Key to the genera in the family Ateleopodidae 1a. Pelvic fin with three free rays followed by normal rays............................................... Guentherus 1b. Pelvic fin with one elongated ray and several rudimentary rays................................................. 2 2a. Small mouth, posterior end of gape situated at vertical near anterior nostril; gill membranes united ventrally and attached to isthmus by soft tissue........................................................................ Parateleopus 2b. Mouth large, posterior end of gape extending to vertical through anterior margin of eye; gill membranes separate and free from isthmus............................................................................................. 3 3a. Pelvic fin (one elongated ray) soft, long, extending to a point anywhere between base of pectoral and proximity of anus................................................................................................ .. Ateleopus 3b. Pelvic fin (one elongated ray) stiff, short, scarcely reaching origin of pectoral fin or edge of opercle, except in juveniles which sometimes have a longer ray extending beyond pectoral-fin base........................................... Ijimaia

Published as part of Kaga, Tatsuya, Iwamoto, Tomio & Mishra, Subhrendu Sekhar, 2022, Redescription of Ateleopus indicus Alcock 1891, (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes Ateleopodidae), and its reassignment to the genus Parateleopus, pp. 176-190 in Zootaxa 5092 (2) on page 187, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5876475