Basilichthys Girard [C. F.] 1855:198 Masc. Atherina microlepidota Jenyns 1841. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently first designated by Fowler 1903:734 [ref. 1362]. •Valid as Basilichthys Girard 1855 -- (Campos 1984:71 [ref. 23441], White 1985:17 [ref. 13551], Crabtree 1987:860 [ref. 6771], Dyer 1993:207 [ref. 40716], Dyer 1997:49 [ref. 23262], Dyer 1998:536 [ref. 23858], Dyer 2000:85 [ref. 26678], Dyer 2000:105 [ref. 26677], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:517 [ref. 27061], Dyer 2006:73 [ref. 30646], Campanella et al. 2015:16 [ref. 33711]). Current status: Valid as Basilichthys Girard 1855. Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae.