Ichthyscopus (subgenus of Uranoscopus) Swainson [W.] 1839:181, 269 Masc. Uranoscopus inermis Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Genus restricted by Gill 1861:114 [ref. 1774] but type not designated; type designated by Swain 1882:278 [ref. 5966]. Ichthyoscopus Agassiz 1846:193 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Ichthyscopus Swainson 1839 -- (Mees 1960:46 [ref. 11931], Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:293 [ref. 6441], Pietsch 1989:297 [ref. 12541], Gomon et al. 1994:720 [ref. 22532], Gomon & Johnson 1999:599 [ref. 25038], Kishimoto 2001:3521 [ref. 26287], Bray & Hoese 2006:1510 [ref. 29049], Gomon 2008:679 [ref. 30614], Gomon & Roberts 2011:3 [ref. 31180], Vilasri 2013:88 [ref. 33304], Vilasri et al. 2019:49 [ref. 37150]). Current status: Valid as Ichthyscopus Swainson 1839. Uranoscopidae.