Gymnelus Reinhardt [J. C. H.] 1834:xxi Masc. Ophidium viride Fabricius 1780. Type by monotypy. Later spelled Gymnelis by Reinhardt and authors (see Andriashev 1973:540 [ref. 7214]); see also Krøyer 1862:258 [ref. 2694]. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Ophidion. •Valid as Gymnelus Reinhardt 1834 -- (Andriashev 1973:540 [ref. 7214], McAllister et al. 1981:835 [ref. 5431], Anderson 1982 [ref. 5520], Anderson 1984:578 [ref. 13634], Toyoshima in Masuda et al. 1984:306 [ref. 6441], Andriashev in Whitehead et al. 1986:1131 [ref. 13677], Anderson 1994:32 [ref. 21438], Chernova 1999:306 [ref. 24868], Chernova 2000:5 [ref. 24885], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:678 [ref. 25968], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:5 [ref. 27603], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:128 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:391 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg & Anderson 2015:263 [ref. 33742], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:153 [ref. 34440], Chernova & Møller 2021:34 [ref. 38190]). Current status: Valid as Gymnelus Reinhardt 1834. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae.