Brachyopsis Gill [T. N.] 1861:77 Fem. Agonus rostratus Tilesius 1813. Type by subsequent monotypy. Appeared in Gill 1861:77 [ref. 1770] without description or species, as "Brachyopsis Gill = Agonus Swainson" [not Bloch & Schneider], but that is regarded as making the name available since at that time Swainson's single work of 2 volumes was well known. Also in Gill 1861:167 [ref. 1775] by reference to type species who established the types species. •Valid as Brachyopsis Gill 1861 -- (Washington et al. 1984:442 [ref. 13660], Kanayama in Masuda et al. 1984:332 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:315 [ref. 15964], Maeda & Amaoka 1988:77 [ref. 12616], Kanayama 1991:111 [ref. 19261], Sheiko 1993:74 [ref. 21227], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:30 [ref. 25650], Parin et al. 2002:S97 [ref. 28300], Sheiko & Mecklenburg 2004:15 [ref. 27591], Parin et al. 2014:287 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:69 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Valid as Brachyopsis Gill 1861. Agonidae: Brachyopsinae.