. 35808]). Current status: Valid as Pronothobranchius Radda 1969. Nothobranchiidae.

Pseudepiplatys Clausen [H. S.] 1967:20, 30 Masc. Haplochilus annulatus Boulenger 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled once as Pseudepiplatus on p. 20; Eschmeyer & Bailey 1998 serve as first revisers if needed. See Poll & Gosse 1995:213 [ref. 24781]. •Valid as Pseudepiplatys Clausen 1967 -- (Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394]). •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862 -- (Parenti 1981:475 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:244 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:625 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:21 [ref. 23649], Collier et al. 2009:192 [ref. 30003]). •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862, but a valid subgenus Pseudepiplatys -- (Lazara 2001:81 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:39 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae.

Raddaella (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Huber [J. H.] 1977:unnum. p. 10 Fem. Fundulus batesii Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Fundulopanchax Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Raddaella as described -- (Parenti 1981:479 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp 1996:151 [ref. 23649]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Raddaella as described -- (Lazara 2001:8 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:165 [ref. 30034], Huber 2013:14 [ref. 33091]). •Valid as Raddaella Huber 1977 -- (Sonnenberg & Schunke 2010:337 [ref. 30994]). Current status: Valid as Raddaella Huber 1977. Nothobranchiidae.

Roloffia Clausen [H. S.] 1966:338 Fem. Aphyosemion occidentale Clausen 1966. Type by original designation. Not available; on Official Index (Opinion 1010) as a junior objective synonym of Callopanchax Myers 1933. See Lazara 2001:53, 65 [ref. 25711]. •In the synonymy of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:591 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378]). •In the synonymy of Callopanchax Myers 1933 -- (Lazara 2001:65 [ref. 25711]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Callopanchax Myers 1933. Nothobranchiidae.

Scheelsemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Huber [J. H.] 2013:10 Masc. Haplochilus calliurus var. australis Rachow 1921. Type by original designation. •Valid as Scheelsemion Huber 2013 -- (Malumbres et al. 2022:23 [ref. 39641]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Scheelsemion Huber 2013. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae.

Scriptaphyosemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1987:8 Neut. Aphyosemion guineense geryi Lambert 1958. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Scriptaphyosemion as described -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:606 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:74 [ref. 26378], Romand & Ozouf-Costaz 1995:39 [ref. 21952]). •Valid as Scriptaphyosemion Radda & Pürzl 1987 -- (Murphy et al. 1999:347 [ref. 25491], Lazara 2001:289 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], Sonnenberg & Busch 2009:2 [ref. 30570], Sonnenberg & Busch 2012:13 [ref. 32091], Costa 2015:141 [ref. 35411]). Current status: Valid as Scriptaphyosemion Radda & Pürzl 1987. Nothobranchiidae.

Xerosplatys (subgenus of Epiplatys) Huber [J. H.] 2024:41 Masc. Haplochilus bifasciatus Steindachner 1881. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862, but a valid subgenus as described. Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae.

Zononothobranchius (subgenus of Nothobranchius) Radda [A. C.] 1969:163 Masc. Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus Blache & Miton 1960. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868 -- (Parenti 1981:479 [ref. 7066] as Zonothobranchius, Seegers 1985:2 [ref. 14269], Wildekamp et al. 1986:263 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:616 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, but a valid subgenus Zononothobranchius as described -- (Lazara 2001:217 [ref. 25711] as Zonothobranchius, Neumann 2008:3 [ref. 30291], Shidlovskiy et al. 2010:55 [ref. 31079], Costa 2018:[8] [ref. 35808]). Current status: Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868. Nothobranchiidae.