Erosa Swainson [W.] 1839:61 Fem. Synanceia erosa Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. As Bufichthys on p. 181 and as subgenus Synanchia on p. 268; see Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao 1973:363 [ref. 6391] for discussion. Type established based on equivalence of names, but technically may need a subsequent application of species and a type designation. •Valid as Erosa Swainson 1839 -- (Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao 1973:363 [ref. 6391], Washington et al. 1984:440 [ref. 13660], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:318 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:118 [ref. 15964], Paxton et al. 1989:441 [ref. 12442], Poss 1999:2294 [ref. 24796], Mandrytsa 2001:265 [ref. 25636], Allen et al. 2006:904 [ref. 29078]). Current status: Valid as Erosa Swainson 1839. Synanceiidae: Synanceiinae.