Champsocephalus Gill [T. N.] 1861:509 Masc. Chaenichthys esox Günther 1861. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Champsocephalus Gill 1861 -- (Stevens et al. 1984:563 [ref. 13633], Iwami 1985:57 [ref. 13368], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:260 [ref. 14235], Iwami & Kock 1990:384 [ref. 21699], Lloris & Rucabado 1991:130 [ref. 22530], Miller 1993:391 [ref. 21297], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Voskoboinikova 2000:328 [ref. 25153], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Shandikov 2008:123 [ref. 30472], Sheiko 2019:53 [ref. 37173]). Current status: Valid as Champsocephalus Gill 1861. Channichthyidae.