Pholis Scopoli [J. A.] (ex Gronow) 1777:456 Fem. Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as name only; see Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889] on designation of type. See Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299] for gender. •Valid as Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:38 [ref. 7348], Yatsu 1981 [ref. 4814], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:303 [ref. 6441], Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1124 [ref. 13677], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:774 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27299], Radchenko et al. 2010:728 [ref. 32451], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:129 [ref. 31212], Radchenko et al. 2012:650 [ref. 32480], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:211 [ref. 34440], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:183 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Valid as Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.