Amphichthys Swainson [W.] 1839:184, 282 Masc. Amphichthys rubigenes Swainson 1839. Type by monotypy. Species called Batrachus rubigenis in Appendix, p. 414; we treat species description as occurring on p. 282 with genus and species as above. •Valid as Amphichthys Swainson 1839 -- (Greenfield & Greenfield 1973:562 [ref. 7128], Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:239 [ref. 14275], Collette 2003:1030 [ref. 26981], Greenfield 2006:948 [ref. 28909], Greenfield et al. 2008:675 [ref. 30046]). Current status: Valid as Amphichthys Swainson 1839. Batrachoididae: Batrachoidinae.