FAMILY Paralepididae Bonaparte, 1835 - barracudinas [=Paralepidini, Sudidae] Notes: Paralepidini Bonaparte, 1835:[19] [ref. 32242] (subfamily) Paralepis [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1; Dollo 1908:59 [ref. 1136] used Paralepidae (family)] Sudidae Regan, 1911a:125 [ref. 3639] (family) Sudis

GENUS Arctozenus Gill, 1864 - barracudinas [=Arctozenus Gill [T. N.], 1864:188, Profundisudis (subgenus of Notolepis) Harry [R. R.], 1953:238] Notes: [ref. 1699]. Masc. Paralepis borealis Reinhardt, 1837. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Post 1973:208 suggests in his synonymy that this genus is based on a misidentified type species, with Gill referring to borealis of Krøyer in Gaimard (not of Reinhardt). Misspelled Actozenus in Zoological Record for 1864. •Valid as Arctozenus Gill, 1864 -- (Post 1973:208 [ref. 7182], Post 1987:79 [ref. 6225], Post 1990:138 [ref. 21683], Paxton & Niem 1999:1949 [ref. 24746], Sato & Nakabo 2002:44 [ref. 25953], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:238 [ref. 25968], Thompson 2003:934 [ref. 27003], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:491 [ref. 28995], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:119 [ref. 31212]). Current status: Valid as Arctozenus Gill, 1864. Paralepididae. (Profundisudis) [ref. 2045]. Fem. Paralepis coruscans Jordan & Gilbert, 1881. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Notolepis Dollo, 1908 -- (Post 1973:208 [ref. 7182]). •Synonym of Arctozenus Gill, 1864 -- (Post 1987:79 [ref. 6225], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Arctozenus Gill, 1864. Paralepididae.

Species Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840) - , ribbon barracudina [=Paralepis risso Bonaparte [C. L.], 1840:fasc. 29, punt. 152, Pl. 124 (fig. 2), Paralepis coruscans Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.], 1881:411, Paralepis kroyeri Lütken [C. F.], 1892:228 [26]] Notes: [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 514] Italy [Mediterranean Sea]. Current status: Valid as Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840). Paralepididae. Distribution: Circumglobal (including Mediterranean Sea and Hawaiian Islands). Habitat: marine. (coruscans) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 171); ref. 10592] Port Townsend harbor, Washington, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840). Paralepididae. Habitat: marine. (kroyeri) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1891; ref. 13407] Current status: Synonym of Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840). Paralepididae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Dolichosudis Post, 1969 - barracudinas [=Dolichosudis Post [A.], 1969:15] Notes: [ref. 3554]. Fem. Dolichosudis fuliginosa Post, 1969. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Dolichosudis Post, 1969 -- (Post 1980 [ref. 5577], Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:77 [ref. 6441], Sato & Nakabo 2002:44 [ref. 25953], Thompson 2003:934 [ref. 27003]). Current status: Valid as Dolichosudis Post, 1969. Paralepididae.

Species Dolichosudis fuliginosa Post, 1969 - Post's barracudina (author) [=Dolichosudis fuliginosa Post [A.], 1969:17, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 3554] Off Brazil, 28°34'S, 46°53'W, depth 1200 to 0 meters. Current status: Valid as Dolichosudis fuliginosa Post, 1969. Paralepididae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Harry, 1953 - barracudinas [=Magnisudis Harry [R. R.], 1953:234] Notes: [ref. 2045]. Fem. Magnisudis barysoma Harry, 1953. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Paralepis Cuvier, 1816 -- (some authors, including Post 1973:203 [ref. 7182]). •Valid as Magnisudis Harry, 1953 – (Post 1986:276 [ref. 5705], Post 1987:88 [ref. 6225], Post 1990:139 [ref. 21683], Miller 1993:505 [ref. 21297], Paxton & Niem 1999:1949 [ref. 24746], Sato & Nakabo 2002:44 [ref. 25953], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:236 [ref. 25968], Thompson 2003:934 [ref. 27003], Paxton et al. 2006:493 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Valid as Magnisudis Harry, 1953. Paralepididae. Species (Kroyer, 1868) - duckbill barracudina [=Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer [H. N.], 1868:70, Magnisudis barysoma Harry [R. R.], 1953:235, Fig. 5, Paralepis brevis Zugmayer [E.], 1911:4, Sudis bronsoni Parr [A. E.], 1928:36, Fig. 3] Notes: [Tidsskrift for fiskeri / udgivet af H. V. Fiedler og Arthur Ferrersen. v. 2; ref. 19271] Shore at Skagen, Denmark [Skagerrak/Kattegat, North Sea/Baltic Sea, Northeastern Atlantic]. Current status: Valid as Magnisudis atlantica (Krøyer, 1868). Paralepididae. Distribution: Circumglobal in warm to cold temperate seas, including Hawaiian Islands; not in eastern tropical Pacific. Habitat: marine. (barysoma) [Pacific Science v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 2045] Drifted on shore at Avila, San Luis Obispo County, California, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Magnisudis atlantica (Krøyer, 1868). Paralepididae. Habitat: marine. (brevis) [Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco) No. 193; ref. 6161] Off Portugal, 37°10'N, 11°48'W, station 3030, depth 0-4750 meters. Current status: Synonym of Magnisudis atlantica (Krøyer, 1868). Paralepididae. Habitat: marine. (bronsoni) [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 3 (art. 3); ref. 3368] Off Crooked Island, Bahamas, 22°43'N, 74°23'W, 8000 feet wire out. Current status: Synonym of Magnisudis atlantica (Krøyer, 1868). Paralepididae. Habitat: marine.

Species Magnisudis indica (Ege, 1953) - indica barracudina (author) [=Paralepis brevis indicus Ege [V.], 1953:5, Fig. 1] Notes: [Dana Report No. 40; ref. 12692] Indian Ocean, 11°18'S, 50°03'E, about 2000 meters (4000 meters wire out). Current status: Valid as Magnisudis indica (Ege, 1953). Paralepididae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Magnisudis prionosa (Rofen, 1963) - Southern barracudina [=Paralepis atlantica prionosa Rofen [R. R.], 1963:1] Notes: [Aquatica No. 2; ref. 3794] Antarctic (from whale stomach). Current status: Valid as Magnisudis prionosa (Rofen, 1963). Paralepididae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Notolepis Dollo, 1908 - barracudinas [=Notolepis Dollo [L.], 1908:60, Prymnothonoides Whitley [G. P.] & Phillipps [W. J.], 1939:228, Prymnothonus Richardson [J.], 1845:51] Notes: [ref. 1136]. Fem. Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Notolepis Dollo, 1908 -- (Post 1973:208 [ref. 7182], Post in Whitehead et al. 1984:503 [ref. 13675], Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:76 [ref. 6441], Post 1986:276 [ref. 5705], Post 1987:100 [ref. 6225], Paxton et al. 1989:247 [ref. 12442], Post 1990:140 [ref. 21683], Miller 1993:501 [ref. 21297], Sato & Nakabo 2002:44 [ref. 25953]). Current status: Valid as Notolepis Dollo, 1908. Paralepididae. (Prymnothonoides) [ref. 4737]. Masc. Prymnothonoides regani Whitley & Phillipps, 1939. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Doubtfully a synonym of Notolepis Dollo, 1908 or Paralepis Cuvier, 1816 -- (Post 1973:203, 208 [ref. 7182], Post 1987:100 [ref. 6225]). Current status: Synonym of Notolepis Dollo, 1908. Paralepididae. (Prymnothonus) [ref. 3740]. Masc. Prymnothonus hookeri Richardson, 1845. Type by monotypy. Larval form. •Doubtfully a synonym of Notolepis Dollo, 1908 or Paralepis Cuvier, 1816 -- (Post 1973:203, 208 [ref. 7182], Post 1987:100 [ref. 6225]). Current status: Synonym of Notolepis Dollo, 1908. Paralepididae.

Species Notolepis annulata Post, 1978 - ringed barracudina [=Notolepis annulata Post [A.], 1978:10, Fig. 2] Notes: [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 29 (nos 1-2); ref. 8892] Antarctic Ocean, 50°47'S, 50°01'W, Walther Herwig station 10-II/76, depth 2000-2050 meters. Current status: Valid as Notolepis annulata Post, 1978. Paralepididae. Distribution: Atlantic, southern Indian Ocean and Antarctic. Habitat: marine.

Species Notolepis coatsorum Dollo, 1908 - Antarctic barracudina [=Notolepis coatsi Dollo [L.], 1908:60] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh v. 28 (pt 1, no. 5); ref. 1136] Scotia Bay, 60°43'42"'S, 44°50'W, Scotia station 325, surface. Current status: Valid as Notolepis coatsorum Dollo, 1908. Paralepididae. Distribution: Southern Ocean. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Paralepis Cuvier, 1816 - barracudinas [=Paralepis Cuvier [G.], 1816:xi, 289, Bathysudis (subgenus of Paralepis) Parr [A. E.], 1928:41, 42, Maulichthys Rofen [R. R.], 1963:2, Symproptopterus Cocco [A.], in Facciolà, 1885:294] Notes: [ref. 993]. Fem. Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820. Type by subsequent designation. Not included species, reference to Risso names. First addition of species evidently by Risso 1820; type usually given as by subsequent designation of Jordan 1917:104, 120 [ref. 2407]. If regarded as not latinized in Cuvier 1816, then dates to Bosc 1817:59. Type perhaps designated first by Desmarest 1856:209 [ref. 17401] -- see Whitley 1939:222 [ref. 25866] but Whitley has wrong date for Desmarst. •Valid as Paralepis Cuvier, 1816 – (Post 1973:203 [ref. 7182], Post in Whitehead et al. 1984:503 [ref. 13675], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:76 [ref. 6441], Post 1986:277 [ref. 5705], Post 1987:109 [ref. 6225], Paxton et al. 1989:247 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Niem 1999:1949 [ref. 24746], Sato & Nakabo 2002:44 [ref. 25953], Thompson 2003:934 [ref. 27003], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:119 [ref. 31212]). Current status: Valid as Paralepis Cuvier, 1816. Paralepididae. (Bathysudis) [ref. 3368]. Fem. Paralepis speciosus Bellotti, 1878. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Paralepis Cuvier, 1816 – (Post 1973:203 [ref. 7182]). Current status: Synonym of Paralepis Cuvier, 1816. Paralepididae. (Maulichthys) [ref. 3794]. Masc. Paralepis harryi Maul, 1954. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Maulichthys Rofen, 1963 -- (Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644]). •Synonym of Paralepis Cuvier, 1816 -- (Post 1973:203 [ref. 7182], and current placement of the type species). Current status: Synonym of Paralepis Cuvier, 1816. Paralepididae. (Symproptopterus) Masc. First appeared as Synproptopterurus Cocco, in Bonaparte, 1846:35 [ref. 519] as a name in synonymy of Paralepis coregonoides. Appearance in Facciolà not examined or evaluated (apparently Nat. Sicil., v. 5). •In the synonymy of Paralepis Cuvier, 1816. Current status: Synonym of Paralepis Cuvier, 1816. Paralepididae. Species Paralepis brevirostris (Parr, 1928) - Parr's paralepis (author) [=Lestidium (Bathysudis) speciosum brevirostris Parr [A. E.], 1928:43, Paralepis harryi Maul [G. E.], 1954:54, Figs. 19, 20 (top), 21a] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 3 (art. 3); ref. 3368] Bahamas, 21°30'N, 71°11'W, 8000 feet wire out. Current status: Valid as Paralepis brevirostris (Parr, 1928). Paralepididae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Habitat: marine. (harryi) [Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal No. 7 (art. 18); ref. 12657] Funchal fish market, from the stomach of an *Aphanopus carbo* caught off Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Paralepis brevirostris (Parr, 1928). Paralepididae. Habitat: marine.

Species Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820 - sharpchin barracudina [=Paralepis coregonoides Risso [A.], 1820:253, Paralepis barracudina Fowler [H. W.] & Phillips [R. J.], 1910:403, Fig., Paralepis borealis Reinhardt [J. C. H.], 1837:115, 125 [33, 43], Paralepis cuvieri Bonaparte [C. L.], 1840:fasc. 29, punt. 152, Coregonus paralepis Cuvier [G.] (ex Risso), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829:357, Pl. 67] Notes: [Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 91; ref. 18636] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820. Paralepididae. Distribution: North Atlantic, including Mediterranean Sea. Habitat: marine. (barracudina) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 62; ref. 14437] Corson's Inlet, Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820. Paralepididae. Habitat: marine. (borealis) [Det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger v. 7; ref. 3691] Julianehåb, Greenland. Current status: Synonym of Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820. Paralepididae. Habitat: marine. (cuvieri) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 514] Current status: Synonym of Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820. Paralepididae. Habitat: marine. (paralepis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820. Paralepididae. Habitat: marine.

Species Paralepis elongata (Brauer, 1906) - Brauer's barracudina (author) [=Omosudis elongatus Brauer [A.], 1906:140, Fig. 68, Paralepis danae Ege [V.], 1933:223, Paralepis egei Harry [R. R.], 1948:221] Notes: [Die Tiefsee-Fische v. 15; ref. 632] Gulf of Guinea, 3°55'S, 7°48'05"E. Current status: Valid as Paralepis elongata (Brauer, 1906). Paralepididae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Habitat: marine. (danae) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 94; ref. 1186] Off West Africa, 13°31'N, 18°03'W, Dana station 4005, depth about 1500 meters (3000 meters of wire out). Current status: Synonym of Paralepis elongata (Brauer, 1906). Paralepididae. Habitat: marine. (egei) [Copeia 1948 (no. 3); ref. 18246] Current status: Synonym of Paralepis elongata (Brauer, 1906). Paralepididae. Habitat: marine.

Species Paralepis speciosa Bellotti, 1878 - Bellotti's barracudina (author) [=Paralepis speciosus Bellotti [C.], 1878:54, 57, Fig.] Notes: [Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali di Milano v. 20 (fasc. 1); ref. 16778] Off Nice, Département des Alpes-Maritimes, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Paralepis speciosa Bellotti, 1878. Paralepididae. Distribution: North Atlantic, including Mediterranean Sea. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Stemonosudis Harry, 1951 - barracudinas [=Stemonosudis Harry [R. R.], 1951:32, Maculisudis Kotthaus [A.], 1967:81] Notes: [ref. 2043]. Fem. Macroparalepis intermedius Ege, 1933. Type by original designation. •Valid as Stemonosudis Harry, 1951 – (Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:77 [ref. 6441], Post 1986:277 [ref. 5705], Paxton et al. 1989:248 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Niem 1999:1949 [ref. 24746], Sato & Nakabo 2002:44 [ref. 25953], Thompson 2003:934 [ref. 27003], Paxton et al. 2006:494 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis Harry, 1951. Paralepididae. (Maculisudis) [ref. 2668]. Fem. Maculisudis longipinnis Kotthaus, 1967. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Stemonosudis Harry 1951 (R. Fricke, personal communication, May 2016). Current status: Synonym of Stemonosudis Harry, 1951. Paralepididae.

Species Stemonosudis bullisi Rofen, 1963 - Rofen's Western Atlantic barracudina (author) [=Stemonosudis bullisi Rofen [R. R.], 1963:3] Notes: [Aquatica No. 2; ref. 3794] Gulf of Mexico, 28°58'N, 88°18'W, depth about 990-810 meters. Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis bullisi Rofen, 1963. Paralepididae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Stemonosudis distans (Ege, 1957) - Ege's Western Pacific barracudina (author) [=Macroparalepis distans Ege [V.], 1957:35, Fig. 7] Notes: [Dana Report No. 43; ref. 18062] Western Pacific, 0°37'S, 134°29'E, about 160 meters (500 meters wire out). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis distans (Ege, 1957). Paralepididae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Stemonosudis elegans (Ege, 1933) - tailspot barracudina [=Macroparalepis elegans Ege [V.], 1933:232] Notes: [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 94; ref. 1186] [ca. 230 kilometers] south of Lord Howe Island [Tasman Sea, southwestern Pacific], 33°39.5'S, 159°00'E, Dana station 3655, depth about 70 meters (200 meters wire out). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis elegans (Ege, 1933). Paralepididae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South and East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands and Society Islands, north to Japan, south to New Caledonia and Tasman Sea. Habitat: marine. Species Stemonosudis elongata (Ege, 1933) - Dana stemonosudis (author) [=Macroparalepis elongatus Ege [V.], 1933:233] Notes: [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 94; ref. 1186] Southeast of Sri Lanka, 4°28'N, 82°13'E, Dana station 3908, depth about 300 meters (1000 meters wire out). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis elongata (Ege, 1933). Paralepididae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands and Marquesas Islands, south to Fiji. Habitat: marine.

Species Stemonosudis gracilis (Ege, 1933) - gracile stemonosudis (author) [=Macroparalepis gracilis Ege [V.], 1933:234] Notes: [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 94; ref. 1186] Straits of Macasar, 0°06'N, 118°43'E, Dana station 3795, depth about 300 meters (1000 meters wire out). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis gracilis (Ege, 1933). Paralepididae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Habitat: marine.

Species Stemonosudis intermedia (Ege, 1933) - intermediate stemonosudis (author) [=Macroparalepis intermedius Ege [V.], 1933:235] Notes: [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 94; ref. 1186] Caribbean Sea, 13°47'N, 61°26'W, Dana station 1183, depth about 1250 meters (2500 meters of wire out). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis intermedia (Ege, 1933). Paralepididae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species (Ege, 1933) - Ege's Indo-Pacific stemonosudis (author) [=Macroparalepis macrurus Ege [V.], 1933:232] Notes: [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 94; ref. 1186] Netherlands Indies [ca. 410 kilometers southwest of Pulau Pagai Selatan, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean], 5°17'S, 97°06'E, Dana station 3855, depth about 130 meters (400 meters of wire out). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis macrura (Ege, 1933). Paralepididae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: South and East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands, Galápagos Islands, and off Chile, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: marine.

Species Stemonosudis miscella (Ege, 1933) - miscella barracudina (author) [=Macroparalepis miscellus Ege [V.], 1933:233] Notes: [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 94; ref. 1186] Near Sumatra, Indonesia, 0°51.5'S, 99°24.5'E, Dana station 3821, depth about 100 meters (300 meters wire out). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis miscella (Ege, 1933). Paralepididae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Stemonosudis molesta (Marshall, 1955) - molesta barracudina (author) [=Macroparalepis molestus Marshall [N. B.], 1955:315, Fig. 5] Notes: [Discovery Reports No. 27; ref. 12282] Near Campbell Island, south of New Zealand, Discovery station 2209, 53°07.7'S, 168°56.4'E. Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis molesta (Marshall, 1955). Paralepididae. Distribution: Southeastern and southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards, 1967 - Rothchild's barracudina [=Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards [W. J.], 1967:35, Fig. 1, Maculisudis longipinnis Kotthaus [A.], 1967:82, Figs. 87-90] Notes: [California Fish and Game v. 53 (no. 1); ref. 7991] Central Pacific, 22°47'N, 150°09'W (stomach content). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards, 1967. Paralepididae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical seas, including Hawaiian islands, but except eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (longipinnis) [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 1; ref. 2668] East of Mombasa, Kenya, Meteor station 168, 4°17.8'-16.5'S, 48°1.5'-14'E, depth 450 meters. Current status: Synonym of Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards, 1967. Paralepididae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stemonosudis siliquiventer Post, 1970 - siliquiventer barracudina (author) [=Stemonosudis siliquiventer Post [A.], 1970:205, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 21 (no. 3); ref. 7773] Atlantic, 3°00'S, 26°16'W, depth 2000 meters. Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis siliquiventer Post, 1970. Paralepididae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Stemonosudis similis (Ege, 1957) - similis stemonosudis (author) [=Macroparalepis similis Ege [V.], 1957:33, Fig. 6] Notes: [Dana Report No. 43; ref. 18062] 5°10'N, 92°50'E, about 70 meters (200 meters wire out). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis similis (Ege, 1957). Paralepididae. Distribution: Habitat: marine

GENUS Uncisudis Maul, 1956 - barracudinas [=Uncisudis Maul [G. E.], 1956:91, Pontosudis Rofen [R. R.], 1963:4] Notes: [ref. 2917]. Fem. Uncisudis longirostra Maul, 1956. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Uncisudis Maul, 1956 -- (Post 1973:209 [ref. 7182], Post in Whitehead et al. 1984:508 [ref. 13675], Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644], Paxton & Niem 1999:1949 [ref. 24746], Sato & Nakabo 2002:44 [ref. 25953], Thompson 2003:934 [ref. 27003], Fukui & Ozawa 2004:292 [ref. 28976]). Current status: Valid as Uncisudis Maul, 1956. Paralepididae. (Pontosudis) [ref. 3794]. Fem. Pontosudis advena Rofen, 1963. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Uncisudis Maul, 1956. Current status: Synonym of Uncisudis Maul, 1956. Paralepididae. Species Uncisudis advena (Rofen, 1963) - advena barracudina (author) [=Pontosudus advena Rofen [R. R.], 1963:4] Notes: [Aquatica No. 2; ref. 3794] Gulf of Mexico, off Mississippi Delta, Louisiana, U.S A., western Atlantic, 28°58'N, 88°18'W, depth 545-445 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Uncisudis advena (Rofen, 1963). Paralepididae. Distribution: Probably circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas (including Hawaiian Islands), but except eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Uncisudis longirostra Maul, 1956 - longnose barracudina (author) [=Uncisudis longirostra Maul [G. E.], 1956:91, Fig. 18, Uncisudis denticulata Kotthaus [A.], 1967:80, Figs. 85-86] Notes: [Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal No. 9 (art. 24); ref. 2917] Off Madeira (stomach content). Current status: Valid as Uncisudis longirostra Maul, 1956. Paralepididae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Habitat: marine. (denticulata) [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 1; ref. 2668] East of Mombasa, 4°17.8'-16.5'S, 48°0l.5'-14'E, Meteor station 168, depth 450 meters. Current status: Synonym of Uncisudis longirostra Maul, 1956. Paralepididae. Habitat: marine.

Species Uncisudis posteropelvis Fukui & Ozawa, 2004 - Fukui's barracudina (author) [=Uncisudis posteropelvis Fukui [A.] & Ozawa [T.], 2004:289, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 51 (no. 4); ref. 28076] Western North Pacific, 8°43.9'N,157°16.3'E, 1500 meters wire out. Current status: Valid as Uncisudis posteropelvis Fukui & Ozawa, 2004. Paralepididae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Uncisudis quadrimaculata (Post, 1969) - quadrimaculata barracudina (author) [=Pontosudis quadrimaculata Post [A.], 1969:10, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 7838] Eastern Atlantic, 8°21'N, 24°10'W, depth 500-520 meters. Current status: Valid as Uncisudis quadrimaculata (Post, 1969). Paralepididae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic; western and central North Pacific: Japan, Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine **********************************************

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(genera)

Maculisudis Kotthaus [A.] 1967:81 [ref. 2668]. Fem. Maculisudis longipinnis Kotthaus 1967. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Stemonosudis Harry 1951 (R. Fricke, personal communication, May 2016). Current status: Synonym of Stemonosudis Harry 1951. Paralepididae.

(species) hookeri, Prymnothonus Richardson [J.] 1845:51, Pl. 30 (figs. 6-7) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] No locality. Holotype (unique): lost before publication. Type catalog: Post 1972:157 [ref. 20860]. •Questionably a synonym of Notolepis risso (Bonaparte 1840) -- (Post 1973:208 [ref. 7182] as rissoi). Current status: Uncertain as Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte 1840). Paralepididae. Habitat: marine. regani, Prymnothonoides Whitley [G. P.] & Phillipps [W. J.] 1939:228 [Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 69 (no. 2); ref. 4737] Off Cape Maria van Diemen, New Zealand, depth 2 meters. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Post 1972:157 [ref. 20860]. •Questionably a synonym of Notolepis risso (Bonaparte 1840) -- (Post 1973:209 [ref. 7182] as rissoi). •Questionably a synonym of Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte 1840) -- (authors). Current status: Uncertain as Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte 1840). Paralepididae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine. bellottii, Paralepis Ege [V.] 1933:227 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 94; ref. 1186] New Guinea, 1°20'S, 138°42'E, Dana station 3768, depth about 1000 meters (2000 meters wire out). Holotype (unique): ZMUC P2329236. Type catalog: Post 1972:139 [ref. 20860], Nielsen 1974:32 [ref. 9588]. Paralepididae. Habitat: marine. pseudocoregonoides, Paralepis Sarato [C.] 1887:2 [Moniteur des Étrangers à Nice No. 265; ref. 18654] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Post 1972:142-143 [ref. 20860]. Paralepididae. Habitat: marine. suboppositus, Paralepis Poey [F.] 2000:544, Pl. 294 (figs. 2-3) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Paralepididae.