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Synbranchidae Bonaparte, 1835

154579 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154579)

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  1. Genus Macrotrema Regan, 1912
  2. Genus Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
  3. Genus Ophichthys Swainson, 1839
  4. Genus Ophisternon McClelland, 1844
  5. Genus Rakthamichthys Britz, Dahanukar & Standing, 2020
  6. Genus Synbranchus Bloch, 1795
  7. Genus Typhlosynbranchus Pellegrin, 1922
  8. Genus Amphinous Müller, 1841 accepted as Amphipnous Müller, 1841 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  9. Genus Amphipnous Müller, 1841 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
  10. Genus Annomatophasma Mees, 1962 accepted as Anommatophasma Mees, 1962 accepted as Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  11. Genus Anommatophasma Mees, 1962 accepted as Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Genus Aptergia Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Apterigia Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, of a synonym)
  13. Genus Apterigia Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
  14. Genus Falconeria Larrañaga, 1923 accepted as Synbranchus Bloch, 1795
  15. Genus Fluta Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
  16. Genus Furmastix Whitley, 1951 accepted as Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, also replacement name)
  17. Genus Ophicardia McClelland, 1844 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
  18. Genus Pluto Hubbs, 1938 accepted as Furmastix Whitley, 1951 accepted as Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 (unaccepted > junior homonym, in Insecta: Hymenoptera)
  19. Genus Pneumabranchus McClelland, 1844 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
  20. Genus Symbranchus Bloch, 1795 accepted as Synbranchus Bloch, 1795 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  21. Genus Tetrabranchus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  22. Genus Unibranchapertura Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Synbranchus Bloch, 1795
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Synbranchidae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154579 on 2026-07-10
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2005-04-19 07:59:47Z
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2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
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2025-11-26 16:16:18Z
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Nomenclature

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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