Lonchopisthus Gill [T. N.] 1862:241 Masc. Opisthognathus micrognathus Poey 1860. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Opistognathus. •Valid as Lonchopisthus Gill 1862 -- (Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:401 [ref. 14275], Castro-Aguirre & Villavicencio-Garayzar 1988:115 [ref. 17648], Smith-Vaniz 1997:1074 [ref. 22985], Smith-Vaniz 2003:1376 [ref. 27083], Smith-Vaniz & Walsh 2017:56 [ref. 35628]). Current status: Valid as Lonchopisthus Gill 1862. Opistognathidae.