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Macrognathus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:147 Masc. Balistes scolopax Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Macrognathus Lacepède 1800 in fishes and by Macrognathus Burmeister in Hope 1845 in Coleoptera. •Synonym of Macroramphosus Lacepède 1803. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Macroramphosus Lacepède 1803. Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae.

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