Thyrsitops Gill [T. N.] 1862:125 Masc. Thyrsites lepidopoides Cuvier 1832 (Thyrsites lepidopodea Lesson 1831). Type by original designation (also monotypic). Same type species as, and objective synonym of, Thyrsites Lesson 1831. •Status uncertain -- (see Collette & Russo 1986 [ref. 6324] as Thryisitops). •Valid as Thyrsitops Gill 1862 -- (Collette et al. 1984:600 [ref. 11421], Nakamura et al. 1986:272 [ref. 14235], Nakamura & Parin 1993:57 [ref. 21769]). •Synonym of Thyrsites Lesson 1831. Current status: Synonym of Thyrsites Lesson 1831. Gempylidae.