Hoplichthys Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:264 Masc. Hoplichthys langsdorfii Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. Spelled Oplichthys several times on p. 264, Hoplichthys in table of contents; technical first reviser not researched, but Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:161 [ref. 15964] select Hoplichthys. •Valid as Hoplichthys Cuvier 1829 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:322 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:486 [ref. 5712], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:161 [ref. 15964], Paxton et al. 1989:473 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:524 [ref. 22532], McGrouther 1999:2423 [ref. 24808], Paxton et al. 2006:949 [ref. 29080], Gomon 2008:522 [ref. 30616], Nagano et al. 2012:255 [ref. 32419], Nagano et al. 2013:1 [ref. 32577], Nagano et al. 2014:1 [ref. 33541], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33930], Stewart & Struthers 2015:1115 [ref. 34274]). Current status: Valid as Hoplichthys Cuvier 1829. Hoplichthyidae.