The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomen dubium), or were not formally published (nomen nudum), as well as junior synonyms.
There is no official, canonical list of lobe-finned fish genera.
Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
Technical terms used include: The age column denotes the epoch of geologic time to which the fossils date.
The location column designates the geographic region where remains of the relevant genus have been found.