Matsubarichthys Poss [S. G.] & Johnson [G. D.] 1991:468 Masc. Matsubarichthys inusitatus Poss & Johnson 1991. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Mandrytsa 2001:270 [ref. 25636] placed in a monotypic subfamily Matsubarichthyinae. •Valid as Matsubarichthys Poss & Johnson 1991 -- (Poss 1999:2357 [ref. 24796], Mandrytsa 2001:269 [ref. 25636], Leis et al. 2004:580 [ref. 27981], Allen et al. 2006:914 [ref. 29066]), Fricke 2016:72 [ref. 34523], Fricke et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35454]. Current status: Valid as Matsubarichthys Poss & Johnson 1991. Synanceiidae: Aploactininae.