Cheilopogon Lowe [R. T.] 1841:38 [ref. 2830]. Masc. Cypselurus pulchellus Lowe 1841. Type by subsequent monotypy. Name published in synonymy of Cypselurus Swainson; first use as an available name before 1961 and type designation not researched, thought to be Lowe 1841. Spelled Chilopogon by Woods & Schultz in Schultz et al. 1953:177 [ref. 3975]. •Valid as Cheilopogon Lowe 1841 -- (Parin 1973:264 [ref. 7191], Collette et al. 1984:337 [ref. 11422], Parin in Whitehead et al. 1986:613 [ref. 13676], Heemstra & Parin 1986:392 [ref. 6293], Paxton et al. 1989:331 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:384 [ref. 22532], Parin & Belyanina 1996:753 [ref. 24664], Parin 1999:2165 [ref. 24786], Parin 2003:1119 [ref. 27018], Paxton et al. 2006:724 [ref. 29073], Gomon 2008:403 [ref. 30616], Parin 2009:271 [ref. 30171], Parin & Bogorodsky 2011:658 [ref. 31581]). Current status: Valid as Cheilopogon Lowe 1841. Exocoetidae.