Eusphyra Gill [T. N.] 1862:403 Fem. Zygaena blochii Cuvier 1816. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Gill 1862:412 [ref. 4910] where author of species is clear. Eusphyrna is a misspelling. •Valid as Eusphyra Gill 1862 -- (Gilbert 1967:10 [ref. 21135], Compagno 1984:540 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:370 [ref. 13488], Compagno 1999:484 [ref. 25589], Compagno et al. 2005:45 [ref. 29145], Hoese et al. 2006:110 [ref. 29001], Lim et al. 2010:575 [ref. 39445], White et al. 2017:184 [ref. 35860], White & Ko'ou 2018:42 [ref. 35922]). Current status: Valid as Eusphyra Gill 1862. Sphyrnidae.