Xiphasia Swainson [W.] 1839:179, 259 Fem. Xiphasia setifer Swainson 1839. Type by monotypy. "Z. setifer" in original description (p. 259) in error for X. setifer. •Valid as Xiphasia Swainson 1839 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:65 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:297 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:754 [ref. 5719], Smith-Vaniz 1987:4 [ref. 6404], Springer 2001:3539 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1566 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012:44 [ref. 31851], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Motomura et al. 2017:192 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:315 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:142 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Xiphasia Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.