Xanthichthys Kaup [J. J.] in Richardson 1856:313 Masc. Balistes curassavicus Gmelin 1789. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Xanthichthys Kaup 1856 -- (Randall et al. 1978 [ref. 5532], Fedoryako 1979:991 [ref. 8721], Matsuura 1980:59 [ref. 6943], Tyler 1980 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:359 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:881 [ref. 5714], Lindberg et al. 1997:59 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Matsuura 2003:1964 [ref. 27119], Allen et al. 2006:1876 [ref. 29098], Pyle & Earle 2013:1 [ref. 32891], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Parenti 2021:661 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Xanthichthys Kaup 1856. Balistidae.