FAMILY Emmelichthyidae Poey 1867 - rovers [=Emmelichthyni, Erythrichthyidae, Erythroclidae] Notes: Emmelichthyni [Emmelichthyini] Poey 1867:206 [ref. 32247] (subfamily) Emmelichthys [stem Emmelichthy- confirmed by Jordan 1923a:200 [ref. 2421] and by Nelson 1976:236 [ref. 32838]] Erythrichthyidae Jordan & Thompson 1912:597 [ref. 2541] (family) Erythrichthys Temminck & Schlegel [invalid, Article 39; also preoccupied by Erythricthini [Erythrichthyini] Bonaparte 1835 in fishes, Article 55.3] Erythroclidae Schmidt 1931:111 [ref. 16331] (family) Erythrocles [name only, but used as valid by Myers 1941:205 [ref. 32845]]

GENUS Emmelichthys Richardson, 1845 [=Emmelichthys Richardson [J.] 1845:47, Boxaodon Guichenot [A.] 1848:208] Notes: [ref. 3740]. Masc. Emmelichthys nitidus Richardson 1845. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Emmelichthys Richardson 1845 -- (Heemstra & Randall 1977:378 [ref. 7057], Scott 1983:194 [ref. 5346], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:161 [ref. 6441], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:216 [ref. 14235], Heemstra 1986:637 [ref. 5660], Oyarzún G. & Arriaza Z. 1993:342 [ref. 22360], Gomon et al. 1994:596 [ref. 22532], Yoshino & Kon 2000:63 [ref. 24912], Carpenter 2001:2839 [ref. 26098], Heemstra 2003:1476 [ref. 27090], Allen 2006:1190 [ref. 29089], Gomon 2008:585 [ref. 30616], Shinohara et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31715], Hagiwara & Okabe 2012:29 [ref. 32089], Fricke et al. 2014:83 [ref. 33406], Trnski 2015:1276 [ref. 34198]). Current status: Valid as Emmelichthys Richardson 1845. Emmelichthyidae. (Boxaodon) [ref. 1939]. Masc. Boxaodon cyanescens Guichenot 1848. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Emmelichthys Richardson 1845 -- (Heemstra & Randall 1977:378 [ref. 7057]). Current status: Synonym of Emmelichthys Richardson 1845. Emmelichthyidae.

Species Emmelichthys cyanescens (Guichenot, 1848) [=Boxaodon cyanescens Guichenot [A.] 1848:209, Pl. 5 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Fauna Chilena.... in Gay.; ref. 1939] Valaparaiso, Chile. Current status: Valid as Emmelichthys cyanescens (Guichenot 1848). Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Juan Fernandes and Chile. Habitat: marine. Species Emmelichthys elongatus Kotlyar, 1982 [=Emmelichthys elongatus Kotlyar [A. N.] 1982:48, Fig.] Notes: [Byulleten Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii [Bulletin of the Moscow Society of Naturalists Biological Series] v. 87 (no. 1); ref. 8461] Nazca Ridge, 25°45'S, 85°27'W, Pacific, depth 135-300 meters. Current status: Valid as Emmelichthys elongatus Kotlyar 1982. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Emmelichthys karnellai Heemstra & Randall, 1977 [=Emmelichthys karnellai Heemstra [P. C.] & Randall [J. E.] 1977:384, Fig. 5b] Notes: [Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research v. 28 (no. 3); ref. 7057] Off Kona coast at Honaunau, Hawaiian Islands, depth 275 meters. Current status: Valid as Emmelichthys karnellai Heemstra & Randall 1977. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Pacific: southern Mariana Islands, Izu Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Easter Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Emmelichthys marisrubri Fricke et al., 2014 [=Emmelichthys marisrubri Fricke [R.], Golani [D.] & Appelbaum-Golani [B.] 2014:84, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Cybium v. 38 (no. 2); ref. 33406] Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Emmelichthys marisrubri Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani 2014. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Red Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Emmelichthys nitidus Richardson, 1845 [=Emmelichthys nitidus Richardson [J.] 1845:47, Pl. 29 (figs. 7-8)] Notes: [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Emmelichthys nitidus Richardson 1845. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Southern Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Emmelichthys ruber (Trunov, 1976) [=Emmelichthys ruber Trunov [I. A.] 1976:268 [233], Fig. 5] Notes: [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 16 (no. 2) (art. 97); ref. 8648] Near St. Helena Island, southeastern Atlantic, 15°41'S, 6°59'W, depth 150 meters. Current status: Valid as Emmelichthys ruber (Trunov 1976). Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Emmelichthys struhsakeri Heemstra & Randall, 1977 [=Emmelichthys struhsakeri Heemstra [P. C.] & Randall [J. E.] 1977:382, Fig. 5a] Notes: [Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research v. 28 (no. 3); ref. 7057] Kealaikahiki Channel, 20°43.3'N, 156°49.8'W, Hawaiian Islands, depth 222 meters. Current status: Valid as Emmelichthys struhsakeri Heemstra & Randall 1977. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Western and Central Pacific: Philippines east to Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Erythrocles Jordan, 1919 [=Erythrocles Jordan [D. S.] 1919:342, Erythrichthys Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:117] Notes: [ref. 2413]. Masc. Emmelichthys schlegelii Richardson 1846. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Erythrichthys Temminck & Schlegel 1845, preoccupied by Erythrichthys Bonaparte 1831 in fishes. •Valid as Erythrocles Jordan 1919 -- (Heemstra & Randall 1977:371 [ref. 7057], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:160 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:638 [ref. 5660], Randall & Rivaton 1992 [ref. 20254], Oyarzún G. & Arriaza Z. 1993:342 [ref. 22360], Miyahara & Okamura 1998:85 [ref. 23345], Carpenter 2001:2839 [ref. 26098], Heemstra 2003:1476 [ref. 27090], Shinohara et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31715]). Current status: Valid as Erythrocles Jordan 1919. Emmelichthyidae. (Erythrichthys) [ref. 4373]. Masc. Emmelichthys schlegeli Richardson 1846. Type by subsequent monotypy. Original description without species; one species added by Richardson 1846:372 [ref. 3742] and Erythrichthys synonymized with Emmelichthys. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Erythrichthys Bonaparte 1831 in fishes, replaced by Erythrocles Jordan 1919. •Synonym of Erythrocles Jordan 1919 -- (Heemstra & Randall 1977:371 [ref. 7057]). Current status: Synonym of Erythrocles Jordan 1919. Emmelichthyidae.

Species Erythrocles acarina Kotthaus, 1974 [=Erythrocles acarina Kotthaus [A.] 1974:48, Fig. 320] Notes: [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 17; ref. 7512] Indian Ocean, 9°40'N, 75°38.8'E to 9°45.5'N, 75°38.5'E, Meteor station 189, depth 138-210 meters. Current status: Valid as Erythrocles acarina Kotthaus 1974. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Erythrocles microceps Miyahara & Okamura, 1998 [=Erythrocles microceps Miyahara [H.] & Okamura [O.] 1998:86] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 45 (no. 1); ref. 23345] Mimase fish market, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Erythrocles microceps Miyahara & Okamura 1998. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Erythrocles monodi Poll & Cadenat, 1954 [=Erythrocles monodi Poll [M.] & Cadenat [J.] 1954:1, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique v. 30 (no. 22); ref. 12664] Atlantic, 5°42'S, 11°31'E, depth 230-250 meters. Current status: Valid as Erythrocles monodi Poll & Cadenat 1954. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Western and eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Erythrocles schlegelii (Richardson, 1846) [=Emmelichthys schlegelii Richardson [J.] 1846:272, Erythrichthys schlegelii Günther [A.] 1859:395] Notes: [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Valid as Erythrocles schlegelii (Richardson 1846). Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine. (schlegelii) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1; ref. 1961] Sea of Japan. Current status: Synonym of Emmelichthys schlegelii Richardson 1846. Emmelichthyidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Erythrocles scintillans (Jordan & Thompson, 1912) [=Erythrichthys scintillans Jordan [D. S.] & Thompson [W. F.] 1912:599] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 41 (no. 1875); ref. 2541] Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Erythrocles scintillans (Jordan & Thompson 1912). Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, southern Mariana Islands, Johnston Atoll, Hawaiian Islands, Society Islands, Easter Island, Nazca Ridge (southeastern Pacific). Habitat: marine.

Species Erythrocles taeniatus Randall & Rivaton, 1992 [=Erythrocles taeniatus Randall [J. E.] & Rivaton [J.] 1992:1029, Pl. 1A] Notes: [Copeia 1992 (no. 4); ref. 20254] Jumeaux Bank, 23°38'09"S, 168°00'E, southeastern New Caledonia, depth 300 meters. Current status: Valid as Erythrocles taeniatus Randall & Rivaton 1992. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Plagiogeneion Forbes, 1890 [=Plagiogeneion Forbes [H. O.] 1890:273] Notes: [ref. 1343]. Neut. Therapon rubiginosus Hutton 1875. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Platiogeneion Forbes 1890 -- (Heemstra & Randall 1977:366 [ref. 7057], Heemstra 1986:638 [ref. 5660], Parin 1991:459 [ref. 19174], Oyarzún G. & Arriaza Z 1993:341 [ref. 22360], Gomon et al. 1994:596 [ref. 22532], Allen 2006:1191 [ref. 29089], Gomon 2008:586 [ref. 30616], Trnski 2015:1277 [ref. 34198]). Current status: Valid as Plagiogeneion Forbes 1890. Emmelichthyidae.

Species Plagiogeneion fiolenti Parin, 1991 [=Plagiogeneion fiolenti Parin [N. V.] 1991:463, Figs. 1c, 2a] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 104 (no. 3); ref. 19174] Near Walters Shoals, depth about 250 meters. Current status: Valid as Plagiogeneion fiolenti Parin 1991. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiogeneion geminatum Parin, 1991 [=Plagiogeneion geminatum Parin [N. V.] 1991:460, Fig. 1a] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 104 (no. 3); ref. 19174] Nazca Ridge, southeastern Pacific, 22°05'S, 81°14'W, depth 200 meters. Current status: Valid as Plagiogeneion geminatum Parin 1991. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiogeneion macrolepis McCulloch, 1914 [=Plagiogeneion macrolepis McCulloch [A. R.] 1914:104, Pl. 20] Notes: [Biological Results Endeavour v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2940] Great Australian Bight west of Eucla, 33°20'S, 126°-127°E, South Australia, depth 70-120 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Plagiogeneion macrolepis McCulloch 1914. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiogeneion rubiginosum (Hutton, 1875) [=Therapon rubiginosus Hutton [F. W.] 1875:314] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 16 (no. 95) (art. 41); ref. 18317] Coast of Otago, Bass Strait, New Zealand. Current status: Valid as Plagiogeneion rubiginosum (Hutton 1875). Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, southeast Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiogeneion unispina Parin, 1991 [=Plagiogeneion unispina Parin [N. V.] 1991:461, Fig. 1b] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 104 (no. 3); ref. 19174] 25°58'S, 100°36'W, depth 290-310 meters. Current status: Valid as Plagiogeneion unispina Parin 1991. Emmelichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine