Authorship

SN2000 author citation	:			[G.] Cuvier, 1817[1816] ex H.R. Schinz, 1822
Unavailable original name & spelling	:			Cuvier, [G.] 1817[1816]. Règne Anim. [ed. 1] 2: 184 ("Les Stomias. Cuv.", "Esox boa"); viij. (sub "genre" "Esox. L."). [nom. vernac.]. ≡
Original name, rank & spelling	:			Schinz, H.R. 1822. Das Thierr. (Cuvier) 2: 310 ("Cuv."). ≡
Source for the authorship	:			Neave, S.A. (ed.) [2005]. Nomencl. Zool.: [19 Dec 2008] ("Schinz [non Rafinesque] 1822").
Source for the authorship	:			Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W.N. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2021. Eschmeyer's Cat. Fish.: 11 Jun 2025 ("Cuvier 1816").
Dissent on authorship	:			Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 12 Jun 2025 ("Schinz, 1822").

Etymology

Greek (subst. masc.) στομίας [stomías] (gen.: στομίου), hard-mouthed horse.

Ref: S.J. Brands, 1989-present: 1 Feb 2021 (probably incorrect etymology).

Gender

Masculine

Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016. Cat. Fish. (on-line): 9 Jun 2012.

Attributes

Junior homonym (nom. illeg.: nom. praeocc.) [ICZN]

Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]. Nomencl. Zool.: [19 Dec 2008] ("Schinz [non Rafinesque] 1822").

Types

Type of	:	Stomiatidae (Family) Rosen, 1973, orth. inval.
Type of	:	Stomiatiformes (Order) Rosen, 1973, orth. inval.
Type of	:	Stomiidae (Family) Bleeker, 1859, nom. praeval.		Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 11 Jun 2025; 9 Jun 2012. [inferred]
Type of	:	Stomiiformes (Order) Rosen, 1973
Type of	:	Stomiinae (Subfamily) Bleeker, 1859		Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 11 Jun 2025; [<12 Jun 2025]. [inferred]
Type of	:	Stomiini (Tribe) Bleeker, 1859

Homonyms

Senior homonym (unavailable)

:

Stomias (Genus) Rafinesque, 1815, nom. nud.

Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].

Synonyms

Including

:

Macrostomias (Genus) Brauer, 1902

Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 211.

Vernacular Names (Latin)

Stem

:

Stomi-

Ref: G.C. Steyskal, 1980: 172, 176.